Christmas 2024

2. The Grinch’s loyal dog.
3. Multi-player board game (and source of annual family arguments) originally derived from ‘The Landlord’s Game’, created in 1903 in the United States.
6. A small orange fruit, often included in more old-fashioned Christmas stockings.
7. The traditional Christmas takeaway of choice in Japan.
9. Vaccinium oxycoccos – fruit that makes a lovely Christmas condiment.
10. This country gifts a Christmas tree to Trafalgar Square.
14. A thick, rich, custard-y, sometimes alcoholic, beverage served at Christmas.
15. Small representations of well-known chocolate, consumed in large quantities over the festive period (or is that just in my house? Yes I’ll eat the Bounty’s you don’t want just leave them on my desk)
17. Parasitic plant under which you would kiss, traditionally.
18. A character from German folklore who punishes bad children (and bid authors who don’t pay attention to the Style Guide) with birch rods.
19. The period beginning on the fourth Sunday before Christmas.
20. Warm bacon-y covers in which you wrap your Christmas sausages.

1. One of the gifts brought by the Magi.
4. The Ghost of Christmas ---------, who says the famous line “Come in…come in! And know me better, man!”.
5. The activity undertaken by the ladies on the ninth day of Christmas.
8. Surname of the legendary John, protagonist of beloved Christmas movie, Die Hard. (YES, IT IS!)
11. “Every time a bell rings an angel gets his ------” – famous line from It’s a Wonderful Life. (Hint – no, it’s not ‘comeuppance’!)
12. A nut, delicious hot, cold or used in stuffing.
13. An unexpected crustacean that features in the nativity play in the film Love Actually.
16. The saint whose secret gift-giving gave rise to the folklore of Santa Claus.