The Green Issue: Crossword

Birds are singing, flowers are blooming and everyone is itching to go outside and enjoy the weather. Has spring finally sprung? District Fray has put together this crossword puzzle to celebrate all things spring, green and lush in D.C. See the answer key here.

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ACROSS

2. Cherry blossom season

5. Another word for cash

10. A park popular for running trails and picnic areas (two words)

12. Green electric scooters

13. The 42-acre area home to Nats Park, Bluejacket and the Trapeze School (two words)

17. Bans on this are increasing

18. Glass building housing plants (two words)

19. Birdwatching is popular at this Virginia park (two words)

20. Park and aquatic gardens

22. Spark ___, save the planet

23. The flowers of a tree

25. An outdoor experience, journey or activity

28. Produced using solar panels, wind turbines, and hydro and geothermal power (two words)

31. A D.C. original create-your-own salad joint (two words)

33. Fly this on the National Mall

35. Best place for airplane watching (two words)

38. Free-to-visit D.C. landmarks

41. “Here comes the __”

44. A water-facing area

45. Park once home to earthen fort built to protect the nation’s capital during the Civil War

46. A great way to get to work and reduce carbon footprint

47. Nickname for marijuana

48. Nonprofit focused on healthy food systems (two words)

49. Seven-acre-square named after French aristocrat

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1. Celebrates eco films and documentaries

3. Plants, animals, landscape of the earth

4. River separating D.C. and Virginia

6. Park with longest cascading fountain in North America (two words)

7. Do this for fun, to transport or work out

8. Grassy area to view D.C. monuments

9. Bike, run or hike on these

11. Shop specializing in succulents and other plants (two words)

14. The official flower of D.C. (two words)

15. Cultivate the City and Little Wild Things promote these green spaces (two words)

16. The accepted botanical genus named for the plant we know by other slang

21. What’s usually in full “swing” by spring

24. Place to buy fruits, veggies and homemade goods

26. Also known as creative reuse

27. Government agency that enforces, permits and monitors

29. Cleanest type of renewable energy

30. Do this with glass, plastic and cardboard

32. Celebrates activism, education and legalization of substance (acronym)

35. Celebrates the art of transforming oneself into another person, but outdoors (two words)

36. Prince George’s County suburb at the end of two Metro lines

37. Often purchased at farmers markets

39. Island where local bluegrass festival is held

40. Park that houses the National Zoo

42. Blades cut by blades

43. Popular spring and summer wine

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