Winter

By Mabelle B. McGuire

All the words in the list can be found in the letter square by reading forward, backward, up, down, and diagonally. Two leftover letters form a happy greeting.

S	F	E	B	R	U	A	R	Y	G
K	S	I	C	I	C	L	E	R	N
A	W	C	R	I	N	K	C	A	I
T	O	I	H	E	C	H	O	U	T
I	N	H	N	O	P	I	L	N	S
N	S	G	H	T	O	L	D	A	A
G	R	A	I	N	E	L	A	J	O
S	A	M	T	S	I	R	H	C	C
I	R	E	B	M	E	C	E	D	E

Christmas	February	Hockey	January	School
Coasting	Fireplace	Ice	Out	Skating
Cold	Game	Icicle	Rain	Snow
December	Hill	In	Rink	Winter

Answer:

• leftover letters—“Hi!”