1: A diagrammatic representation of a part of the earth's surface.

3: A major North American river and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico.

6: Synonym of 'exciting'

7: Opposite of nice

9: Opposite of remember

11: The world's highest mountain.

12: Rhymes with 'train'

14: Many times at short intervals.

15: Synonym of 'disappointment'

18: Someone who controls resources and expenditures.

20: A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun.

21: Plural form of 'province.'

22: Synonym of 'question'

23: A lion’s home.

1: Someone who studies the weather.

2: Opposite of temporary

3: This breed is a small breed of dog with white fur that does not shed. The breed has a reputation for having a good-natured temperament but is also fearless and may be intolerant of children and other pets.

4: Biology, chemistry, and physics are all branches of ______.

5: Present tense of shone

7: Introduces something in contrast; 'Poor ______ happy.'

8: The geographical area draining into a river.

10: Present tense of got

13: Declared publicly.

15: A human limb situated between the knee and ankle.

16: a British Virgin Island

17: Antonym of 'inside.'

18: Antonym of 'women.'

19: Not ever; at no time in the past or future.