Christmas holidays

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Frozen flakes that fall in winter (4)
  2. 5. Holiday celebrated on December 25 (9)
  3. 10. A beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar (12)
  4. 12. A person who diverts suspicion from someone (5)
  5. 13. Tall plant with a trunk and branches (4)

Down

  1. 1. Gifts wrapped for birthdays and holidays (8)
  2. 2. A storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds (8)
  3. 4. Salty pink meat from a pig (3)
  4. 6. The legendary patron saint of children (10)
  5. 7. A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs (6)
  6. 8. The ___ point of the Earth's axis (9)
  7. 9. Low in temperature; also a sniffly illness (4)
  8. 11. A hard ___ in the shape of a rod (9)