Tate Festive Crossword 2025

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Across
  1. 6. Santa’s reindeer named after meteorological phenomenon (6)
  2. 8. Seasonal thief (6)
  3. 9. Action movie set on Christmas Eve (3,4)
  4. 10. American Cartoonist famed for creating the Santa we know today (6,4)
  5. 11. Name of man portrayed in Rodin’s ‘The Kiss’ (5)
  6. 12. Master of data (9)
  7. 16. Santa’s reindeer named after meteorological phenomenon (7)
  8. 19. Pigment traditionally used for the Madonna’s gown in paintings (11)
  9. 20. Traditional paper size considered to be the largest (12)
  10. 22. Demonic associate of St Nicholas responsible for punishing naughty children (7)
  11. 24. Aromatic resin gifted to Christ by The Magi (8)
  12. 26. Animal installed on the steps of Tate Britain in 2020 by artist Anne Hardy (4)
  13. 27. The painting ‘Weeping Woman’ is a sketch for which famous mural (8)
  14. 28. Gets you up high/ spritely entity (5)
  15. 31. Artist who used a skip as part of the 1997 Tate Britain Christmas tree commission (5)
  16. 32. Infamous absinthe cocktail popular with artists living in Paris in the 18th and 19th centuries (5,7)
  17. 33. Funny festive banger (9,7)
  18. 36. Scottish band that produced the hit single ‘Ebaneezer Goode’ (3,6)
  19. 40. What was given on the 9th day of Christmas in the popular festive song (6,6)
  20. 42. Title of Maurizio Catalan’s infamous banana piece (8)
  21. 43. Protector of paintings (7,5)
  22. 44. Name of Hogarth’s pet pug/ despotic politician (5)
Down
  1. 1. Popular Christmas Dinner Brassica (14)
  2. 2. Foodstuff that was the inspiration for Salvadore Dali’s 1931 painting ‘The Persistence of Memory’ (8)
  3. 3. Title of the 2000 Christmas number one (3,2,3,2)
  4. 4. Christmas canape made from dates, almonds and parma ham (6,2,9)
  5. 5. Frosty’s pipe (7)
  6. 7. Festive beverage known as ‘milk punch’ (6)
  7. 11. Christmas dinner essential (4,2,8)
  8. 12. Illustrator who created famous cartoons such as Father Christmas and The Snowman (7,6)
  9. 13. The first artificial Christmas tree was made from dyed what? (9)
  10. 14. Christmas Ballet premiered in 1892 (3,10)
  11. 15. Solvent made from distilled pine resin (10)
  12. 17. First ever song to be broadcast in space by NASA in 1957 (6,5)
  13. 18. Artist who painted the 1904 work ‘Christmas in The Brothel’ (5)
  14. 21. Title of Cy Twombley’s enormous red triptych (6)
  15. 23. Name for Celtic festival that takes place during winter solstice (4)
  16. 25. Scientist born on Christmas day (5,6)
  17. 29. Musician inspired by Richard Dadd’s ‘Fairy Fellers Master Stroke’ to write a song with the same name after visiting The Tate (7,7)
  18. 30. Name of woman portrayed in Rodin’s ‘The Kiss’ (9)
  19. 34. Main character in Tim Burton’s ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’, Jack _____ (8)
  20. 35. Planning tool (8)
  21. 37. Art movement founded by Billy Childish after he was insulted by Tracy Emin (8)
  22. 38. The ultimate screwdriver (7)
  23. 39. Parasitic plant of the Santalales order (9)
  24. 41. Assignment on arrival (1,6)