Christmas Game

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top (4)
  2. 3. A dish served as the last course of a meal (plural) (8)
  3. 5. British choreographer (6)
  4. 7. Informal terms for a mother (3)
  5. 9. A prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages (3)
  6. 13. Australian ___ or shrub with red flowers (13)
  7. 14. Heavenly messenger with wings (plural) (6)
  8. 15. A domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement (plural) (4)
  9. 16. An informal term for a father (3)

Down

  1. 1. A container from which cattle or horses feed (6)
  2. 4. Close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg (plural) (9)
  3. 6. Salty pink meat from a pig (3)
  4. 8. Gifts wrapped for birthdays and holidays (8)
  5. 10. People you like and enjoy spending time with (7)
  6. 11. Parents, children and relatives who belong together (6)
  7. 12. An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built (9)