Hanukkah

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• Grated tubers that are shallow-fried to perfection (6)
• The letter that signals absolutely nothing is gained (3)
• Chocolate currency that leaves a sweet taste of wealth (4)
• The container found with the high priest's unbroken seal (6)
• An event that defies physics, lasting seven days too long (7)
• Dynastic name for those who reclaimed the holy site (10)
• The number of nights the cruse of oil defied logic (5)
• The source of the fuel that refused to run dry (5)
• The modern nation where this history took place (6)
• Take half the winnings with this five-valued character (3)
• The ancestral home where the spark of rebellion began (6)

Down

• The faith preserved by the victory over assimilation (7)
• The grand structure that required a massive cleanup effort (6)
• The month when the shortest days are met with fire (6)
• A terminal letter representing a world of difference (4)
• The literal meaning of the holiday's Hebrew name (10)
• The priest who refused to bow to a Greek deity (10)
• Deep-fried spheres filled with jelly and hidden sweetness (10)
• A dairy topping that provides a tangy contrast to oil (9)
• Nine-branched lamp that branch out during the winter (7)
• The Hellenistic opponents who outlawed ancient customs (6)
• The cotton heart of the light that draws up the oil (4)

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