Complete Clue List
Across
1. Longest reigning British monarch we lost in 2022 (5,9)
9. "Ready __ not, here I come"
10. From ancient history, a major Sumerian city-state located in Mesopotamia
12. Won "Best Picture" at the 94th Academy Awards in March 2022
13. To continuously urge and annoy a person
14. A Hawaiian island that contains the Hawaiian capital, Honolulu
15. This actress played Marilyn Monroe in the 2022 film, "Blonde:" ___ de Armas
17. Governor of Florida, ___ DeSantis was elected for a second term in November, 2022
18. The Queen's ___ Jubilee Celebration taking place in 2022
20. Capital city of Piedmont in northern Italy
21. In May 2022 we watched the final episode of the TV series, "This Is __"
23. A city in Brazil, __ Paulo
24. "The Land of __" by L. Frank Baum
25. The substance/drug from Aldous Huxley's novel "Brave New World"
27. TIME's "Person of the Year" for 2022 (last name)
29. African American investigative journalist, one of the founders of the NAACP, ___ B. Wells
32. "That's ____ my responsibility" (2 words)
34. A chimney sweeper might be covered in ___
36. A herder looks after ___
40. When it is evening, your clock should read __ (abbreviation)
41. Singer/actress who passed away in 2022, ___Newton-John
42. This abortion legislation was overturned by the United States Supreme Court on June 24, 2022 (3,1,4)
44. Expressing one's fault, "___ culpa"
45. Ukraine flag colors: yellow and ___
46. Lou Gehrig's disease (abbreviation)
47. Untruths
48. Rishi ___ became the UK Prime Minister in October, 2022
Down
1. Location of the 2022 FIFA World Cup competition
2. Won "Best Animated Feature" at the 94th Academy Awards in March 2022
3. Biblical place mentioned in the Book of Genesis, the place where Cain was exiled, "the land of ___"
4. "The end of an __"
5. Name of hurricane that formed in September of 2022, heavily damaging parts of Florida
6. Winner of 2022 FIFA World Cup
7. He became the new CEO of Twitter (4,4)
8. Another way of saying "what?"
11. Vladimir Putin, president of ___
16. "It was just a flash in the __"
18. An expert or professional (abbreviation)
19. Released in 2022, "Special" is the fourth studio album by American singer and rapper, ___
22. The main ingredient in tofu is __ milk
23. Name of Japanese prime minister assassinated on July 8, 2022 (6,3)
26. #1 New York Times Bestseller, memoir by Jennette McCurdy: "I'm Glad ___" (last 3 words in title)
28. Short-lived UK Prime Minister from September to October of 2022 (3,5)
30. The Golden Rule, found in a biblical verse: "___ unto others..."
31. Song by Etta James, "__ Last"
33. Fleetwood Mac vocalist/keyboardist who passed away in 2022, Christine ___
35. Greek festive exclamation: __!
36. Singer/actress known for "Flashdance" who passed away in 2022, Irene ___
37. You might begin your letter with "__ whom it may concern"
38. A citrus fruit
39. The day before
43. 1956 song by Johnny Cash: "I __ the Line"