Weekend Sip & Solve: What the Earth Gives — Friday Crossword
Updated: Sep 19
Put the kettle on and give yourself a few quiet minutes.
This week’s Friday Coffee Break Crossword turns toward the natural world — the things that steady us, shelter us, surprise us and keep growing whether we notice them or not.
No rush. No score. Just a small pause for your mind.
Across
1. Change that sometimes happens too slowly to notice
7. What clouds return to the earth
8. The season that turns letting go into colour
10. What patience and tending may eventually produce
13. A flower’s way of announcing itself
14. Water that keeps finding a way forward
15. A small beginning with a whole future tucked inside
Down
2. What keeps a tree steady when the wind has opinions
3. The sky’s loud reply to lightning
4. Where the garden begins
5. Nature’s gentlest way of moving the air
6. What arrives before the day gets busy
9. What trees, caves and homes can all provide
11. A tree’s quiet gift on a hot afternoon
12. Reasons to look up after dark
Finished? Use the “View the Answer Key” button when you’re ready to check your answers.
Because sometimes it only takes a minute.
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