STSH CNY Crossword 2022

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Across
  1. 5. English name of the Ngaku plant, which can be fried to make chips as CNY snacks
  2. 7. The only loser in the animal zodiac race
  3. 9. The name of this fruit in mandarin literally means “Golden Tangerine”
  4. 11. Confectionary eaten annually? (In mandarin)
  5. 16. Auspicious number
  6. 18. Number of days CNY lasts for (Excluding the eve)
  7. 19. Staying up late on the eve of Chinese New Year is said to bring _____ to one’s parents
  8. 20. Chinese tradition dictates that the amount to be put in a red packet during CNY should be _____
  9. 23. Prized seafood
  10. 24. Scares nian
  11. 27. In the beginning I am Green, after which I become my name. I am a/an ______
  12. 28. Get together. Also an island in the Indian Ocean
  13. 30. NE4 / DT19
  14. 31. Obtained seventh place in the animal zodiac race
  15. 33. 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024
  16. 35. Another name for CNY
  17. 36. 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030
  18. 38. You toss as high as possible when mixing this dish (In mandarin)
  19. 40. The commonality between Sweeping, eating porridge, and washing your hair during CNY
  20. 42. Notes of affection?
  21. 44. AA
Down
  1. 1. This food item symbolises fertility and having many children
  2. 2. The sale of this is banned in Singapore
  3. 3. Item adorned on the head of the lion in a lion dance to ward off evil spirits
  4. 4. Kueh _____ (Asian Madeleines)
  5. 6. Kueh _____ (Coconut cookies)
  6. 8. Obtained fourth place in the animal zodiac race
  7. 10. Eaten on the 15th day of CNY
  8. 12. Street parade held every year as a part of CNY celebrations
  9. 13. 5 of these are approximately equivalent to 2 bowls of rice in calories
  10. 14. Mobile Light
  11. 15. 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028
  12. 17. Zodiac sign for 2022
  13. 21. Having a meal with animals and flowers?
  14. 22. The position luck takes so that it arrives
  15. 25. Chinese close-fitting dress
  16. 26. This food item sounds like ‘surplus’ in mandarin
  17. 29. 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025
  18. 32. Mythical beast that attacked villagers every CNY
  19. 34. Obtained tenth place in the animal zodiac race
  20. 37. Packet drink brand that you might consume while visiting relatives
  21. 39. The winner of the animal zodiac race
  22. 41. Month of CNY 2022
  23. 43. Chinese geomancy
  24. 44. This plant can be often seen tied with red ribbons, and sometimes bent into various shapes for CNY decoration