Enfield, Connecticut
Across
- 3. Early childhood center named after revolutionary woman writer from nearby Hartford
- 5. Bridge in Enfield from which many people have jumped
- 7. This political party makes up a barely-there majority in Enfield, though it's a pretty even split
- 9. Street on which the best person to ever come out of Enfield grew up
- 15. Elementary school named for American educational reformer that shares a name with a Seven Sisters college
- 16. Kids play-place where half of Enfield works
- 17. This famously egalitarian and anti-procreation religious group built a significant community in Enfield
- 21. Someone who should resign from the board (last name)
- 25. Filmmaker and executive producer of "The Blair Witch Project" who grew up in Enfield
- 27. Fermi High School mascot
- 28. One of Enfield's sister cities located in Taiwan
- 30. This 1989 film contains boxes of gunpowder with "Enfield CT" printed on them
- 31. Outdoor space in the center of town where various events are held
- 33. Now-defunct elementary school Chey attended named after a patriot known for saying "My only regret is that I have but one life to give for my country"
- 36. Number of towns that Enfield borders
- 38. One-hit wonder band originating from Enfield
- 39. This First Great Awakening preacher gave his famous "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" sermon in Enfield
- 42. Name of a lovely ice cream place with cows
- 43. City from which the founders of Enfield came
- 45. Elementary school named after some people who died in that area of town, presumably
- 47. This racial group makes up almost 90% of Enfield according to the 2000 census
- 49. Elementary school named after the inventor of the cotton gin
- 51. This tributary of the Connecticut River runs through Enfield
- 52. Now-defunct high school named after the inventor of the atomic bomb
- 53. Neighboring town that made Money Magazine's 2007 "100 Best Places to Live" list, ranking 53rd
- 56. Enfield's cross-river neighbor that's home to an airport
- 57. The truly "dangerous" part of the town, based on its name
- 59. One of Enfield's sister cities located in Sweden
- 60. Neighboring town that's home to several murders and other evil individuals
- 61. Now-defunct elementary school in the supposedly "bad" part of town which wikipedia refers to as an "empty shell of a building"
- 63. Enfield's wrong side of the tracks
- 64. Community college housed in an old middle school building, a piece of information which becomes immediately evident once you know it
- 65. Name of the store behind which Tyler Miner beat someone up
- 66. Bold, butchy, outspoken hero of Enfield, CT
Down
- 1. The fanciest restaurant in Enfield
- 2. Youtube channel that broadcast civic meetings
- 3. Part of town my girl grew up in and the original name of one of the indigenous villages that once stood on this land
- 4. Next to tobacco, Enfield's greatest export from its founding to when this substance became essentially obsolete
- 6. Neighboring town that's very Jewish
- 8. Middle school not-so-affectionately nicknamed "Jail for Kids"
- 10. The current chairwoman of the Enfield board of education (last name)
- 11. Awful facebook group singlehandedly responsible for the far-right activity in Enfield
- 12. The land that is now Enfield's original inhabitants who, according to Kevin Kibbe, "almost made the settlers turn back and go home." Unfortunately they did not.
- 13. Enfield's public bus system
- 14. This facility now sits on the land where the Shaker village originally stood
- 18. Elementary school lazily named for the street it's on
- 19. The best cat in Enfield and her majesty the queen
- 20. Elementary school named after someone who does not appear to be prominent enough to have a wikipedia page or anything. Seriously, whoever this school is named after did not exist.
- 22. Annoying Polish neighbor
- 23. Enfield's cross-river neighbor that's very rich and consequently has a Bright Horizons childcare center
- 24. Substance-free celebration meant to deter drunk driving after graduation
- 26. Store at which a viral internet video of a woman's transphobic tirade was filmed
- 29. Elementary school named after the woman who ran the first school for black girls in the US
- 32. The park where Julia met Lilly for the first time
- 34. This 1970s TV show had an episode tracing explosives back to "Hazard Gunpowder Company, Enfield, CT"
- 35. Enfield's cross-river neighbor that's home to Six Flags
- 37. Neighboring town with an amazing bakery
- 40. Enfield's principal export
- 41. Admin of the Enfield Forum and the man fully responsible for current far-right organizing in Enfield
- 44. The number of police brutality lawsuits Enfield has settled, with total settlements reaching $792,500
- 46. Neighboring town with a teahouse that will never open
- 48. The county Enfield is in
- 50. The two best dogs in Enfield
- 54. The full name of the town
- 55. The top employer for Enfieldians
- 58. This toy company has its US headquarters in Enfield
- 62. Enfield High School mascot