| "It's not all ___ and games ..." |
|
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| Partner of "games" |
|
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| Enjoyment |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
03 Mar 2026 |
| What other people solve the Mini for |
New York Times Mini |
16 Feb 2026 |
| Merriment |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Jan 2026 |
| "Been number one, but I never had two / And I can't have ___ if I can't have you" |
USA Today |
10 Jan 2026 |
| Gaiety |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Dec 2025 |
| "We had ___ while it lasted" ("It was enjoyable") |
|
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| Enjoyment |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Dec 2025 |
| "Sounds like a good time!" |
LA Times Daily |
01 Dec 2025 |
| ___ and games (revels) |
|
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| "Girls Just Want to Have ___," single by Cyndi Lauper |
|
|
| Enjoyable |
Commuter |
30 Oct 2025 |
| Enjoyable |
USA Today |
14 Oct 2025 |
| Amusement (3) |
Puzzler |
07 Oct 2025 |
| Partner of "games" |
|
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| "It's not all ___ and games" |
|
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| ___ facts (enjoyable facts) |
|
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| Gaiety |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Aug 2025 |
| "Girls Just Wanna Have ___," original song written by Robert Hazard that was covered by Cyndi Lauper in 1983 |
|
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| A bit of hilarity from Simon and Garfunkel (3) |
|
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| Amusement is not completely defunct (3) |
|
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| Enjoyable |
Newsday |
20 Jul 2025 |
| *Like circus audience's experience, hopefully |
|
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| Pleasure, gaiety, etc. (3) |
|
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| "All I wanna do is have some ___ / I got a feelin' I'm not the only one" (Sheryl Crow lyric) |
USA Today |
04 Jun 2025 |
| ___ with Dick and Jane, 2005 Jim Carrey comedy (3) |
Puzzler |
15 May 2025 |
| "It's not all ___ and games" |
|
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| - and games |
|
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| What girls just wanna have (3) |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
05 May 2025 |
| Enjoy yourself, have ... |
|
|
| Recreation |
Premier Sunday |
27 Apr 2025 |
| "Sounds like a blast!" |
USA Today |
10 Apr 2025 |
| Merriment |
Mirror Classic |
26 Mar 2025 |
| Enjoyment following article in Paris Match (3) |
|
|
| Gaiety, merriment (3) |
|
|
| Amusing |
Commuter |
12 Mar 2025 |
| ___ facts (enjoyable facts) |
|
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| "___ with Dick and Jane"; Jim Carrey movie |
|
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| Good times |
LA Times Daily |
19 Feb 2025 |
| "It was ___ while it lasted" |
|
|
| House of ___, No.1 hit for Madness in 1982 (3) |
|
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| Gaiety |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Feb 2025 |
| Playfulness in being oddly fluent (3) |
|
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| Amusement |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
27 Jan 2025 |
| Good clean ___ |
|
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| Enjoyment |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Dec 2024 |
| Had a ball with nana "M's" fudge (3,3,5) |
|
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| Merriment, have - |
|
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| A good time (hopefully had by all) |
|
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| "It's not all ___ and games" |
|
