Here’s the puzzle by Myles Mellor titled ‘All the Things That Surround Us’ that was published in the 2023 Harrowsmith Almanac and the answers. Enjoy!
ACROSS
1 Created so as to assist long-term planetary survival
7 Waste disposal site
10 Dad in slang
11 Sunbeam
12 ____ warming
15 Interlinked living environment
18 Sand ___: shallow area in the sea
19 Conserve resources by reusing them
22 Natural source of heat
24 Canadian what?
25 Therefore
26 Material that is damaging the oceans and its ecosystem
Down
1 Natural form of energy
2 Shore feature which is often subject to erosion, 2 words
3 “__ Wiedersehen”
4 Zero
5 Continue to exist
6 US government org. concerned with reducing carbon emissions, abbr. 8 “___ say!”
9 Testing area
12 TV channel showing wild animals and the natural environment, Nat ___ Wild
13 Electric versions of them are being increasingly used on the roads
14 Acid in protein
16 Call out for help
17 Spanish for sun
18 Vital pollinators
20 Army rank, abbr.
21 People who respond to medical emergencies, abbr.
23 Prestigious Los Angeles university, abbr.