Across
- 1. More apt word for our dry climate
- 4. She wrote a tale of an ill-fated archbishop in the then New Mexico Territory
- 8. World renown New Mexican caverns
- 10. Laboratory that conducted the Manhattan project
- 15. Native settlement
- 17. Famous chile region
- 18. Prized earthen creations
- 20. The fall fiesta features these lofty rides.
- 22. Meep meep, it's the state bird
- 24. A river runs through it
- 25. Barrel, cholla, to name a few
- 28. Artist famous for her flowers
- 29. Denver's not the only city this high
Down
- 2. Old town was built by _____ settlers
- 3. Andrew's favorite dish, featured at our pre-wedding bash
- 5. Famous skiing and UNESCO World Heritage site
- 6. Month of Andrew and Melissa's wedding
- 7. Grandfather approves of this southwest accessory
- 8. Andrew taught elementary school kids to use _____.
- 9. The wet season
- 11. Christmas lights, New Mexico-style
- 12. The Spanish might say melons, but to us it's the mountains.
- 13. A pueblo, also the symbol on the state flag
- 14. We live in the land of _____.
- 16. That is the (official state) question
- 19. State gem stone
- 21. Our northern capital
- 23. The Camino ____; an old trading route with Mexico.
- 26. The airport code is easier than spelling Albuquerque
- 27. Preferred metal for traditional New Mexican jewelers