February Crossword

4. being on an equal footing, particularly in terms of status, privileges, and opportunities.
7. a strong, profoundly affectionate feeling.
11. the freedom and equality of citizens in politics and society.
13. a situation or time frame in which a conflict has either concluded or is not ongoing.
14. a day of celebration for love that is widely recognized, especially by individuals who are in romantic relationships.
16. under the ground's surface.
18. the District of Columbia and the 50 States.
20. a celebration designed to highlight the accomplishments made by African Americans in the U.S.

1. a national holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday in February in memory of George Washington, the country's first president.
2. lip contact is used to express love, affection, devotion, or to greet someone.
3. during the American Revolution, he served as the Continental Army's commander-in-chief and the country's first president (1732–1799).
5. the 16th President of the United States.
6. a day that, if sunny, foretells the start of spring and six more weeks of winter, respectively.
8. appropriate and fair conduct or treatment.
9. a food preparation produced from roasted and powdered cacao seeds that takes the form of a paste or solid block and is usually sweetened.
10. the ability or right to do, say, or think as one pleases without restriction or constraint.
12. (of an animal or plant) go dormant for the winter.
15. a hollow muscular organ that rhythmically contracts and dilates to pump blood through the circulatory system. There can be up to four chambers in vertebrates, including two atria and two ventricles (as in humans).
17. a square, oblong, or other shape that may be attached to a pole or rope by one edge and is used as a decoration for public events or as the symbol or emblem of a nation or institution.
19. a shadowed region or shape caused by a body blocking light from striking a surface.