Halloween
Across
- 3. a dead body.
- 4. a lantern carved from a pumpkin, with a candle inside.
- 8. sharp, pointy upper front teeth, designed for piercing flesh.
- 10. a popular Halloween custom in the UK and USA, where children dress up in costumes and visit people's houses in search of sweets (British English) or candy (US English).
- 14. a place frequented by ghosts or other spirits of the dead.
- 15. ghost-like.
- 19. to scare, startle.
- 20. an unhappy, wailing ghost which features in Irish and Scottish folklore. Banshees are said to appear when somebody is about to die.
- 21. a magic rite, cast by witches.
- 22. a fictional scary person, used to frighten children who misbehave.
- 23. the bony part of the head, attached to a person's skeleton.
Down
- 1. a type of brush with a long wooden handle, said to be used by witches to fly, according to legend.
- 2. a high pitched noise made by dogs and wolves.
- 5. an outer garment, or cape.
- 6. a scary, bad dream.
- 7. a burial space for a coffin in a cemetery.
- 9. unsettling, or scary.
- 11. another name for Halloween.
- 12. a dark shape cast by an object positioned between a surface and a source of light, such as the moon.
- 13. a container for a dead body. Generally made of wood and lined with silk, with a hinged lid.
- 16. bad or evil.
- 17. malicious, bad..
- 18. a small, ugly, mischievous creature, with a reputation for causing trouble.
- 21. mildly scary, though often in a fun way.