Summer Brain Waves

3. Attractively lively and animated.
6. Lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.
8. The time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night 3 are of equal length (about September 22 and March 4 20).
9. The angular distance of a place east or west 1 of the meridian at Greenwich, England. 2
10. Bright blue in color, like a clear sky.
11. A brilliant scarlet red.
16. Travel or wandering from place to place.
17. A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.
18. Very hot and dry.
19. Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.
20. The tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.
22. (Of a person, manner, or gesture) having or showing a disinclination for exertion; slow and relaxed.
23. Relating to or situated on the banks of a river.

1. A group of many islands.
2. A period of paid leave granted to a university teacher or other worker for study or travel, traditionally one year for every seven years worked. 5
4. Either of the two times of the year when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days.
5. Relating to ships, sailing, or sailors.
7. Fresco In the open air.
8. Lasting for a very short time; short-lived.
12. The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator.
13. Connected with the sea, especially in relation to navigation, shipping, etc.
14. In a state or period of inactivity or dormancy.
15. Deep blue in color, like a clear sky.
16. A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
21. (Of the weather) hot and humid.