The Great Green Christmas Crossword 2025

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Across
  1. 6. Na Fianna’s partner company for the bike library (7)
  2. 7. One of Santa's reindeers, also part of solar system (6)
  3. 8. Organisation that promotes the annual winter Garden Bird Survey (9,7)
  4. 11. Irish writer/TV presenter known for his closeness to nature and the Irish language who passed away in 2025 (7,5)
  5. 13. Country where Christmas tree tradition originated (7)
  6. 16. New type of heating system running off electricity (4,4)
  7. 17. Country that hosted the most recent COP (UN climate negotiations) (6)
  8. 18. Frog that sings 'It’s not easy being green’ (6)
  9. 19. Number of counties with Green in their GAA county colours (5)
  10. 20. Primates that were extensively studied by well-known ethologist and conservationist Jane Goodall who died in 2025 (11)
  11. 21. Great oaks grow from little ones (6)
  12. 22. Large wild cat that used to roam Ireland (4)
Down
  1. 1. Team in green, beaten by Dublin County hurlers in June (8)
  2. 2. Not a native bird in Ireland but a relatively common Irish butterfly (7)
  3. 3. First name of current Irish Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment (7)
  4. 4. Glasnevin river that flows from Co. Meath (5)
  5. 5. Big public transport project for Dublin that got planning permission this year (9)
  6. 7. ‘Tree’ in Irish (5)
  7. 9. Common yellow-flowering plant that is superfood for bumblebees (9)
  8. 10. Tree most commonly associated with fairies in Ireland (8)
  9. 12. D9 institution that monitors our weather and changing climate (3,7)
  10. 14. Seabirds most commonly found along West coast of Ireland but also recently returned to Co. Antrim’s isle of Muck after long absence (7)
  11. 15. Common cause of pitch closure frustrations, increasing in intensity due to climate change(8)