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April, 2002 Diablo Blue Page 13 |
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Across 3. Frozen version of water that falls from the sky 5. Where you do not want your house to be located 7. Large "fishin' hole" 8. Word not to be used outside of beaver studies 9. Subterranean water level 13. Best way to lower water bills 16. Measure of snow-to-water conversion 17. A larger version of #3 Across 18. Natural loss of water 20. Manufactured transportation route for liquids
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Down 1. Warm version of #3 Across 2. An area where fresh water streams meet salt water bodies 3. California's water storage from November to April 4. Water transport system 5. More water then the local delivery system can handle 6. Type of toilet the water companies would like you to use 10. Same as #3 Down, but from April to November 11. Natural version of #4 Down 12. Drinkable water 14. Brief bursts of #1 Down 15. Smaller version of #11 Down 19. The original hard water |
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Most of us have heard the old saying “April Showers bring May Flowers” (which, of course, led to the old joke, “What do May Flowers bring? …Pilgrims!). This saying is a bit confusing to the kids in this area due to our being in a Mediterranean climate which brings winter rains and golden hills. Computer rainfall projections and high-tech water delivery/conservation systems help see to it that we limit the number of droughts we have to live through, but there is still no escaping that by this time each year we have gotten most of the rain that will be coming our way. So, get a cool glass of water (with ice and lemon of course) and try to solve this month’s puzzle. PS... due to requests by several members, the answers to the current month’s puzzle are provided on line by going to www.dvpc.org/solution.html. |
