Not only is this seasonal grid refreshingly different and difficult to compose, it is linked to a theme that was good enough to stand on its own. It was fun to solve even for a non-reader of cartoons, including "Peanuts."
And the list goes on, briefly ETAL
Droll-sounding grain RYE
Party girl? DEB
Cupid teammate DASHER [I was thinking gods, not reindeer]
NFL snappers CTRS [not lobsters, linemen]
Prevents littering? SPAYS
Yes or no emphasizer SIREE
Being shown, in a way ONTV
Stanley Cup org.
THENHL
It was good to learn that NYASHA is the former name of Lake Malawi, and it would have been still better had I ever heard of Lake Malawi.
