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On Thin Ice

A perilous climb from start to finish.

A themed crossword centered on mountaineering. Features vocabulary about climbing, glacial geography, and the perils of a high-altitude ascent.

By PuzzledCross

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Across

2.Saves from a crevasse, perhaps
6.Surface that's dangerous when thin
7.What a mountaineer constantly faces
10.Crop up, as unexpected trouble on a summit attempt
11.Radio time for a hit song
13.Climber's lifelines
15.Like the author of "Ulysses"
16.Mountaintop rescue pro, for short
17.Meshed, like a climbing gear's teeth

Down

1.Compacted snow on its way to becoming glacial
2.Fixing a busted crampon, say
3.Getting down to the bare essentials?
4.Like a furious avalanche
5.Precipitation that can cause an avalanche
8.A misstep on a ledge, perhaps
9.Shetland or Lofoten, for some chilly examples
12.High-altitude source material for a glacier
14.Prefix with freeze

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