A Selvedge Boxing Day Crossword: The Solution

Pens down. Pencils sharpened. Margins filled with hopeful guesses, crossings scribbled and re-scribbled. Over the past week, Polly Leonard’s Boxing Day crossword has taken up residence on kitchen tables, armchairs and the backs of envelopes, inviting moments of focus amid the festive drift.

Some clues may have fallen neatly into place; others might have resisted until the very last square. Perhaps a walk jogged a memory, or a stray thought over breakfast unlocked a word that had been hovering just out of reach. However you approached it, methodically or meanderingly, the pleasure lay in the pursuit.

Now, the grid can finally be laid bare. Below, we share the full solution to the Selvedge Boxing Day Crossword, revealing the answers woven through its textile-rich clues. Whether you’re here to check a single stubborn answer or to admire the puzzle in its completed form, consider this the moment when all the threads are drawn together.

Ready to see how it all fits?

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How did you do? Were there any clues that held out until the very end, or favourites that fell satisfyingly into place? However your grid shaped up, we hope you enjoyed this festive puzzle during these in-between days of the season.

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Image Credits:

Lead: Portrait of Polly Leonard