Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- Large fortified home of a king or queen
- 1 Across
- Big cat with orange and black stripes (plural)
- 7 Across
- A lavishly produced performance
- 8 Across
- Full of or producing joy
- 10 Across
- Instrumentalists not including string players
- 11 Across
- Holiday celebrated on December 25
- 1 Down
- An eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
- 2 Down
- The origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
- 3 Down
- The person who leads a musical group
- 4 Down
- A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs
- 5 Down
- A device that requires skill for proper use
- 6 Down
- Offering little or no hope
- 9 Down