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| 'We Are Young' group |
|
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| "Are we having __ yet?" |
Commuter |
14 Nov 2024 |
| "It's not all ___ and games ..." |
|
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| Pleasure, merriment (3) |
|
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| Light-hearted amusement (3) |
|
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| "Girls Just Want to Have ___," single by Cyndi Lauper |
|
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| Enjoyable bit of lunch with a leader of fashion (3) |
|
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| "It's not all ___ and games" |
|
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| Eme park experience, hopefully |
|
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| Amusement of unusual proportions (3) |
|
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| "Girls Just Want to Have -" |
|
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| ____ Boy Three, band fronted by Terry Hall |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
03 Jul 2024 |
| Lively playful amusement (3) |
|
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| Enjoyment (3) |
Puzzler |
31 May 2024 |
| It might be poked |
New York Times |
21 May 2024 |
| Merriment |
Mirror Classic |
14 May 2024 |
| Huey Morgan's rock band, _ Lovin' Criminals (3) |
|
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| Source of money shortly provides pleasure |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
28 Mar 2024 |
| "It's not all ___ and games!" |
|
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| ___ facts (enjoyable facts) |
|
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| Amusement got from the endless money supply (3) |
|
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| Sport, merriment (3) |
|
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| ___ Run (rhyming name for some 5K events) |
|
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| Malfunctioning piece of entertainment (3) |
|
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| Amusement (3) |
Puzzler |
06 Feb 2024 |
| Enjoyable |
LA Times Daily |
06 Feb 2024 |
| "___ With Dick and Jane"; Jim Carrey film |
|
|
| Pleasure. gaiety (3) |
|
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| Pleasure, gaiety (3) |
|
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| A good time |
New York Times |
09 Jan 2024 |
| Lots of laughs |
LA Times Daily |
31 Dec 2023 |
| Merriment |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Nov 2023 |
| "Oh joy" |
Universal |
22 Nov 2023 |
| House of ___, 1982 Madness hit (3) |
Puzzler |
21 Nov 2023 |
| "It's not all ___ and games!" |
|
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| Amusing |
LA Times Daily |
11 Oct 2023 |
| "It's not all ___ and games!" |
|
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| (7/7) On Sunday, he had a ___ day at the park with his new pet in his new town (rhymes with "Sun") |
|
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| "Sounds like a blast!" |
New York Times |
12 Sep 2023 |
| Gaiety |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Sep 2023 |
| "It's not all ___ and games!" |
|
|
| Gaiety |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Jun 2023 |
| Amusement, or amusement park experience |
|
|
| "It's not all ___ and games!" |
|
|
| Pleasure |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 May 2023 |
| Enjoyable |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 May 2023 |
| "It's not all ___ and games..." |
|
|
| Merriment |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Apr 2023 |
| Gaiety |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Mar 2023 |
| Entertaining |
Newsday |
26 Feb 2023 |
| Amusement park experience, ideally |
|
|
| Festivity |
Premier Sunday |
