The Green Issue: Crossword Answer Key

This issue’s crossword puzzle is brought to you by all things spring, green and D.C. Some of the clues pertained to our April stories, while others relied on some create liberty for what fell under the green umbrella. My favorite clues to write were 12 across and 42 down. Did any clues stump you?

ACROSS:

2 – The season of blooms, baseball and allergies: SPRING

5 – Another word for cash: BENJAMINS

10 – A park popular for running trails and picnic areas: ROCKCREEK

12 – Green electric scooters that you love, hate, or love to hate: LIME

13 – The 42-acre area home to Nats Park, Bluejacket and the Trapeze School: THEYARDS

17 – Bans on this are increasing: PLASTIC

18 – Glass building housing global plant varietals: BOTANICALGARDENS

19 – Canoe trips and bird watching are the favorite activities at this Virginia park: MASONNECK

20 – Park and Aquatic Gardens: KENILWORTH

22 – We must do this to protect the environment: CHANGE

23 – Trees and flowers have these: BLOOMS

25 – An exciting experience, journey or activity easily had at outdoor locations around D.C.: ADVENTURE

28 – Produced using solar panels, wind turbines, hydro and geothermal power: CLEANENERGY

31 – D.C. original – turned national – health food joint where you can create your own salads: SWEETGREEN

33 – Fly this in the air on a spring day on the mall: KITE

35 – Best place to view airplane landings: GRAVELLYPOINT

38 – Free-to-visit D.C. landmarks: MONUMENTS

41 – “Here comes the __”: SUN

44 – A water-facing area that hosts outdoor activities: RIVERFRONT

45 – Park once home to earthen fort built to protect the capital during the Civil War: DUPONT

46 – A great way to get to work and cut down your carbon footprint: CARPOOL

47 – Nickname for marijuana: POT

48 – Non-profit advancing food justice and health equity in D.C.: DCGREENS

49 – Seven-acre square named after French aristocrat: LAFAYETTE

DOWN:

1 – Recently moved online, celebrates eco films and documentaries: DCEFF

3 – Plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth: NATURE

4 – River separating D.C. and Virginia: POTOMAC

6 – Park with longest cascading fountain in North America: MERIDIANHILL

7 – Do this for fun, to get to work, or to workout: BIKE

8 – This long, grassy national green space is home to iconic monuments including the Lincoln Memorial: MALL

9 – Bike, run or hike on many of these throughout the District: TRAIL

11 – Shop specializing in succulents and other plants: LITTLELEAF

14 – The official flower of D.C.: AMERICANBEAUTY

15 – Cultivate the City, Little Wild Thing and others promote these green spaces: URBANGARDEN

16 – The accepted botanical Genus name for the plant we know by so many other slang and colloquial terms: CANNABIS

21 – What would’ve been in full “swing” this season: BASEBALL

24 – A place to buy fruits, veggies and homemade goods: MARKET

26 – Also known as creative reuse: UPCYCLE

27 – Government Agency that enforces, permits and monitors: EPA

29 – Type of renewable energy which harnesses radiant light and heat: SOLAR

30 – Do this with glass, plastic and cardboard: RECYCLE

32 – Celebrates activism, education and legalization of substance: NCF

34 – National weed holiday, time of day to smoke: FOURTWENTY

35 – Celebrates the art of transforming oneself into another person, but outdoors: GREENDRAG

36 – PG County suburb at the end of two metro lines: GREENBELT

37 – Often purchased at the farmers market: PRODUCE

39 – Island where bluegrass festival is held: KINGMAN

40 – Park that houses National Zoo: WOODLEY

42 – Blades cut by blades: GRASS

43 – Popular spring and summer wine: ROSÉ

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