Summer Crossword Puzzle Riddles

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Across
  1. 3. I’m cool and blue, deep or shallow, splash in me when the sun is yellow.
  2. 4. I buzz around in the summer air, with wings so small, I’m hardly there. I seek sweet flowers everywhere.
  3. 6. I’m creamy and thick, rubbed on the skin, protecting you from the rays that win. Without me, sunburn may begin.
  4. 9. Round and juicy, striped green shell, Inside I’m red and sweet as well.
  5. 10. I’m made of water, but I’m not wet, I help keep drinks cool, you can bet. In summer heat, I meet my doom, By slowly shrinking in the room.
  6. 11. No school, just fun, it’s time to play, we go on trips, laugh all day. Adventure calls, we’re on our way!
Down
  1. 1. People wear me when it’s bright, Though I actually make things dark. I shield your eyes from summer’s light,
  2. 2. I stretch far and wide, deep and blue, where waves roll in and breezes blew. You stand and watch the perfect view.
  3. 5. I’m a summer treat that kids love best, But hurry up, I’m dripping! Down the cone I start to run, My flavors start their slipping.
  4. 7. I grow in patches, soft and sweet, You pick me when the summer’s heat Has turned me red and ripe to eat.
  5. 8. The more I dry, the wetter I become.
  6. 11. Hot and bright, but not a light, I rule the summer sky. Without me there’d be no beach day, No ice cream cones to try.