🌼 The March Mind-Bender

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Across
  1. 2. β€” The light, fresh wind of changing seasons (6)
  2. 4. β€” The 40-day period of giving things up before Easter (4)
  3. 8. β€” A seasonal home refresh many do in March (8)
  4. 10. β€” Celebrated on Mother’s Day in March (6)
  5. 11. β€” Short bursts of rain common in March weather (7)
  6. 14. β€” A baby sheep often associated with springtime (4)
  7. 15. β€” Soft colours often linked with spring dΓ©cor (6)
  8. 17. β€” Where birds prepare for springtime arrivals (4)
  9. 18. β€” The holiday many people start preparing for this month (6)
Down
  1. 1. β€” Where many people begin planting in early spring (6)
  2. 3. β€” Delicate flowers appearing on trees in early spring (7)
  3. 5. β€” Popular colourful spring flowers (6)
  4. 6. β€” Spiced Easter treats marked with a cross (4)
  5. 7. β€” Bright yellow flower seen everywhere this time of year (8)
  6. 9. β€” A popular Easter treat appearing in shops now (9)
  7. 12. β€” The day when daylight and darkness are nearly equal (7)
  8. 13. β€” The season that officially begins in March (6)
  9. 16. β€” A welcome sight after winter gloom (8)