Across
- 3. Green crunchy "fruit" often called a vegetable (8)
- 5. Traditional fermented drink paired with cucumbers (5)
- 7. The Russian tsar who promoted grenhouse Cucumber farming
- 8. Belarusian town famous for its Cucumber Festival (6)
- 9. Country where cucumbers were first grown (5)
Down
- 1. Cold cucumber soup popular in Belarus (8)
- 2. Popular pickling cucumber variety in Eastern Europe (8) Russian tsar who loved greenhouse cucumbers (5)
- 4. Old humorous name for cucumbers (3,7)
- 6. Scientific name for cucumber (Cucumis ___) (6)
- 7. Preserving method using brine/vinegar (7)