Related Clues:

• "__, humbug!"
• 17-Across, quaintly
• ''Humbug!'' preceder
• Dismissive word
• Sound of disdain
• Scornful cry
• Not at all interesting
• Word before humbug
• Scroogean outburst
• Sans verve
• Grump's grunt
• Scrooge'scry
• Yule-rejecting word
• ''That's terrible!''
• Scrooge's expletive