Christmas Crossword 2024

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Across
  1. 2. Vegetable from the capital of Belgium (6)
  2. 3. Jesus’ birthplace (9)
  3. 5. Santa’s helpers (5)
  4. 9. Christmas movie starring Cameron Diaz, Jude Law & Kate Winslet(3,7)
  5. 13. Merry Christmas in Spanish (5,7)
  6. 14. Semi-parasitic evergreen with white berries(9)
  7. 16. Porcine warming device(4,2,8)
Down
  1. 1. Country with coasts on Black Sea and Mediterranean (6)
  2. 4. A trio of poules francais (5,6,4)
  3. 6. Surname of former partner of the character in 7 down(6)
  4. 7. First name of the miser in Dickens’ A Christmas Carol(8)
  5. 8. It’s Glögg in Sweden and Glühwein in Germany (6,4)
  6. 10. No 1 Christmas hit for Alexandra Burke in 2008 (10)
  7. 11. Father Christmas’ preferred entry and exit route (7)
  8. 12. Which Country traditionally eats fried chicken at Christmas(5)
  9. 15. Reindeer with celestial aspirations (5)