January 2017

2. A member of the mystical knightly order in the Star Wars films, trained to guard peace and justice in the universe.
5. The first month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the second month of winter.
8. A dog of a breed used for retrieving game.
10. A deposit of small white ice crystals formed on the ground or other surfaces when the temperature falls below freezing.
13. A cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick that is lit to produce light as it burns.
14. The coldest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August.
16. The formal admission of someone to office.
17. The leathery-leaved evergreen tree that bears the orange, native to warm regions of south and Southeast Asia.
18. Not existing before; made, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time.

1. The time taken by a planet to make one revolution around the sun.
3. A precious stone consisting of a deep red vitreous silicate mineral.
4. An American championship game, played annually between the champions of the National and the American conferences of a certain sport.
6. A state of the south-central United States. It was admitted as the 28th state in 1845.
7. A firm decision to do or not to do something.
9. A male domestic fowl,this year is the year of.
11. A cat whose fur is mottled or streaked with dark stripes.
12. Last name of an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister who first rose to prominence as leader of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott challenging segregated public transportation.
15. A person of exemplary conduct or virtue.