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4. In the Southern Hemisphere, March is the same as ... in the Northern Hemisphere. (9)
7. The birth flower for March is ... . (8)
11. March cold reaches even ...'s horns. Corsican Proverb (4)
12. If March is late in coming, ... will suffer. Sicilian Proverb (4)

13. He changed his ... from Frederick Bickel in a 1924 New Year's greeting: "This is 1924, I won't be Bickel any more; Fredric March is now my name, Wishing everyone the same, Happy New Year.” (4)
16. When it thunders in March, it brings ... . British Proverb (6)
18. Eat leeks in march, ... in may, all the rest of the year the doctors may play. English Proverb (6)
19. The new ... of March rules for six months. Sicilian Proverb (4)
20. When flies swarm in March, ... come to their death. Dutch Proverb (5)
23. A load of March ... is worth a ducat. German Proverb (4)
25. "Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the ... yawn." - Lewis Grizzard and Kathy Sue Loudermilk, I Love You (7)
26. "Where did Gabriel get a ..., In the month of March, When the green Is hardly seen On the early larch?" - Grace James (4)

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1. The name March comes from the Roman god of ..., Mars. (3)
2. "A light exists in ... Not present in the year at any other period When March is scarcely here." - Emily Dickinson (6)
3. For many years, March, being the start of spring, was also the start of the New ... . (4)
4. May problems with neighbors last only as long as ... in March. Corsican Proverb (4)
5. In the UK, March is National ... Month, run by The Sleep Council (www.sleepcouncil.org.uk). (3)
6. ... save us from the end of March and the beginning of April. Sicilian Proverb (3)
8. The birthstone for March is the ... . (10)
9. March comes in like a ..., and goes out like a lamb. Latin Proverb (4)
10. "It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and ... in the shade." - Charles Dickens (6)
12. If you prune in March you're either a ... or crazy. Sicilian Proverb (7)
14. "March is a tomboy with tousled hair, a mischievous smile, mud on her shoes and a laugh in her ... ." - Hal Borland (5)
15. For every fog in March there's a ... in May. English Proverb (5)
16. When in March sun and water are taking turns with water and ..., the mules end up doing the carrying. Sicilian Proverb (3)
17. "Winds of March, we welcome you, There is work for you to do. Work and play and blow all day, Blow the Winter ... away." (4)
21. Swarms in March make good ... . Sicilian Proverb (5)
22. In the US, March 1 is National ... Day. (3)
24. "The March wind roars Like a Lion in the ..., And makes us shiver As he passes by. - Author Unknown (3)
25. So many mists in March, so many frosts in ... . German Proverb (3)