12 Feb 2023 |
| What solving crosswords is, to some |
|
|
| Following peacekeepers is amusing |
The Times Cryptic |
21 Nov 2022 |
| A good time |
Newsday |
18 Nov 2022 |
| Gaiety |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Nov 2022 |
| ___ facts (enjoyable facts) |
|
|
| Tomfoolery, e.g |
New York Times |
28 Oct 2022 |
| Tomfoolery, e.g. |
New York Times |
28 Oct 2022 |
| Gaiety |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Oct 2022 |
| "It's not all ___ and games!" |
|
|
| Good times |
LA Times Daily |
17 Aug 2022 |
| A Parisian going after loud and amusing activities |
The Times Cryptic |
25 Jul 2022 |
| "Girls Just Want to Have ___" (1985 film) |
|
|
| Amusement |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Jun 2022 |
| Enjoyment in pool curtailed |
The Times Cryptic |
31 Mar 2022 |
| Merriment, playfulness |
|
|
| Amusement |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Feb 2022 |
| Amusement |
Premier Sunday |
23 Jan 2022 |
| "Sounds like a great time!" |
Universal |
12 Jan 2022 |
| "___ in Acapulco," 1963 film starring Elvis Presley as Mike Windgren |
|
|
| Amusement |
USA Today |
05 Dec 2021 |
| Endless finance for entertainment |
The Times Cryptic |
27 Oct 2021 |
| Kitty isn't finished with amusement |
|
|
| What crosswords should be |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Oct 2021 |
| Enjoyable |
USA Today |
09 Oct 2021 |
| Sure to be entertaining |
Newsday |
03 Oct 2021 |
| It's no hardship being brought up in manufacturing |
|
|
| Opposite of "boring," say |
|
|
| Amusement |
LA Times Daily |
27 Aug 2021 |
| Amusement |
|
|
| 'Whee, this is ___!' |
USA Today |
01 Aug 2021 |
| "It's all ___ and games until someone gets hurt" |
|
|
| Enjoyment |
|
|
| Enjoyment |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jul 2021 |
| Grammy-winning "We Are Young" band |
|
|
| Games' partner |
Universal |
23 May 2021 |
| Party goal |
LA Times Daily |
14 May 2021 |
| Party goal |
|
|
| Enjoyable |
USA Today |
12 May 2021 |
| ___ and games |
USA Today |
27 Apr 2021 |
| When tripled, 1964 Beach Boys hit |
New York Times |
30 Mar 2021 |
| ''Are we having __ yet?'' |
Newsday |
22 Mar 2021 |
| 'If you obey all the rules, you miss all the ___' (quote attributed to Katharine Hepburn) |
New York Times |
16 Mar 2021 |
| Amusement |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Mar 2021 |
| Gaiety |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Feb 2021 |
| First answer in the first-ever published crossword |
|
|
| First answer in the first-ever published crossword |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jan 2021 |
| ___ and games |
Universal |
11 Jan 2021 |
| Kicks, so to speak |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Oct 2020 |
| "Making ___," Netflix reality series where Jimmy DiResta and his pals build things pitched by children |
|
|
| Merriment |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Aug 2020 |
| Hedonist's goal |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jul 2020 |
| Hedonist's goal |
|
|
| Filled-in word in the world's first crossword |
Universal |
04 Jul 2020 |
| Amusement |
USA Today |
22 Jun 2020 |
| Word after 'chow' or 'mei' |
USA Today |
14 Jun 2020 |
| "Girls Just Want to Have ___," single by Cyndi Lauper |
|
|
| Goal of a diversion |
New York Times |
16 May 2020 |
| With 1-Down, cool bit of trivia |
USA Today |
12 May 2020 |
| Good times |
Universal |
30 Apr 2020 |
| "It's not all ___ and games!" |
|
|
| Light-hearted pleasure |
The Times Concise |
20 Jan 2020 |
| Games go-with |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jan 2020 |
| Games go-with |
|
|
| Enjoyable |
Universal |
27 Dec 2019 |
| Amusement |
Universal |
14 Nov 2019 |
| Pleasantly diverting |
Newsday |
03 Nov 2019 |
| Disneyland experience, usually |
|
|
| Enjoyment |
The Times Concise |
27 Oct 2019 |
| Originally filed under national merriment? |
