Puzzler Crossword

The period between summer and winter
An expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore
Hollows in the earth with one opening more or less horizontal into mountains, cliffs, etc.
A hot, sandy region with little to no rain
The blossom of a plant
The color of growing foliage
A violent, tropical, cyclonic storm
The natural satellite that orbits the earth
A natural elevation of the earth's surface rising to a summit
The vast body of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface
Water that falls from the sky
An arc of colors in the sky caused by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in drops of rain
A tropical forest in an area of high annual rainfall
A large natural stream of water
The four periods of the year
A precipitation in the form of ice crystals
Heavenly bodies appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night
The light of the sun
The ascent of the sun
The descent of the sun
A large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline
A plant with a woody main stem or trunk
A steep fall in the flow of water
Undomesticated animals not living in cities
Any of several large carnivorous mammals of the dog family that hunt in packs