Across
- 2. News that someone tells you.
- 7. A small Mexican shrub with large showy scarlet bracts surrounding the small yellow flowers, popular as a houseplant at Christmas.
- 9. The Christmas season.
- 10. Weather characterized by strong winds.
Down
- 1. Cake made with molasses and flavored with ginger.
- 3. A miserably unhappy person.
- 4. A long open trough for horses or cattle to eat from.
- 5. A day of fesivity or recreation when no work is done.
- 6. A social gathering or enjoyable activity.
- 8. A type of decorative material that mimics the effect of ice, consisting of this strips of sparkling material attached to a thread.