|
|
| Merriment and good times |
|
|
| 'Are we having ___ yet?' |
USA Today |
20 Sep 2019 |
| First word across in the world's first crossword |
New York Times |
15 Sep 2019 |
| "Have ___ while it lasts." |
|
|
| "We had ___ while it lasted." |
|
|
| Recreation |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jun 2019 |
| "It was ___ while it lasted." |
|
|
| "Girls Just Want to Have ___," single by Cyndi Lauper |
|
|
| Entertaining |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Mar 2019 |
| Games' partner |
|
|
| Jim Carrey film "___ with Dick and Jane" |
|
|
| Game tester's work experience, ideally |
|
|
| "Are you having ___?" (enjoying) |
|
|
| Recreation |
|
|
| Entertaining |
|
|
| "Are we having ___ yet?" |
|
|
| First word across in the world's first crossword (1913) |
|
|
| Amusement |
|
|
| Jim Carrey comedy remake, "___ with Dick and Jane" |
|
|
| 'More ___ than a barrel of monkeys!' |
USA Today |
27 Nov 2018 |
| ___ size (like much Halloween candy) |
USA Today |
20 Nov 2018 |
| When said three times, a Beach Boys hit |
New York Times |
01 Oct 2018 |
| 'Ain't we got ___?' |
New York Times |
24 Sep 2018 |
| What a buzzkill kills |
|
|
| Entertaining |
The Times Concise |
12 Aug 2018 |
| Entertaining |
Universal |
08 Aug 2018 |
| Endless supply of money for amusement |
|
|
| ___ size (like Halloween candy) |
USA Today |
22 Jun 2018 |
| Enjoyment |
|
|
| Enjoyment |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Apr 2018 |
| Convivial |
Newsday |
10 Mar 2018 |
| Amusement |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Mar 2018 |
| When said three times, a Beach Boys hit |
|
|
| ___ size (like much Halloween candy) |
|
|
| "Ain't we got ___?" |
|
|
| ___ size (like Halloween candy) |
|
|
| What a buzzkill kills |
|
|
| Entertaining |
|
|
| "More ___ than a barrel of monkeys!" |
|
|
| Kicks |
|
|
| Amusement |
New York Times |
15 Nov 2017 |
| Merriment |
New York Times |
02 Oct 2017 |
| Merriment |
|
|
| Disneyland experience |
USA Today |
14 Aug 2017 |
| Enjoyment |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jul 2017 |
| "It's not all ___ and games!" |
|
|
| A kind of pleasure you get at a theme park, say |
|
|
| Merriment |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Apr 2017 |
| Lots of laughs |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Mar 2017 |
| A blast |
|
|
| Merriment |
|
|
| Disneyland experience |
|
|
| 'Awesome!' |
|
|
| A good time |
Newsday |
10 Nov 2016 |
| Entertaining enjoyment |
Family Time |
30 Oct 2016 |
| Good time to have some, if unhappy? (3 |
|
|
| A good time |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Sep 2016 |
| Diverting |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Sep 2016 |
| Jollity |
USA Today |
17 Jun 2016 |
| Enjoyable |
New York Times |
15 Jun 2016 |
| Laughs |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jun 2016 |
| Amount of money curtailed enjoyment |
|
|
| Playful amusement |
The Times Concise |
04 Apr 2016 |
| Enjoyment |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Mar 2016 |
| 'We Are Young' band |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Jan 2016 |
| Laughs |
|
|
| "We Are Young" band |
|
|
| Enjoyable |
|
|
| Jollity |
|
|
| A blast |
Newsday |
18 Dec 2015 |
| Word that was given in the very first crossword |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Nov 2015 |
| Good times |
LA Times Daily |
08 Oct 2015 |
| What a buzzkill kills |
New York Times |
21 Mar 2015 |
| Entertainment |
New York Times |
04 Jan 2015 |
| Word that was given in the very first crossword |
|
|
| Amusement |
|
|
| Good times |
|
|
| Entertainment |
|
|
| A good time |
|
|
| A blast |
|
|
| What a buzzkill kills |
|
|
| Entertainment |
|
|
| Grammy winners with a period after their name |
|
|
| Word with house or run |
|
|
| Band with the 2012 #1 hit "We Are Young" |
|
|
