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Nocturnal Quadrupeds and Yuletide Fauna
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  • 1. Term suggesting decorative draping, but also name of a Christmas moth
  • 3. Songbird whose name melds a parasitic plant and melodious call
  • 4. Nocturnal spirit animal metaphorically linked to Christmas potion rituals
  • 7. North American migratory counterpart to the European 'Rangifer'
  • 8. Circumpolar cervid famed for guiding Saint Nick’s sleigh
  • 10. Archaic term for a reindeer-herding nomad’s famed beast
  • 11. Temporal descriptor associated with traditions involving festal creatures
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  • 2. A weasel-like mammal prized historically for rich winter pelts
  • 5. Acrobatic woodland bird known to appear in cold-season carols
  • 6. Rapid aerial insectivore whose name evokes Santa’s entrance route
  • 9. Coleopteran named for antler-like mandibles, often a winter collector’s rare find
  • 12. Old French-derived term for a moose-like beast of the north woods
  • 13. Flightless Antarctic bird often symbolizing winter festivities

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