Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- The season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
- 2 Across
- The ___ point of the Earth's axis
- 6 Across
- Gifts wrapped for birthdays and holidays
- 8 Across
- Australian ___ or shrub with red flowers
- 10 Across
- Heavenly messenger with wings (plural)
- 12 Across
- Ball of burning gas shining in the night sky
- 13 Across
- A container from which cattle or horses feed
- 15 Across
- A farm building for housing horses or other livestock
- 1 Down
- A showy decoration that is basically valueless
- 3 Down
- A tough ___ used for ___
- 4 Down
- United States rock star
- 5 Down
- Showing reverence or devotion to a deity.
- 7 Down
- The legendary patron saint of children
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- Building where Christians gather to worship
- 10 Down
- A punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor
- 11 Down
- Parents, children and relatives who belong together
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