’Tis the Season solution
by Kegler
In eleven cases, two letters are put into one square; read left to right and top to bottom, the paired letters spell out HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYBODY.
Across
| 1 | COMP + RISES |
| 6 | SISAL (hidden) |
| 9 | H + AND + I + CAP + PER |
| 10 | MAY + HEM |
| 11 | PRO(LAP)SE (PAL rev) |
| 12 | IDEOLOGY (DOYLE I GO anag) |
| 13 | I + SO + PATH + Y |
| 15 | IT'S + Y |
| 16 | SP(R)AY |
| 18 | CASHMERE (SEARCH ME anag) |
| 23 | LAC(ROSS)E |
| 24 | CU + R(T)AIL |
| 26 | CAR(E)S |
| 27 | A[NNI/d]VERSARY (INN rev) |
| 28 | BO(TnT)OM |
| 29 | TROGLODYTE (TROY GOT LED anag) |
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Down
| 1 | C(SH)ARPS |
| 2 | MU(D + HO)LES |
| 3 | RECAP (rev) |
| 4 | SUPPLiES + T |
| 5 | SORDIDLY (DRY SOLID anag) |
| 6 | SYMBOLISM (rev hidden) |
| 7 | S + KY + HO + OKS |
| 8 | LIME(Y)S |
| 14 | P(LAY)POS + SUM (POPS anag) |
| 17 | P(ACK)RAT (TARP rev) |
| 18 | CO(SECA)N + T (ACES rev) |
| 19 | SECONDO (NO COEDS anag) |
| 20 | R(H)APS + OD + Y (rev) |
| 21 | PLACE + BO |
| 22 | GLO(RY)BE |
| 25 | RE(V + E)AL |
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