Christmas

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games (plural) (5)
  2. 5. Something used to beautify (plural) (11)
  3. 9. Holiday celebrated on December 25 (9)
  4. 11. Creamy white ___ made with ___ instead of flour and seasoned with cloves and onion (10)
  5. 12. A clergyman who watches over a group of people (plural) (9)
  6. 15. Mother of Jesus (4)
  7. 16. The event of being born (5)

Down

  1. 1. The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born (7)
  2. 2. Gifts wrapped for birthdays and holidays (8)
  3. 4. The legendary patron saint of children (10)
  4. 6. A farm building for housing horses or other livestock (6)
  5. 7. A thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening (plural) (8)
  6. 8. Central figure of Christianity, born in Bethlehem (5)
  7. 10. Large bird eaten at Thanksgiving (6)
  8. 13. Special day of celebration or time off (7)
  9. 14. The last month of the year (8)