Christmas Crossword 2023

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Across
  1. 5. An a capella group that originated at MHS
  2. 7. The water was cold but we still splashed other boats while rafting on this river.
  3. 15. Mom had this in November but still hasn't made an appointment for a fitted garment.
  4. 17. Mom and Megan did this one evening in Charleston Harbor
  5. 20. Mom and Sam hiked this beautiful location.
  6. 24. It snakes its way through Rome
  7. 25. Popes fed here for protection
  8. 28. Gladiatorial shows took place here
  9. 31. Oldest Standing Structure in Rome.
  10. 32. Our address in Rome (Street)
  11. 33. We're off on another adventure to this mountainous European country soon!
  12. 34. It's "the wedding cake" or this other nickname this monument is known by
  13. 35. Dad and Sam made it to the top of this national monument in CO.
  14. 36. Sam & Megan were hunting for Olympian Gods here
  15. 37. The city where Mom and Sam met Nana Judy.
  16. 39. An Egyptian obelisk dating from 2500 BC marks the center of this Vatican location.
  17. 40. Where statues, maps and tapestries can be found
Down
  1. 1. Mom and Dad stayed here while at TCI
  2. 2. When white smoke emerges, a new pope has been selected
  3. 3. Lots of shopping was done at this outfitter's outlet
  4. 4. Dad and Sam's transportation to Silverton, CO.
  5. 6. The Fountain of the Seahorses can be found here.
  6. 8. Mom and Sam's fishing expedition launched from here
  7. 9. This was built over his tomb and is the largest of it's kind in the world
  8. 10. 3 Fountains and Sam & Megan dancing
  9. 11. Archaeological cliff dwelling sites built by the Ancestral Puebloans
  10. 12. His boat is at the bottom of the steps.
  11. 13. Mom and Megan explored this Southern colonial era city
  12. 14. We had a yellow one, but not a submarine in Colorado.
  13. 16. Sam ate a lot of this in Rome
  14. 18. This Basilica is like an onion, it has many layers
  15. 19. You can see Daphne turning it a tree here
  16. 21. All the money collected here goes to charity
  17. 22. Mom's zen place.
  18. 23. Dad went to the hill country to view and photograph this event
  19. 26. Between the Capitoline Museum and the Colosseum
  20. 27. The generic word for ice cream and means "frozen"
  21. 29. You must climb 135 to get to the top.
  22. 30. It's the state Mom and Sam visited.
  23. 38. The Temple of Dendur's location.