“Spring & Easter Crossword: Bloom, Bake, Celebrate!”

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Across
  1. 3. Branches used on the Sunday before Easter (4)
  2. 4. Traditional Easter main dish (4)
  3. 6. Natural sweetener often used in baking (5)
  4. 7. Key ingredient in a classic Easter cake (6)
  5. 10. Colourful flower that blooms in April (5)
  6. 12. Easter treat often shaped like eggs (9)
  7. 13. Floral ingredient popular in seasonal cakes (11)
  8. 15. Delicate spring flowers found on trees (7)
  9. 17. Essential ingredient in baking and spreads (6)
  10. 18. Spiced Easter bake eaten on Good Friday (3)
Down
  1. 1. Spring holiday celebrated with eggs and chocolate (6)
  2. 2. Bright yellow flower that blooms in early spring (8)
  3. 5. Home built by birds, often linked to Easter imagery (4)
  4. 8. Fresh green vegetable in season in April (9)
  5. 9. Day marking the crucifixion of Jesus (10)
  6. 11. Citrus fruit that adds a fresh spring flavour (5)
  7. 14. Tart pink stalk used in spring desserts (7)
  8. 16. Season of new growth and longer days (6)