Across 2 A hotel providing overnight lodging for travellers (3) 5 The color of blood. (3) 6 Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 (4) 8 Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes (6) 10 Any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges (5) 11 Stick of wax with a wick in the middle (7) 14 A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow (6) 15 A small replica of a person; used as a toy (5) 16 An iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl (5) 18 An artifact designed to be played with (4) Down 1 Sauce made of cranberries and sugar (9,5) 2 Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits (3) 3 One of Santa's reindeer with a shiny red nose. (7) 4 A disposition to kindness and

compassion. (8) 7 A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend (7) 9 A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia (4) 12 Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 (4) 13 A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow (4) 15 Domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn (6) 16 Sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal (4) 17 Meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) (3)