Lunar New Year

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• A relative from the past honored with food and prayer (8)
• A beast that feared loud noises and the color scarlet (4)
• The color of wealth often paired with red (6)
• Crimson container for a monetary wish (8)
• The clever winner of the Great Race (3)
• The small dragon of the zodiac cycle (5)
• Noisy red explosives designed to scare off Nian (11)
• The rooster's elemental cousin in some myths (8)
• A guiding light that's often red and suspended in mid-air (7)
• An element that might describe a horse or a dragon (4)
• The season that begins with this lunar transition (6)
• A galloper representing energy and speed (5)
• A citrus skin that sounds like luck in Cantonese (9)

Down

• Smoky sticks burned to honor ancestors (7)
• The astronomical event that precedes the spring count (8)
• Strong beasts known for their diligent nature (4)
• Represented by a noodle that must not be cut (9)
• A pleated purse of dough resembling an ancient ingot (8)
• Skyward displays that light up the first new moon (9)
• A pre-holiday chore to sweep away the old year's dust (8)
• The final animal to cross the finish line (3)
• The king of the mountain in the twelve-year race (5)

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