Summer in Canada

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Across
  1. 2. a tall crop ripening in August fields
  2. 8. thick, heavy air common in late summer
  3. 10. a short escape, often spontaneous
  4. 11. evidence of too much August sun
  5. 12. a long stretch without rain, common in August heat
  6. 14. a meteor shower peaking mid-month
  7. 16. a break often taken before school resumes
  8. 17. how the air or people may feel on a hot day
  9. 18. it comes earlier each night by late August
  10. 19. a gathering place for late-summer evenings
Down
  1. 1. a tall, golden bloom facing the sun
  2. 3. what fruit and vegetables are busy doing now
  3. 4. where many barbecues and late nights happen
  4. 5. type of holiday held the first Monday in August (in many provinces)
  5. 6. unhurried, free time—August has lots of it
  6. 7. an event full of food, music, and crowds
  7. 8. what farmers begin to gather this month
  8. 9. a late-summer gathering of extended family
  9. 13. the soft light between day and night
  10. 15. inevitable byproduct of August heat