March Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. animal compared to March's ending, with mild and calm weather
  2. 4. number of leaves on a "lucky" clover
  3. 5. animal compared to March's beginning, with loud and stormy weather
  4. 9. "Swish! Nothing but ___."
  5. 11. a day when the sun crosses the equator, making day and night almost the same length
  6. 12. follows wet weather and might point to gold
  7. 15. it starts when we "spring forward" on our clocks
  8. 17. we build these to capture some good luck
  9. 20. where most b-ball points are scored
  10. 21. March was once the first month on this ancient civilization's calendar
Down
  1. 1. a game of points and layups
  2. 3. the big b-ball tournament held this month
  3. 6. St. Patrick's Day comes from this country
  4. 7. "Please be ___, I'm trying to watch the game!"
  5. 8. gold hoarding trickster
  6. 10. color worn for St. Patrick's Day
  7. 13. it holds your predictions about winning teams
  8. 14. math concept that some celebrate with dessert on 3/14
  9. 16. old-timey word for the fifteenth day of the month, as in "Beware the __"
  10. 18. the three-leaved clover symbol of St. Patrick's Day
  11. 19. the luckiest part of a rabbit