Winter

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Calm time without war or fighting (5)
  2. 5. Sounds put together in songs and tunes (5)
  3. 9. The legendary patron saint of children (5)
  4. 10. Something used to beautify (10)
  5. 12. Parents, children and relatives who belong together (6)
  6. 13. The coldest season of the year (6)
  7. 15. Close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg (8)

Down

  1. 1. Tall plant with a trunk and branches (4)
  2. 2. A showy decoration that is basically valueless (6)
  3. 4. Holiday celebrated on December 25 (9)
  4. 6. Sweet treat made from sugar (5)
  5. 7. A day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration (8)
  6. 8. Gifts wrapped for birthdays and holidays (8)
  7. 11. An eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC (8)
  8. 14. What lets us see; the opposite of dark (plural) (6)