| With 59-Across, race that's not very competitive |
|
|
| Gaiety |
|
|
| Games' companion |
|
|
| Grammy-winning "We Are Young" band |
|
|
| "We Are Young" band |
|
|
| First word in the first crossword |
|
|
| Kicks |
|
|
| "Sounds dandy!" |
|
|
| Enjoyable |
|
|
| According to Kin Hubbard, it's "like life insurance: the older you get, the more it costs" |
|
|
| Kicks |
|
|
| When trebled, a Beach Boys hit |
|
|
| It can be made or poked |
|
|
| Pleasure |
|
|
| Jollies |
|
|
| Partner of "games" |
|
|
| Entertainment |
|
|
| "We Are Young" band |
|
|
| Recreation |
|
|
| Playfulness |
|
|
| Good times |
|
|
| Pleasure |
|
|
| Kicks, so to speak |
|
|
| Pleasure |
|
|
| Enjoyment |
|
|
| Kicks |
|
|
| Beer and skittles |
|
|
| Grins |
|
|
| Partner of "games" |
|
|
| Enjoyable |
|
|
| It's had with Dick and Jane |
|
|
| Games partner |
|
|
| A lark |
|
|
| First Across word in the world's first crossword |
|
|
| Playfulness |
|
|
| Recreation |
|
|
| Play purpose |
|
|
| Partner of games |
|
|
| Partner of games |
|
|
| "Jealousy is all the ___ you think they had": Erica Jong |
|
|
| Frolic |
|
|
| Disneyland promise |
|
|
| Enjoyment |
|
|
| Frolic |
|
|
| Disneyland experience |
|
|
| "Girls Just Want to Have ___" |
|
|
| One-third of a Beach Boys tune |
|
|
| What homework usually isn't |
|
|
| Jollies |
|
|
| A good time |
|
|
| When tripled, song involving a T-bird |
|
|
| Kicks |
|
|
| Said three times, a 1964 Beach Boys hit |
|
|
| Word with park or run |
|
|
| What homework usually isn't |
|
|
| When tripled, song involving a T-bird |
|
|
| Lots of laughs |
|
|
| Merriment |
|
|
| Partner of games |
|
|
| ___ to be with |
|
|
| "Ain't We Got ___?" |
|
|
| One-third of a 1964 hit song title |
|
|
| Like a hobby |
|
|
| Festivity |
|
|
| Like a hobby |
|
|
| Barrel contents? |
|
|
| Laughs |
|
|
| Disneyland attraction |
|
|
| Kicks, so to speak |
|
|
| Entertainment |
|
|
| Crosswords, say |
|
|
| Good times |
|
|
| Enjoyable |
|
|
| Kicks |
|
|
| Jocularity |
|
|
| Merriment |
|
|
| Source of enjoyment |
|
|
| Enjoyment |
|
|
| Enjoyment |
|
|
| Carnival's stock-in-trade |
|
|
| Revelry |
|
|
| Like a barrel of monkeys |
|
|
| When said three times, a 1964 Beach Boys hit |
|
|
| Merriment |
|
|
| Barrel contents? |
|
|
| Games companion |
|
|
| Carnival's promise |
|
|
| Pleasurable |
|
|
| It may be spoiled |
|
|
| Games partner |
|
|
| Like a barrel of monkeys? |
|
|
| "Girls Just Want to Have _____" |
|
|
| Enjoyable |
|
|
| Disney World experience |
|
|
| When said three times, a 1964 Billboard hit |
|
|
| Lots of laughs |
|
|
| Entertainment |
|
|
| Enjoyable |
|
|
| Barrel contents? |
|
|
| Word three-peated in a Beach Boys song title |
|
|
| Merriment |
|
|
| Fooling around |
|
|
| Word in a Cyndi Lauper tune title |
|
|
| It's a pleasure |
|
|
| A lark |
|
|
| Partner of games |
|
|
| Girls Just Want to Have ____ |
|
|
| Jollies |
|
|
| Clowning |
|
|
| "Ain't We Got ___?" |
|
|
| Jollity |
|
|
| "___ With Dick and Jane" |
|
|
| Amusement |
|
|
| When repeated twice, a 1964 pop hit |
|
|
| Games' companion |
|
|
| Amusing |
|
|
| Hijinks |
|
|
| A high old time |
|
|
| Game's accompaniment |
|
|
| Games' partner |
|
|
| Kind of house |
|
|
| Word with house or fair |
|
|
| Sport |
|
|
| What "we got" |
|
|
| Good time |
|
|
| Horseplay |
|
|
| N.Y.C. promise |
|
|
| "Ain't We Got ___?" |
|
|
| ___ City (N. Y.) |
|
|
| "Have ___!" |
|
|
| Recreation. |
|
|
| Like ___ (not at all): Slang. |
|
|
| Good time. |
|
|
| Gay play. |
|
|
| Source of merriment. |
|
|
| Like ___ (by no means). |
|
|
| Sport. |
|
|
| Playfulness. |
|
|
| Sport or merriment. |
|
|
| Innocent merriment. |
|
|
| Whimsicality. |
|
|
| Travel, for some |
|
|
| Games partner |
|
|
| Merriment. |
|
|
| Play. |
|
|
| Pastime. |
|
|
| ___ and games. |
|
|
| Partner of games. |
|
|
| Jollity. |
|
|
| ___ City. |
|
|
| Holiday doings. |
|
|