Easter

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• Fruitcake topped with eleven marzipan spheres (6)
• The bread and wine centerpiece of the vigil (8)
• The Germanic goddess behind the name of the feast (6)
• One who insists on the fourteenth day of the lunar month (13)
• A salutation of grace and greeting (3)
• A fourteen-step journey of sorrow (8)
• The white vestment of purity worn by the celebrant (3)
• The part of the church where the lilies often cluster (7)

Down

• Inside the fish, or the eggs of the sea (3)
• The public work and service of the faithful (7)
• A sharp component of a mock crown (5)
• One being prepared for the baptismal waters of the vigil (10)
• Where sugar becomes a seasonal sculpture (13)
• The ultimate comeback story after three days (12)
• To have confessed before the fasting commences (6)
• Artistic period or the literal meaning of the Sunday rising (11)
• Fronds used for a royal carpet in Jerusalem (5)
• A period of purposeful sleeplessness and prayer (5)
• The stand upon which a corpse or coffin is placed (4)

More Easter crosswords

• Easter Easy · 7 words
• Easter Medium · 15 words

Popular free crosswords

• Animals Easy · 7 words
• Cricket Easy · 15 words
• Architecture Medium · 10 words
• Ancient Civilizations Easy · 13 words