CAPITA Christmas Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The spirit that is traditionally added to butter and served with Christmas pudding. (6)
  2. 6. The name of the skin that hangs from a turkey’s neck. (6)
  3. 9. Where did the Nativity take place? (9)
  4. 12. This country traditionally gifts the Christmas tree that is placed at the Trafalgar Square in London. (6)
  5. 13. Which oceanic division is Christmas Island? (6, 5)
  6. 18. How many reindeer does Santa Clause traditionally have? (5)
  7. 21. Which airport was taken over on Christmas Eve by terrorists in the film Die Hard? (6, 13)
  8. 22. It is tradition in The Netherlands to fill children’s what with treats on December 5? (5)
  9. 23. Which country can be credited with the creation of the Christmas beverage, eggnog? (7)
  10. 24. The first artificial Christmas tree made from what? (4, 5, 7)
  11. 25. What is the name of the period leading up to Christmas? (6)
  12. 26. Name the rabbit in Frosty The Snowman. (5, 5)
  13. 32. What would you be drinking if you had ‘Glühwein’? (6, 4)
  14. 33. How is it said you should stir mincemeat to bring good luck? (9)
  15. 34. For Bridget Jones’s New Year’s resolution how many units of alcohol per week does she vow to go under in a diary entry? (8)
Down
  1. 1. Which was the first country to issue a Christmas postage stamp? (6)
  2. 3. In “The Nightmare Before Christmas” what does the rag doll Sally feed her maker in order to escape? (6, 10)
  3. 4. 32.56 metres is the length of the longest ever of this Christmas item. (8)
  4. 5. Dashing through the snow, In a one-horse open sleigh, Over the fields we go… (8, 3, 3, 3)
  5. 7. This English writer wrote “A Christmas Carole”. (7, 7)
  6. 8. Traditions of Christmas around the world will tell you that Santa Claus is known by many names. What is the French name for Santa Claus? (4,4)
  7. 9. In the 1995 episode of The Simpsons “Marge Be Not Proud” Bart Simpson shoplifts what video game? (4, 5)
  8. 10. According to tradition, you should eat one of what on each each of the 12 days of Christmas to bring good luck. (5,3)
  9. 11. Evergreen trees have been worshipped for a long time but this religious group was first to worship them. (5)
  10. 14. In 1973, which glam rock band brought us “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday”
  11. 15. Visions of which sweet foodstuff danced in children’s heads as they slept, according to Clement Clarke Moore’s poem “‘Twas the Night before Christmas”? (5, 5)
  12. 16. Since 1960, a large part of Sweden’s population watches which cartoon on Christmas Eve. (6, 4)
  13. 17. This veteran horror actor appeared in his final role died in Edward Scissorhands. (7, 5)
  14. 19. Will Ferral held this festive career before his career took off.
  15. 20. Name the lead chicken in the 2000 film Chicken Run. (6)
  16. 27. What star sign would you be if you were born on Christmas Day”? (9)
  17. 28. In “The Polar Express”, what word does the conductor punch into the ticket of "the young man with all the questions"? (7)
  18. 29. What is the name of the town in How the Grinch Stole Christmas? (8)
  19. 30. What is a ‘Bûche de Noël’, commonly eaten in France at Christmas? (4,3)
  20. 31. Tom Smith of London which invented Christmas essential item. (7)