| JUNE | The summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere is celebrated this month (4) |
| SPRING | Period from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice in the astronomical year; or, a natural outflow of water from the ground (6) |
| BOOTES | The Herdsman, in which Arcturus, the brightest star of the northern hemisphere, is located (6) |
| DECEMBER | Month of the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere |
| DEC | Month of the winter solstice, in the Northern Hemisphere: Abbr. |
| STSWITHINS | Saint's Day celebrated this Saturday - depending on the weather! (2,8) |
| MOZART | His 250th birthday was celebrated this year |
| OCCIDENT | The Western Hemisphere is known as the what (8) |
| OLDWORLD | The Eastern Hemisphere is known as the what (3,5) |
| VEGA | Brightest star in the northern hemisphere, in the constellation Lyra (4) |
| LYRA | Small constellation in the northern hemisphere that contains the star Vega (4) |
| JULY | Month appropriate for this puzzle (in the Northern Hemisphere) |
| MOSS | Plant that grows on the north side of trees in the northern hemisphere |
| LYNX | A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Ursa Major and Auriga (4) |
| ASIA | Continent almost entirely in the northern hemisphere (4) |
| BDAY | Jan. 1, for all racing thoroughbreds in the Northern Hemisphere |
| NIGHT | It never occurs at the Arctic Circle during the summer solstice |
| DAY | It lasts the longest during the summer solstice |
| TWENTYFIRST | June date that is the summer solstice! (6,5) |
| LONGEST | Like the day of the summer solstice |
