Winter Crossword 2025 - By Austin

2. Swiss alpine rescue specialist, often pictured with a tiny barrel.
5. Flat wooden sled without runners.
7. Arctic seabird known for it's black and white plumage and colorful beak.
9. Surname of illegitimately born northern nobles in the "Game of Thrones" television program.
13. Many evergreen trees come from this family of plants.
15. First Name of the American athlete with the most winter Olympic medals (8).
16. A powerful sustained snowstorm, characterized by high winds and limited visibility.
17. Winter day with fewest hours of sunlight
19. Shoe spikes worn by ice climbers
20. Long Long Long Long Wintertime
22. Due to evaporative cooling, this weather phenomenon can occur at temperatures of up to 46 degrees F if it's dry enough.
23. This holiday-associated bird doesn't have a shell and doesn't eat pizza. Weird.
27. Frost Ninja from the Mortal Kombat franchise
29. Pixar character who cannot find his super suit.
30. 1998 film, named after mythical winter figure, where Michael Keaton dies and comes back as a Snowman.

1. Small mammalian predator that turns white each winter.
3. Canadian Rapper, singer of 1992 hit "Informer"
4. Father of Lord Frieza in the anime Dragonball Z
6. Dessert famous for its toasted exterior and frozen interior.
8. Game where players must remain still if touched.
10. Why might it feel colder outside than it says on my thermometer?
11. This winter celebration features five rings and gold.
12. The glacial equivalent of a waterfall
14. Frosty region of Northern Asia, featuring the worlds deepest lake.
18. During a snow day in 2007, students in North Dakota teamed up to make 8,962 of these!
21. North-Atlantic regional slang for snow-cone.
24. While wild populations remain, this is the only deer species to be domesticated on a large scale.
25. Slang for thermal underwear, unrelated to the Robert Louis Stevenson character.
26. Batman Villain famously portrayed by the then future Governor of California.
28. When it's at its weakest, this northern weather system causes extreme winter weather in temperate regions.