Phases of the Moon

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Across
  1. 3. / A small sliver of the Moon begins to appear after the new moon.
  2. 4. / Half of the Moon is visible again, but it is now shrinking.
  3. 5. / The phase when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun and is not visible.
  4. 8. / More than half of the Moon is visible and still increasing.
  5. 9. / The Moon begins to shrink after the full moon, but more than half is still visible.
Down
  1. 1. / The phase when half of the Moon's surface is visible and growing.
  2. 2. / The repeating pattern of moon phases lasting about 29.5 days.
  3. 3. / Only a small curved sliver of the Moon remains visible before the new moon.
  4. 6. / The path the Moon takes as it travels around Earth.
  5. 7. / The entire face of the Moon is illuminated.