Crossword puzzle clue "minty christmas treat"

CATNIP, a mint-like plant attractive to cats, also CATMINT, CATNEP

a Mexican herb with edible seeds

a name for various herbivorous jumping insects of the order Orthoptera, related to locusts and crickets, that chirp by rubbing their wing-covers

to deceive

an aromatic bitter-tasting labiate herb native to the Mediterranean region

(Persian) a cocktail of bourbon, sugar, and mint