Halloween

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Across
  1. 3. a dead body.
  2. 4. a lantern carved from a pumpkin, with a candle inside.
  3. 8. sharp, pointy upper front teeth, designed for piercing flesh.
  4. 10. a popular Halloween custom in the UK and USA, where children dress up in costumes and visit people's houses in search of sweets (British English) or candy (US English).
  5. 14. a place frequented by ghosts or other spirits of the dead.
  6. 15. ghost-like.
  7. 19. to scare, startle.
  8. 20. an unhappy, wailing ghost which features in Irish and Scottish folklore. Banshees are said to appear when somebody is about to die.
  9. 21. a magic rite, cast by witches.
  10. 22. a fictional scary person, used to frighten children who misbehave.
  11. 23. the bony part of the head, attached to a person's skeleton.
Down
  1. 1. a type of brush with a long wooden handle, said to be used by witches to fly, according to legend.
  2. 2. a high pitched noise made by dogs and wolves.
  3. 5. an outer garment, or cape.
  4. 6. a scary, bad dream.
  5. 7. a burial space for a coffin in a cemetery.
  6. 9. unsettling, or scary.
  7. 11. another name for Halloween.
  8. 12. a dark shape cast by an object positioned between a surface and a source of light, such as the moon.
  9. 13. a container for a dead body. Generally made of wood and lined with silk, with a hinged lid.
  10. 16. bad or evil.
  11. 17. malicious, bad..
  12. 18. a small, ugly, mischievous creature, with a reputation for causing trouble.
  13. 21. mildly scary, though often in a fun way.