🌼 The March Mind-Bender

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Across
  1. 2. — The light, fresh wind of changing seasons (6)
  2. 4. — The 40-day period of giving things up before Easter (4)
  3. 8. — A seasonal home refresh many do in March (8)
  4. 10. — Celebrated on Mother’s Day in March (6)
  5. 11. — Short bursts of rain common in March weather (7)
  6. 14. — A baby sheep often associated with springtime (4)
  7. 15. — Soft colours often linked with spring décor (6)
  8. 17. — Where birds prepare for springtime arrivals (4)
  9. 18. — The holiday many people start preparing for this month (6)
Down
  1. 1. — Where many people begin planting in early spring (6)
  2. 3. — Delicate flowers appearing on trees in early spring (7)
  3. 5. — Popular colourful spring flowers (6)
  4. 6. — Spiced Easter treats marked with a cross (4)
  5. 7. — Bright yellow flower seen everywhere this time of year (8)
  6. 9. — A popular Easter treat appearing in shops now (9)
  7. 12. — The day when daylight and darkness are nearly equal (7)
  8. 13. — The season that officially begins in March (6)
  9. 16. — A welcome sight after winter gloom (8)