Christmas

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A mock scepter carried by a court jester (plural) (7)
  2. 4. A container from which cattle or horses feed (6)
  3. 5. American plants closely resembling Old World ___ (9)
  4. 8. Holiday celebrated on December 25 (9)
  5. 10. Ball of burning gas shining in the night sky (4)
  6. 12. Large bird eaten at Thanksgiving (6)
  7. 13. Tall plants with trunks and leaves (5)
  8. 14. A showy decoration that is basically valueless (6)
  9. 15. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games (plural) (5)

Down

  1. 1. Gifts wrapped for birthdays and holidays (8)
  2. 3. Sweet brown treat made from cacao beans (9)
  3. 6. A poor White person in the southern United States (plural) (8)
  4. 7. What lets us see; the opposite of dark (plural) (6)
  5. 9. The legendary patron saint of children (5)
  6. 10. Frozen flakes that fall in winter (4)
  7. 11. Central figure of Christianity, born in Bethlehem (5)