August

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Across
  1. 1. The color everyone hopes to hang on their gate
  2. 6. Sticky, sweet, and found between the barns and arena
  3. 8. Skill and pride in presenting livestock at the fair
  4. 10. The hub of late-summer fun and community pride
  5. 12. Where ribbons are won and nerves run high
Down
  1. 2. What makes everyone count “one-Mississippi” in August skies
  2. 3. The place where ranch kids show their best steers and pies
  3. 4. Full haul of cattle, hay, or fair projects heading to town
  4. 5. Dug deep for new fence line repairs after summer storms
  5. 7. What ranchers try when the monsoon skips their pastures
  6. 9. Proof of a season’s hard work before fall gathers in
  7. 11. Someone who cheers loudest — win, lose, or draw