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Across
  1. 2. Persian celebration of the year's longest night.
  2. 5. Something you eventually become offended not to be asked for.
  3. 6. A body part that starts having opinions around 30.
  4. 7. Common theme of Yalda and Christmas.
  5. 8. A number that becomes increasingly negotiable after 30.
  6. 9. Expensive spice appearing in both Persian cooking and Swedish Christmas baking.
  7. 12. What Shakespeare used when a text message wouldn't do.
  8. 13. Someone who still occasionally waits for a more qualified adult.
Down
  1. 1. International emergency topic when conversation runs out.
  2. 3. Swedish social ritual that involves coffee but definitely isn't just coffee.
  3. 4. Swedish celebration near the year's longest day.
  4. 6. The annual celebration of successfully not getting any younger.
  5. 10. Persian New Year that starts in spring.
  6. 11. Late in Swedish, age in Persian.