RTE Guide Christmas Crossword

[mconnor]

18/56 ac. Sour sauce for 13, please! (4,5) Answer to 13 is Cold Turkey if that's what the 13 refers to. _ _ _ N _ E _ _ _ ************************************************************** 37d. ??TI?W (6,6) _ I _ R _ _ WRITER ************************************************************** 28d. Sweet and suitable strains for now (6) C _ R _ L _ I think this is 'carols' but can't figure out how the clue leads to this answer??? Thanks so much in advance for any help. If I can get these 3, I'm done :)

[pinktwink]

am stuck on the same ones I have carols for 28d the only other ones I need are 70 never will he burn out on our screen come christmas or easter(3,3) and 50 leinster town noted for some great hymns (4) ?t?y

[mconnor]

70 = Ben Hur (anagram of he burn)
50 = Athy

[pinktwink]

thanks the others are bugging me esp the sour sauce

[pinktwink]

37d mirror writer

[pinktwink]

18/56 cran berry

[mconnor]

That's brilliant. Thanks a million hun :)

[VanZan]

Can you guys help me out with some others?

62 ac. Tipsy enough to commence greeting (5) _ _ _ R _

63 d. How Santa seems to escape us adults annually (5)

73ac. Empty would 20 be without them (7) _ _ _ R_ E_

60 ac. Water boot or bird (5) W _ D _ R
61 d. Sounds like you'll take ill if too much of this goes down (3) _ _ E

[mconnor]

Happy to help VanZan :)

62a Merry (commence greeting...Merry Christmas)
63d Elude
73a Berries (the holly would be empty without them)
60a Wader
61d Ale (ill=ail)

[VanZan]

Thanks so much!!! Good Luck!

[mconnor]

You're welcome :)
Good luck to you too!

[Tobs]

18/56 Cranberry