Seattle Office Holiday Crossword
Across
- 2. Seattle's nickname
- 3. Spinning top commonly played during Hanukkah.
- 6. A Christmas greeting (Spanish)
- 7. A type of fox or hare that possesses the ability to turn white during the winter.
- 9. Henry ____, a sawmill operator who served as Seattle's 7th and 15th mayor and was its first millionaire (hint: a frequented east-west street that runs down to Seattle’s waterfront is named after him)
- 10. A Christmas greeting (French)
- 13. The Seattle Center _____ was installed for the 1962 World’s Fair and carries ~2 million passengers every year.
- 14. Name of Seattle's famous bronze pig at the Pike Place Market entrance.
- 15. US state in which the biggest snowflake on record fell.
- 17. Actor who played 6 different roles in the 2004 film The Polar Express.
- 19. Mr. Scrooge's first name in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
- 20. Asian country that is home to Aomori City, the world's snowiest city.
- 23. Famous prehistoric monument in England that was built to frame the sunset during winter solstice.
- 24. Next year, in Roman numerals.
- 27. New York department store where Buddy gets a job in the 2003 film Elf.
- 28. Insect that migrates to Mexico for the winter.
- 30. Nine of these are gifted in the song "Twelve Days of Christmas".
- 33. Warm dry winds that occur at winter's end that share a name with the largest species of Pacific salmon.
Down
- 1. Traditional New Year's Eve song.
- 4. Trees that do not lose their color in the winter.
- 5. Seattle is the biggest epicenter for art made with this material in the country (and second in the world).
- 8. Largest ski resort in Washington state.
- 11. US state that grows the most Christmas trees.
- 12. Company that first introduced Christmas cards.
- 16. Type of beer that came about when brewers started fermenting ale during the winter.
- 18. Country where the first Winter Olympics were held in 1924.
- 21. Popular winter drink for which George Washington had his own recipe.
- 22. Estimated minimum number of snowflakes that fall around the world each year.
- 23. Number of sides of a snowflake.
- 25. Number of nights Hanukkah is celebrated each year.
- 26. Mount ____, location of world record amount of snowfall in a single season.
- 29. Notorious thief of Christmas.
- 31. Seattle’s oldest skyscraper.
- 32. One of Santa's reindeer who shares a name with another holiday mascot.