PHYLLIS SIEFKER, SANTA CLAUS, (LAST OF THE WILD MEN) — Our Santa is one of the last... of a long line of dark, sooty, hair-covered men, the remnant of a pre-Christian god of awesome power. Our pipe-smoking "jolly old elf" is only one offshoot... . ... Santa and Satan... have the same origin.
Our Santa is one of the last descendants of a long line of dark, sooty, hair-covered men, the remnant of a pre-Christian god of awesome power. Our pipe-smoking "jolly old elf" is only one offshoot of this old, old god. .... The fact is that Santa and Satan are alter egos, brothers; they have the same origin.
| A. | Attire for going out in? | PAJAMAS |
| B. | Impression of a reindeer | HOOFPRINT |
| C. | Chocolate drink name since 1928 (hyph.) | YOOHOO |
| D. | Region where the Sami herd and fish | LAPLAND |
| E. | Maker of raincoats and parkas (2 wds.) | LONDONFOG |
| F. | 19th-century writer with the pen name Knickerbocker | IRVING |
| G. | Do some winter hiking | SNOWSHOE |
| H. | Unsportsmanlike loser | SOREHEAD |
| I. | Role-playing fraud | IMPOSTOR |
| J. | Actor in a 2003 seasonal comedy starring Will Ferrell (2 wds.) | EDASNER |
| K. | Decorate with wreaths or ribbons | FESTOON |
| L. | Penurious spectator's viewing post | KNOTHOLE |
| M. | Locations for gutters, lights or gargoyles | EAVES |
| N. | "Fa la la la la, la la la la," for example | REFRAIN |
| O. | Makeup of some lightweight ornaments | STYROFOAM |
| P. | Very nice, not at all naughty | ANGELIC |
| Q. | Kind of spruce native to Europe | NORWAY |
| R. | Middle of a Skor bar or Heath bar | TOFFEE |
| S. | Ebenezer Scrooge, to some | ANTIHERO |
| T. | Phenomenon depicted by Giotto in his "Adoration of the Magi" | COMET |
| U. | Scandinavian holiday entree | LUTEFISK |
| V. | British term for a German shepherd | ALSATIAN |
| W. | In a wild, natural state | UNTAMED |
| X. | Means of transportation of the present day? | SLEIGH |