Christmas Spelling List

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. British nuclear physicist honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (4)
  2. 5. A clergyman who watches over a group of people (plural) (9)
  3. 8. A container from which cattle or horses feed (6)
  4. 9. Frozen flakes that fall in winter (4)
  5. 10. Long-eared animal related to the horse (6)
  6. 12. Something acquired without compensation (plural) (5)
  7. 14. To take in solid food (3)
  8. 16. A farm building for housing horses or other livestock (6)

Down

  1. 1. The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born (7)
  2. 2. Holiday celebrated on December 25 (9)
  3. 4. Any long object resembling a thin line (6)
  4. 6. Close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg (8)
  5. 7. Mother of Jesus (4)
  6. 11. A metallic sound (6)
  7. 13. Tall plant with a trunk and branches (4)
  8. 15. Mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading (4)