CROSSWORD

Yuletide Names

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created as a marketing gimmick for Montgomery Ward department stores. The character was introduced in a 1939 booklet written by Robert L. May, which was distributed as a promotional gift to shoppers.

Grid
13 × 13 Maxi
Clues
62 8 themed
Average solve
13:58 286 solves
Rating
4.4 (8)
Published
14 Dec 2023 Festive Fun

Clues

  • 1a: Breeze (3)
  • 4a: Cash dispensing machine (3)
  • 7a: "___ and Circumstance Marches", work by Edward Elgar (4)
  • 11a: Genetic cell material (3)
  • 12a: ___ de France; annual cycling race (4)