Question

a christmas carol
across

1. jacobs predominant accessory
2. last place ghost of future takes scrooge
3. \god ______ us every one!\
4. ebenezers nephew
5. mrs. cratchits and belindas finery
6. the charwoman, the ______, and the undertakers man
7. the ghost of christmas present has more than 1,800 of these.
8. hooded ghost
9. \expect the first to - morrow, when the bell tolls ______.\
10. what the charwoman sells
11. \bah!\ said scrooge, \______!\
12. scrooge sends one to the cratchits house.
13. term for the ghost of the future
14. \mens courses will ______ certain ends.\

down

1. sister comes to take ebenezer ______.
2. bob cratchits oldest son
3. boy protected by the ghost of christmas present
4. marleys face first appears in a ______.
5. \______ was dead: to begin with.\
6. required for the three gentlemen to attend scrooges funeral
7. scrooges first attitude toward marley
8. apprentice scrooges master
9. ghost with radiant head
10. jacob marley is ______ years dead.
11. tiny ______
12. hanging from the ghost of christmas presents waist
13. weather on the ghost of christmas presents day
14. \i will honour ______ in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.\
15. instead of chapters, a christmas carol is divided into ______.
16. least talkative of the three ghosts

Explanation:

All answers are derived from the text of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, matching the crossword clues to key characters, quotes, and plot details.

Answer:

Across:

1. CHAIN
2. TOMB
3. BLESS
4. FRED
5. HAIR
6. LAUNDRESS
7. BROTHERS
8. FUTURE
9. ONE
10. SHEETS
11. HUMBUG
12. TURKEY
13. SHADOW
14. REACH

Down:

1. HOME
2. PETER
3. IGNORANCE
4. DOORKNOCKER
5. MARLEY
6. MONEY
7. DISBELIEF
8. FEZZIWIG
9. CHRISTMAS PAST
10. SEVEN
11. TIM
12. SCABBARD
13. FOG
14. CHRISTMAS
15. STAVES
16. SILENT