Across
- 3. Everywhere after a sunny afternoon
- 6. Better enjoyed outside again
- 10. Runs faster and colder as spring hits Missoula
- 13. What swells the river this time of year
- 14. Montana’s unofficial fifth season
- 17. Still a regular guest in March
- 19. How jackets are worn by mid-afternoon
- 20. That in-between season Missoula knows well
- 25. What winter is doing, slowly
- 26. What happens the second the sun dips behind the mountains
- 27. When downtown feels easier to explore again
- 28. Daytime promise that doesn’t always last
Down
- 1. Enough to remind you it’s still winter
- 2. That one warm stretch nobody trusts
- 4. What you step in before your coffee
- 5. Not quite… but close
- 7. Hard to stay inside once it shows up
- 8. Getting later every week
- 9. Slowly becoming usable again
- 11. Finally noticeable again
- 12. Energy levels suddenly doubled
- 15. A brief reward between clouds
- 16. More common than snow this time of year
- 18. Something locals keep an eye on
- 21. Replacing cars around town
- 22. First warm day and they’re suddenly full
- 23. Enough to make you optimistic
- 24. Only way to dress for a Missoula spring day