Solution to Seasons Greetings XIII by Eclogue

 Solution to Seasons Greetings XIII by Eclogue

Rings two and four provide: A DOLL’S CRACKED MIRROR, ROLL OF STICKING PLASTER, A COFFIN NAIL, THREE BAD SIXPENCES and A MENTHOL CONE, all ingredients of the Starkadder Christmas PUDDING in Stella GIBBONS’ short story “CHRISTMAS AT COLD COMFORT FARM”.

C 1 GABNIB: bin-bag (rev.); [C]ABBING*

H 2 SDLEIB: bields (rev.); [H]ELD in BIS

R 3 SONAEB: beanos (rev.); (BEA[R] SON)*

I 4 MLACEB: becalm (rev.); BE + C(LA[I])<M

S 5 Aldous; ([S]AD SOUL)*

T 6 MSIFUS: Sufism (rev.); (S + IF in MUS[T])<

M 7 scufts; SCU[M] + FT + S

A 8 kraits; ARK< + IT[A]S

S 9 walnut; WAL(e)[S] + NUT

A 10 SCINUT: tunics (rev.); (STUN CI[A])*

T 11 SKCART: tracks (rev.); CA[T] in SK(a)RT<

C 12 DENIRT: trined (rev.); N in TRI[C]ED

Eddie Looby & Keith Williams

Seasons Greetings XIII by Eclogue

O 13 addles; D[O]LE in ADS

L 14 amates; MA[L]T in (SEA)<

D 15 lichis; CHI in LI[D]S

C 16 uraris; [C]UR + ARIS(e)

O 17 SRAENA: anears (rev.); ANE + [O]ARS

M 18 novena; NOV + ([M]ANE)<

F 19 YRUBNA: anbury (rev.); AN + B + [F]URY

O 20 arcana; ARC[O] + ANA

R 21 LOSDOP: podsol (rev.); (LOS + D[R]OP)<

T 22 YLHSOP: poshly (rev.); (SHO[T])* in PLY

F 23 ELDIAP: paidle (rev.); PAID + LE[F](t)

A 24 NOTXAP: Paxton (rev.); ([A]PT AXON)*

R 25 YFEPET: tepefy (rev.); (PETE + F[R]Y)*

M 26 YSNEET: teensy (rev.); [M]EN in TENS(e) + Y

P 27 STENET: tenets (rev.); [P]ET in TENS

U 28 EIHCET: techie (rev.); [U]TE + CHIE(f)

D 29 screes; SCREE[D]S; two meanings

D 30 ukases; [D]UKE around AS + S

I 31 pilaus; PIL[I] + AUS

N 32 animus; hidden; afghANI MU[N]Shi

G 33 agreed; (RA[G]GED including E)*

G 34 spaned; two meanings; SPAN[G]ED

I 35 elated; L[I]E< + (DATE)*

B 36 dashed; DASH + [B]ED

B 37 HSOOLS: sloosh (rev.); SLO + [B]OSH

O 38 stells; S[O]T + ELLS

N 39 reacts; CA[N]TERS*

S 40 YRUOTS: stoury (rev.); [S]OUR in ST