STSH CNY Crossword 2022

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