1E Christmas crossword (group 1)

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Across
  1. 1. the small, soft, white pieces of ice that sometimes fall from the sky when it is cold, or the white layer on the ground and other surfaces that it forms
  2. 3. card a decorated card that you send to someone at Christmas
  3. 5. a tropical plant with groups of bright red leaves that look like flowers
  4. 6. a drink made from milk, sugar, and eggs, often mixed with alcohol such as brandy or rum
  5. 7. a small evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) with shiny, sharp leaves and small, round, red fruit.
  6. 10. a tool for breaking the shell of a nut
  7. 13. a hard biscuit shaped like a person
  8. 14. belief that is not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, but is connected with old ideas about magic, etc.
  9. 16. a hollow structure that allows the smoke from a fire inside a building to escape to the air outside
  10. 19. the imaginary old man with long, white hair and a beard and a red coat who is believed by children to bring them presents at Christmas, or a person who dresses as this character for children
  11. 21. an imaginary being, often like a small person with pointed ears, in popular stories
  12. 23. a piece of flavoured hard candy shaped like a walking stick
  13. 24. long pieces of thin, shiny material used as decoration, especially at Christmas:
  14. 25. the process of becoming well again
  15. 26. a space in the wall of a room for a fire to burn in, or the decorated part that surrounds this space
Down
  1. 2. a set of figures displayed at Christmas as an artistic representation of the birth of Jesus Christ
  2. 4. a toy or decoration made from glass or plastic containing a clear liquid and a substance that looks like snow, which falls on a model of a scene inside when the object is shaken
  3. 8. a cylinder -shaoed chocolate cake which is eaten at Christmas
  4. 9. a type of deer with large horns that lives in the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and North America
  5. 11. A real or artificial fir tree that is decorated and kept at home at Christmas
  6. 12. an evergreen plant that grows on trees with small,white fruits and pale yellow flowers
  7. 15. a sweet, dark food containing dried fruit, eaten at the end of the meal in some countries at Christmas
  8. 17. a type of sledge pulled by animals, especially horses and dogs
  9. 18. a large bird grown for its meat on farms
  10. 19. one of a pair of tight-fitting coverings for the feet and legs made of light material and worn by women
  11. 20. a ball-shaped Christmas decoration for hanging on a tree
  12. 22. a hollow, cup-shaped, metal object that makes a ringing sound when a part hanging inside swings against its sides, or when it is hit by any hard object
  13. 23. a happy or religious song, usually one sung at Christmas