Holidays @ McAuley

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. A punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor (6)
  2. 5. Cake flavored with ___ (11)
  3. 7. Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period (4)
  4. 8. Holiday celebrated on December 25 (9)
  5. 10. Full of or showing high-spirited ___ (5)
  6. 11. A showy decoration that is basically valueless (6)
  7. 13. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes (6)
  8. 14. Ball of burning gas shining in the night sky (4)

Down

  1. 1. A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend (7)
  2. 2. Electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (plural) (10)
  3. 3. Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit (plural) (4)
  4. 4. High in price or charging high prices (9)
  5. 6. United States rock star (5)
  6. 9. A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs (6)
  7. 10. White drink that comes from cows (4)
  8. 12. Tall plants with trunks and leaves (5)