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Hanukkah crossword

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Across

  1. 1 Chocolate coins wrapped in gold foil
  2. 4 Family of fighters who reclaimed the Temple
  3. 6 Prayer recited before the flames are kindled
  4. 8 Items added one per night, right to left
  5. 10 Jelly-filled doughnuts eaten for the holiday
  6. 11 Winning letter on the top: take the whole pot
  7. 12 One day's supply that lasted eight, per tradition
  8. 13 Hebrew month when the festival begins
  9. 16 Branched lampstand lit during the festival

Down

  1. 2 Fried potato pancakes served with applesauce
  2. 3 What the holiday's Hebrew name means
  3. 5 City where the rededicated Temple stood
  4. 7 Letter on the top meaning the player takes nothing
  5. 9 Number of nights in the celebration
  6. 14 Four-sided spinning top used in a holiday game
  7. 15 Helper candle that lights the others

About this puzzle

A 21 by 18 crossword with 9 across and 7 down, on the subject of Hanukkah.

Grid
21 x 18
Across
9
Down
7
Longest answer
DEDICATION (10 letters)
Show the answer key
  1. 1 across: GELT. Chocolate coins wrapped in gold foil
  2. 2 down: LATKES. Fried potato pancakes served with applesauce
  3. 3 down: DEDICATION. What the holiday's Hebrew name means
  4. 4 across: MACCABEES. Family of fighters who reclaimed the Temple
  5. 5 down: JERUSALEM. City where the rededicated Temple stood
  6. 6 across: BLESSING. Prayer recited before the flames are kindled
  7. 7 down: NUN. Letter on the top meaning the player takes nothing
  8. 8 across: CANDLES. Items added one per night, right to left
  9. 9 down: EIGHT. Number of nights in the celebration
  10. 10 across: SUFGANIYOT. Jelly-filled doughnuts eaten for the holiday
  11. 11 across: GIMEL. Winning letter on the top: take the whole pot
  12. 12 across: OIL. One day's supply that lasted eight, per tradition
  13. 13 across: KISLEV. Hebrew month when the festival begins
  14. 14 down: DREIDEL. Four-sided spinning top used in a holiday game
  15. 15 down: SHAMASH. Helper candle that lights the others
  16. 16 across: MENORAH. Branched lampstand lit during the festival

Questions

How many clues does this Hanukkah crossword have?
9 across and 7 down, on a 21 x 18 grid. The longest answer is DEDICATION (10 letters).
How do I switch between across and down?
Tap a square to type into it, and tap the same square again to turn the corner. The answer you are filling is shaded on the grid and its clue lights up in the list, so you always know which one you are on.
Will it tell me when a letter is wrong?
Only when you ask. Press Check letters and any wrong letter is marked. A crossword is solved by reasoning across two answers at once, and flagging a letter the moment it is typed takes that away.
Can I print this crossword?
Yes. The printable version carries the same grid and clues with the answer key, at three difficulties.
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