End of 2023 Crossword Puzzle!

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Across
  1. 3. water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock
  2. 6. rain that falls on San Francisco drains into this ocean
  3. 7. mixing this into the soil adds nutrients to help plants grow
  4. 8. this carries crude oil from one place to another
  5. 9. a large dead zone forms here every summer
  6. 10. this fruit we grew in the garden is a key ingredient for pizza
  7. 14. evaporation of water from plant leaves
  8. 17. most of earth's freshwater is stored in this
  9. 18. the process through which liquid water becomes a gas
Down
  1. 1. these garden friends eat dead plant material and create nutrient rich soil
  2. 2. rain, snow, and hail are examples of this
  3. 4. this forms in bodies of water when nutrient pollution causes a lack of oxygen
  4. 5. the process of water vapor cooling and becoming liquid
  5. 8. bees and butterflies are two garden friends that carry out this important process for plants
  6. 11. most of earth's water is held in these
  7. 12. a land area that drains to a central location, such as a lake, river, or ocean
  8. 13. this yummy fruit grown in our garden stores its seeds on the outside
  9. 15. this slimy pest eats the leaves of our plants
  10. 16. this bug curls up into a ball when threatened