IACV 2

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Across
  1. 3. Where football fans gather to coach from comfortable chairs
  2. 5. Feast and Carnival’s full workweek, minus the work
  3. 7. IACV publication that sounds like it might have something new to say
  4. 8. Three colors guaranteed to make you think of Italy before Christmas
  5. 9. The man with the gavel, the title, and plenty of club business
  6. 10. The Italian welcome that tells you you’re in the right place—and probably staying for dinner
  7. 12. What to say when someone’s birthday cake has already appeared
  8. 15. The club’s unofficial holy man, minus the robes
  9. 16. Monday night game with no tickets, tracks, or conductors
  10. 17. When Venice gets a little more Italian—and a lot more festive
  11. 19. First-Thursday gathering where “quick announcements” can be optimistic
Down
  1. 1. The man who keeps the IACV kitchen from becoming a culinary crime scene
  2. 2. IACV Thanksgiving promise that leaves no bird behind
  3. 4. Dining-room heroes easily spotted before they can escape
  4. 6. The Feast’s grand finale—and the day after everyone needs recovery time
  5. 9. Twice-monthly game where “just one more card” is a famous last thought
  6. 11. The people who keep the club running while insisting, “It’s no trouble”
  7. 13. The IACV combo for people who refuse to choose between two good things
  8. 14. Friday tradition that makes diets mysteriously disappear
  9. 18. IACV’s official sport—and proof that rolling a ball can be very serious business