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Across
  1. 1. The date of arrival 3 days before St Nick
  2. 5. Awaiting but starts with an e
  3. 7. 4 but not this one
  4. 8. Smaller than isn't
  5. 9. What you are called by(s)
  6. 11. A point within the calendar
  7. 12. Younger than a child
  8. 13. Not the and function but the xx function
  9. 14. Not One but not Two
  10. 15. Xmas formally
Down
  1. 2. A date when something is needed by
  2. 3. ideas
  3. 4. not a boy
  4. 6. Someone you work with
  5. 10. Not just set to one thing
  6. 11. The Christmas Month
  7. 12. not a girl
  8. 15. Not far away (near but another word)