Traditional Christmas dessert [suspect #1]

Latest answer — July 26, 2026

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A rich, steamed holiday dessert that has been lighting up Christmas tables for generations 🍮

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Across

  1. 1Excitement
  2. 5Excitement
  3. 11Windy City daily paper
  4. 15Nile slitherers
  5. 19First-aid gel
  6. 20Moonwalker Buzz
  7. 21Element such as boron or silicon
  8. 23Traditional Christmas dessert [suspect #1]
  9. 25Intricately detailed
  10. 26Letter-writing friend
  11. 27Speedy plane
  12. 28Sacha Baron Cohen character
  13. 29Bus line, e.g.
  14. 30Mountains in Chile
  15. 31Chic, in the ’60s
  16. 32Carroll character who’s late [suspect #2]
  17. 34Little lie
  18. 35Money in Mexico
  19. 36Bullring yell
  20. 37Grain in a parable of Jesus [suspect #3]
  21. 43Once doubled
  22. 46Research site
  23. 49“Greetings, emperor!”
  24. 50Undertaking
  25. 52Seoul soldier
  26. 53Kingly sport on horseback
  27. 54Precipitates in winter
  28. 55Mystery solvers’ cries
  29. 57Take by twisting violently [weapon #1]
  30. 60“Farewell!”
  31. 61Impediment
  32. 62Nonclerical
  33. 63Trial break
  34. 64The Giants’ stadium until 1999 [weapon #2]
  35. 68Ginger snap, e.g.
  36. 71Astaire of dance
  37. 72Basil, sage or fennel
  38. 73Interstate exit
  39. 77Its rungs may be hempen [weapon #3]
  40. 79Renovate
  41. 80“Count” of the big band era
  42. 81Acted like
  43. 82Sorento and Soul producer
  44. 83Service costs
  45. 85Serving dish
  46. 87Rival of AOL or Yahoo!
  47. 88Plastic for LPs and 45s
  48. 90Where dishes may pile up [room #1]
  49. 92Bakery treat
  50. 93Blissful locale
  51. 95“-- a Rebel” (1962 hit)
  52. 96Insert in a checked-out book [room #2]
  53. 101Fruit stone
  54. 102Melonlike tropical fruit
  55. 107-- acid (fat compound)
  56. 108Hula dancers swivel them
  57. 109Hanoi’s home, in brief
  58. 110Just got by
  59. 111Transferrals
  60. 113Recliner, e.g. [room #3]
  61. 115“Rhoda” actress
  62. 116Actress Brennan
  63. 117Refined finds
  64. 118Vetoing votes
  65. 119Bits of sand
  66. 120Took a certain medical pic of
  67. 121Board game that is this puzzle’s theme

Down

  1. 1Frank of musical satire
  2. 2DeGeneres of TV talk
  3. 3Ear stimulus
  4. 4City near Phoenix
  5. 5Lug
  6. 6Out-of-date
  7. 7Random bits of work
  8. 8Nosed around
  9. 9Dryer fluff
  10. 102012 Best Director Lee
  11. 11“Cats"-inspiring poet
  12. 12Ignited again
  13. 13Mental picture
  14. 14Baby’s tie-on
  15. 15Bacterium that needs oxygen
  16. 16Rusty of the 1980s Mets
  17. 17Singer LaBelle
  18. 18Icy rain
  19. 22Team esteem
  20. 24Dads
  21. 28Sighs of relief
  22. 31Interior part of a country
  23. 32Marries
  24. 33Crustacean of rugged coasts
  25. 34Thu.-Sat. link
  26. 35Pod items
  27. 37Sail holder
  28. 38Arm bone
  29. 39Coin-op hole
  30. 40Hit with a ruler, say
  31. 41Smallish batteries
  32. 42Bric-a-brac display stand
  33. 44Destroyed
  34. 45Charged bit
  35. 46Actor Rob
  36. 47“How sad!”
  37. 48Young guys
  38. 51“The Bridge on the River --”
  39. 53Hoarders
  40. 56Only four hours at work, perhaps
  41. 58Least poor
  42. 59That woman
  43. 61More stealthy
  44. 62“Inc.” relative
  45. 65Feel sickly
  46. 66Feudal peon
  47. 67Oracle
  48. 68Squeeze (in)
  49. 69“Clumsy me!”
  50. 70Unbox, e.g.
  51. 74-- Spumante
  52. 75Countenance
  53. 76Fringe benefit
  54. 78Major racket
  55. 79Bridle part
  56. 80Prohibit
  57. 84Squeezed (out)
  58. 86The, in Paris
  59. 88It merged with CBS in 2019
  60. 89Jumps toward
  61. 91Flue locale
  62. 92Lion families
  63. 94“ER” roles
  64. 96“Mean Girls” actress Lindsay
  65. 97“Broad City” actress Glazer
  66. 98Comical violinist Jack
  67. 99“... got that?,” in the South
  68. 100High-altitude clouds
  69. 101Abdul of pop
  70. 102Lobbying gp.
  71. 103Like one-off committees
  72. 104Oyster product
  73. 105“Farewell!”
  74. 106Inferior
  75. 109Genre of some crime films
  76. 110Fix
  77. 112Chill (out)
  78. 113“Superman” foe Luthor
  79. 114“Shucks!"

The answer to “Traditional Christmas dessert [suspect #1]” in the Premier crossword is PLUMPUDDING — a 11-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Premier crossword on July 26, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 23-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Traditional Christmas dessert [suspect #1]” answer

PLUMPUDDING (11 letters)

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Why the answer is PLUMPUDDING

A rich, steamed holiday dessert that has been lighting up Christmas tables for generations 🍮

When else has “Traditional Christmas dessert [suspect #1]” appeared?

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July 26, 2026 (most recent) → PLUMPUDDING. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Traditional Christmas dessert [suspect #1]”?

The answer is PLUMPUDDING, a 11-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Premier crossword on July 26, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Traditional Christmas dessert [suspect #1]”?

11 letters: PLUMPUDDING.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Premier crossword on July 26, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 23-Across.

Can “Traditional Christmas dessert [suspect #1]” have a different answer?

Yes — Premier sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

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