Spring

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Across
  1. 2. a rabbit, especially a young one
  2. 4. each of the segments of the corolla of a flower, which are modified leaves and are typically colored
  3. 6. an oval or round object laid by a female bird, reptile, fish, or invertebrate, usually containing a developing embryo
  4. 9. a device consisting of a circular canopy of cloth on a folding metal frame supported by a central rod, used as protection against rain or sometimes sun
  5. 10. the third month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the first month of spring
  6. 13. a brief and usually light fall of rain, hail, sleet, or snow
  7. 14. an arch of colors formed in the sky in certain circumstances, caused by the refraction and dispersion of the sun's light by rain or other water droplets in the atmosphere
Down
  1. 1. the fifth month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the last month of spring
  2. 2. an insect with two pairs of large wings that are covered with tiny scales, usually brightly colored, and typically held erect when at rest
  3. 3. the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length (about September 22 and March 20)
  4. 5. each of the four divisions of the year marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun
  5. 7. undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically; progress to maturity
  6. 8. of the color between blue and yellow in the spectrum; colored like grass or emeralds
  7. 11. the fourth month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the second month of spring
  8. 12. a young bird, especially one newly hatched