August

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Across
  1. 1. What makes everyone count “one-Mississippi” in August skies
  2. 3. Sticky, sweet, and found between the barns and arena
  3. 8. Dug deep for new fence line repairs after summer storms
  4. 9. Where ribbons are won and nerves run high
  5. 12. The place where ranch kids show their best steers and pies
Down
  1. 2. Full haul of cattle, hay, or fair projects heading to town
  2. 4. Someone who cheers loudest — win, lose, or draw
  3. 5. The color everyone hopes to hang on their gate
  4. 6. The hub of late-summer fun and community pride
  5. 7. Skill and pride in presenting livestock at the fair
  6. 10. Proof of a season’s hard work before fall gathers in
  7. 11. What ranchers try when the monsoon skips their pastures