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Christmas Challenge Crossword #2

Hard15×15 grid18 wordsChristmas theme

Christmas Challenge Crossword #2

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Christmas Challenge Crossword #2

15 × 15 grid · 18 words · Hard · CrosswordWise

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  1. 4. Red-leaved plant of the season
  2. 5. Town the Grinch stole Christmas from
  3. 10. Puppet troupe with their own Christmas carol
  4. 13. What the tree drops by January
  5. 15. Aromatic resin gifted to the newborn king
  6. 18. Winter-blooming bulb with trumpet flowers

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  1. 1. Seed pod that falls from the holiday tree
  2. 2. ___ Brown, of the sad little tree
  3. 3. Glowing remains of the evening fire
  4. 6. Holiday dinner meat for many families
  5. 7. Downhill ride for the hill out back
  6. 8. Beagle who wins the lights contest on his doghouse
  7. 9. Word the angels sang to the shepherds
  8. 11. Wrapped bundle tied with string
  9. 12. What fills the sleigh on December 24
  10. 14. Bearded visitor who brings presents on Christmas Eve
  11. 16. Plant that creeps alongside the holly
  12. 17. December 24, to shorten it

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Christmas Challenge Crossword #2

15 × 15 grid · 18 words · Hard · CrosswordWise

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  1. 4. POINSETTIA
  2. 5. WHOVILLE
  3. 10. MUPPETS
  4. 13. NEEDLES
  5. 15. FRANKINCENSE
  6. 18. AMARYLLIS

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  1. 1. PINECONE
  2. 2. CHARLIE
  3. 3. EMBERS
  4. 6. HAM
  5. 7. SLED
  6. 8. SNOOPY
  7. 9. GLORIA
  8. 11. PARCEL
  9. 12. TOYS
  10. 14. SANTA
  11. 16. IVY
  12. 17. EVE

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About This Free Printable Crossword

The big one. This hard printable Christmas crossword packs eighteen themed answers onto a full 15x15 grid, and it is honest work: the vocabulary spans the classics, including Santa, the town of Bethlehem, and frankincense, alongside the pop-culture corner of Whoville, Snoopy's prize-winning doghouse, the Muppets, and a Charlie Brown tree. Every clue is still one plain sentence, so the difficulty is the scale of the sit, not obscurity.

Plan on a long evening or two, or fold the page and spread it across the week by the fire. Print on letter or A4 paper, pick the large clue size for armchair comfort, and keep the answer key in a drawer until the grid is full or the day is over. It is the capstone of the Christmas collection: solve the easy, medium, and 10x10 grids first, or jump straight in if December is your season. Two solvers splitting the corners is a time-honored strategy and fully within the rules.

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