| HYDROSPHERE | Earth's liquid and frozen surface waters, groundwater and atmospheric water vapour (11) |
| SNOW | Atmospheric water vapour frozen into crystals (4) |
| PRECIPITATION | Condensation of atmospheric water vapour (13) |
| LATTICEWORK | Walk and trot, sliding over frozen surface to produce crisscross effect? |
| IDINAMENZEL | U.S. actress and singer who voices the adult Elsa in Frozen and Frozen II (5,6) |
| FALLTHROUGH | Be unsuccessful in negotiating the frozen surface? |
| FRENCHDRAIN | Rancher to find difficulty in groundwater solution (6,5) |
| ALECBALDWIN | It's Complicated actor who narrated the scientific documentaries Journey to the Edge of the Universe and Frozen Planet: 2 wds. |
| OTEC | Ocean thermal energy conversion, abbreviated. This form of energy conversion uses the temperature differences between the warm surface waters of the oceans and the deeper cold waters to generate power |
| NITRATE | A compound that occurs naturally in all surface water and ground water |
| RINK | A team in curling and the frozen surface on which it is played (4) |
| PASCAL | Scientist who contributed towards hydraulics and atmospheric pressure, developed probability theory with Fermat and invented a calculator (6) |
| ELNINO | Weather phenomenon marked by major temperature fluctuations in surface waters of the Pacific Ocean ( |
| TURNER | Artist influenced by weather and atmospheric extremes who composed seascapes including Fishermen at |
| OCEANIC | NOAA ... US agcy. that tracks hurricanes, National ___ and Atmospheric Administration |
| HAIR | A very small quantity of hydrogen and atmospheric gases |
| ENTICE | Lure 10 out on to frozen surface (6) |
| SNOWBLINDNESS | Temporary inability to see, caused by sunlight reflected from a frozen surface (4,9) |
| VAPOUR | Atmospheric water (6) |
| RINKS | Frozen surfaces prepared for activities/sports including curling, figure skating and ice hockey (5) |