Week of October 6th

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Across
  1. 3. The bright full moon that marks the peak of the harvest season
  2. 5. During the storm in Guangfu Township, this formed by earlier landslides
  3. 6. This year's winning lily pad came from this state
  4. 8. The storm forced the busy international one of these to close for 36 hours
  5. 12. They may look fragile, but they can hold hundreds of pounds
  6. 13. China's most treasured celebration
  7. 14. Chang'e lives with this rabbit
  8. 15. In 2023, the staff at Denver Botanic Gardens invited other botanic gardens to post their own videos of water lilies doing this
  9. 17. The secret to the water lilies' strength is in their ___________
  10. 18. The network of stiff ribs and veins underneath the lily pads form these that help spread weight evenly across the surface
Down
  1. 1. Round treats with sweet or savory fillings
  2. 2. What the Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as
  3. 4. Residents in Taiwan have to clear thick _____ from their homes and shops
  4. 7. Typhoons, hurricanes and this are the same type of storm
  5. 9. Chang'e is the:
  6. 10. Name of the super typhoon that swept across parts of Asia
  7. 11. Lily pads can grow up to this many feet wide
  8. 13. Lighting these is another fun custom during the Mid-Autumn Festival
  9. 16. This archer shot down nine of the ten suns that scorched the Earth
  10. 19. What the center of a typhoon is called