winter
Across
- 5. Organisms that thrive in cold conditions
- 7. Warmth of the Sun during winter
- 8. A holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus
- 11. Individual ice crystals that grow in the atmosphere and then fall, accumulating on the ground
- 12. The coldest season
- 14. An eight-day Jewish holiday celebrating the rededication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem
Down
- 1. The English monk behind Christmas
- 2. Formed when sunlight refracts through ice crystals in clouds
- 3. The first day of winter
- 4. A severe snowstorm
- 6. Plants that retain green leaves year-round
- 9. The person who brings gifts to children
- 10. An ice crystal commonly with six-fold symmetry
- 13. An Indian winter monsoon