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To fully solve this puzzle (and receive the bounty!), find a magical place to be with these sorts of characters after solving the cryptic crossword.
Please forgive the less-than-acceptable checking, and I hope that all the clues are fair and legal. Merry Christmas Eve Eve, and Happy Holidays to all!
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1. Last drops of gin and tonic among their snacks for movie (3,11) | 1. Show busy teachers around ferry (3,4,5) |
7. Philosopher considered keynote after angry letter about doctor with Omicron (14) | 2. I care about Stranger Things character (5) |
10. Headerless programming language with archive file and icon (6) | 3. Curtailed fish? Back to meat alternative (3) |
12. King's core of three back in a fantastic place (6) | 4. Picked up pace to tourist destination (4) |
13. Host from Norway ushered in by the Spanish and the French (5) | 5. RPG from alert broadcast found in summit (9) |
15. Tools are finally silent around noon and in the afternoon (9) | 6. Start petition now (5) |
17. Snow Queen banished a creature protecting her abroad (9) | 8. According to Spooner, all of us plant algae (7) |
18. Regularly avoid due to recording (5) | 9. Without notice, sign follows need for books (12) |
19. Oceanic country not essential to Japanese city (6) | 11. Attorney general supported by current Vice President (5) |
21. Two articles and novella exhausted wise woman? (6) | 14. Soviet scientist put bits of eggplant and nutmeg in scrambled yolks (7) |
24. Game or conversation boring Mother, Billy, Iota, and yours truly (6,6,2) | 15. Discussions following electronic agreement lead to natural protrusions (9) |
26. America returning broken Mars probes filled with gas to Sweden becomes game (5,5,4.) | 16. Turn to celebrity head over heels (5) |
20. Hear about bathing time early in the morning (5) | |
22. Return from garden terrace (5) | |
23. Epilogue is improvised, written up without heart (4) | |
25. Scrooge says, "This party? Pointless!" |
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