CHRISTMAS

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Across
  1. 2. – Small but skilled, I help create magic behind the scenes.
  2. 3. – We are songs that fill cold streets with festive cheer.
  3. 7. – I lay on the fireplace mantel in long strands of green or sparkle.
  4. 10. – I shine with red and green, sharp to touch but sweet to see.
  5. 12. – I tell the story of a birth that changed Christmas.
  6. 13. – I glide across winter skies, carrying gifts without touching the ground.
  7. 14. in blankets – We hide sausages in bacon and disappear first from the table.
  8. 15. – There are many types of me, and I turn any place festive and merrier.
  9. 16. lights – We glow softly, making winter nights sparkle.
  10. 19. – I hang above heads and turn meetings into kisses.
  11. 22. pie – I am small, sweet, and hide fruit beneath my crust.
Down
  1. 1. – I am baked, spiced, and often shaped like people or houses.
  2. 4. – I wait by the fire, empty at night but full by morning.
  3. 5. – I am dark, rich, and arrive in flames to end the meal.
  4. 6. – We shine and swing from branches, catching every light.
  5. 8. Wine – I am a warm, spiced drink that fills the air with festive smells.
  6. 9. cracker – I snap, I joke, and I leave paper crowns on people’s head.
  7. 11. log – I burn slowly or appear on the table as a sweet surprise.
  8. 17. – I pull Santa’s ride, wearing antlers and thriving in the cold.
  9. 18. – I am a circle of greenery that welcomes guests at the door.
  10. 20. – I shimmer loudly around the Christmas tree.
  11. 21. cane – I am sweet, striped, and shaped like a shepherd’s staff.