Christmas Carol

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period (4)
  2. 6. The brother of your father or mother (5)
  3. 7. A word used in exclamations of confusion (7)
  4. 10. Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (6)
  5. 11. Someone who maintains and audits business ___ (10)
  6. 14. A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend (7)
  7. 15. Country in the UK whose capital is London (7)

Down

  1. 1. A stone that is used to mark a grave (9)
  2. 3. A hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck (4)
  3. 4. Someone who tells a story (8)
  4. 5. The time yet to come (6)
  5. 8. Pretentious or silly talk or writing (6)
  6. 9. The time that has elapsed (4)
  7. 12. King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (7)
  8. 13. A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces (3)
  9. 15. Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race (3)