Moon Crossword Puzzle

gradual growth or development
having the observable illuminated part greater than a semicircle and less than a circle
gradual decrease in size or strength
the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon
the phase of the moon in which the whole disk is illuminated
the movement of one object around a center or another object
the phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and invisible from earth
a period of time at the close of which the new moons return on the same days of the year
the portion of the moon that is lit by the sun
the shape of the sunlit portion of the moon as seen from earth
either of the intermediate stages between the new and full moons
A tide that occurs when the difference between high and low tide is least; comes twice a month, in the first and third quarters of the moon.
A tide that occurs when the difference between high and low tide is greatest; comes twice a month, approximately at the full and new moon.
the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass
an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow