Across
- 6. The time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length (about 22 September and 20 March)
- 7. the season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear, in the northern hemisphere from March to May and in the southern hemisphere from September to November
- 8. a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles
- 10. autumn
- 11. the season after summer and before winter, in the northern hemisphere from September to November and in the southern hemisphere from March to May
Down
- 1. situated in the south or directed towards or facing the south
- 2. situated in the north, or directed towards or facing the north
- 3. The time or date (twice each year) at which the sun reaches its maximum or minimum declination, marked by the longest and shortest days (about 21 June and 22 December)
- 4. the warmest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from June to August and in the southern hemisphere from December to February
- 5. the coldest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August
- 9. each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun