| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ADVENT | Period before Christmas. |
| ADVENT | Period before Christmas |
| ADVENT | Period beginning four Sundays before Christmas |
| ADVENT | Commercial opening for period before Christmas (6) |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| ADVENT | Pre-Christmas period |
| ADVENT | Period preceding Christmas. |
| saturnalia | The ancient Roman festival of Saturn in December, which was a period of general merrymaking and was the predecessor of Christmas |
