Winter Reading Program: Full Steam Ahead

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Across
  1. 4. each of a pair of long narrow pieces of hard flexible material, typically pointed and turned up at the front, fastened under the feet for gliding over snow
  2. 5. a device for cracking nuts
  3. 6. an unfermented drink made by crushing fruit, typically apples
  4. 10. a supernatural creature, typically represented as a small, elusive figure in human form with pointed ears, magical powers, and a capricious nature
  5. 11. a series of railroad cars moved as a unit
  6. 12. a type of dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of solid snow
  7. 13. a kind of soft-woven fabric, typically made of wool or cotton and slightly milled and raised
  8. 14. the twelfth month of the year
  9. 15. the coldest season of the year
  10. 17. atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals
Down
  1. 1. a soft, chewy confection made with sugar and gelatin
  2. 2. a hanging, tapering piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
  3. 3. archaic term for Christmas
  4. 7. a glove with two sections, one for the thumb and the other for all four fingers
  5. 8. a drink made from a mixture of beaten eggs, cream, and flavorings
  6. 9. a warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric and kept in place by lines of stitching, typically applied in a decorative design
  7. 14. Author of 'The Grinch'
  8. 16. is a popular Christmas song written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson