Midsummer Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. In northern places, the spring _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is on 21 March.
  2. 5. In northern places, daylight is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in mid-summer.
  3. 8. Midsummer’s Day falls on 21 _ _ _ _.
  4. 10. Solstices and equinoxes indicate changes in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
  5. 11. In _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ places, the briefest night is on 22 December.
  6. 13. The ancient _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tracks the Sun’s movements.
  7. 16. At the _ _ _ _ _ _ _, daylight hours don’t vary much year-round.
  8. 18. Earth’s _ _ _ hemispheres experience opposite solstices.
  9. 19. In northern places, the longest _ _ _ _ _ is on 22 December.
  10. 20. In southern places, 21 _ _ _ _ _ is the autumn equinox.
Down
  1. 1. The June _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is mid-summer in northern places.
  2. 3. During an equinox, daylight and darkness each lasts about 12 _ _ _ _ _.
  3. 4. The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ solstice is mid-winter in northern places.
  4. 6. An equinox: the Sun _ _ _ _ _ _ directly on the Earth’s equator.
  5. 7. Where there are seasons, daylight hours vary over the _ _ _ _.
  6. 9. A solstice: the Sun is seen at its highest or _ _ _ _ _ _ in the sky.
  7. 12. Holi welcomes nature’s rebirth when _ _ _ _ arrives.
  8. 14. The seasons are partly due to the Earth’s axis being _ _ _ _ _ _.
  9. 15. Sunrises and sunsets can make us think the Sun is circling _ _ _ _ _!
  10. 17. Celebrate dongzhi as days get longer when darkness gives way to _ _ _ _ _.