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Sylvan Yuletide Enigmas and Lore
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 1. Describes a natural state where climbing plants encircle and decorate as in festive wreaths
- 2. Obscure photosynthetic alga with bluish-green pigment, unrelated to common Christmas flora
- 4. Parasitic plant invoking festive customs and covert kisses beneath its sprigs
- 6. Small coniferous glandular structure also referring to a pine-related botanical term
- 10. Old term for midwinter festivity period marking solstice celebrations
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- 3. Pertaining to birth or beginning, often used in specialized Christmas botanical texts
- 5. Injury caused by freezing, commonly affecting exposed flora in cold climates
- 7. Roman woodland deity linked to forests and sometimes winter fertility rites
- 8. Edge-like leaf formations, found on some holly varieties during winter dormancy
- 9. Ancient sacred evergreen, symbolizing eternal life and used in winter rites
- 11. Astringent chemical compounds in many Christmas bark and berries, with preservative traits
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