Super Hard Chanukkah Crossword

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  1. 2. The amount of accepted ways to spell Chanukkah
  2. 5. the absolute minimum amount of candles required to fulfill the mitzvah of lighting for all eight days
  3. 7. Preferred cooking method of Jews on Chanukkah
  4. 8. Judah Maccabee's father (hebrew pronunciation)
  5. 9. The empire that destroyed the second temple
  6. 11. Greek king, antagonist of the Chanukkah story
  7. 12. The dynasty that overthrew the Greeks
  8. 15. Traditional filling of sufganyot
  9. 16. A winter holiday celebrated by Africans around the globe
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  1. 1. A different jewish holiday without a "yom tov"
  2. 3. Length of Chanukkah (2 words, no space)
  3. 4. Some of these treat the book of Maccabees as part of their bible
  4. 6. Jewish comedian who sung the famous line "Drink your gin and tonica" (2 words, no space)
  5. 10. The holiday that inspired gift-giving on Chanukkah
  6. 13. Song sung after lighting Chanukkah candles (2 words, no space)
  7. 14. Judah's brother, was killed by an elephant