The Beatles

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Across
  1. 1. Liverpool band that changed pop music forever
  2. 3. Bass-playing songwriter with melodic style
  3. 6. Song featuring Eric Clapton on guitar
  4. 8. Loud track often cited as early heavy metal
  5. 11. Psychedelic song with vivid imagery
  6. 15. Dreamlike song inspired by Lennon’s childhood
  7. 16. Film and song about nonstop fame
  8. 17. Long sing-along hit written by Paul McCartney
  9. 21. Ringo-sung song about an underwater escape
  10. 23. Experimental 1966 album with studio innovation
  11. 24. Underground club where the Beatles played early gigs
  12. 25. Iconic 1967 concept album
  13. 28. Informal name for the double album released in 1968
  14. 29. Music scene tied to Liverpool bands
  15. 33. Drummer famous for steady beats and humor
  16. 34. Song broadcast worldwide in 1967
  17. 36. Acoustic song inspired by civil rights
  18. 37. Children’s song featuring an imaginary vessel
  19. 39. Record label that signed the Beatles
  20. 40. US TV show where the Beatles debuted in 1964
  21. 41. Song featuring a sitar
  22. 43. Song named after a real Liverpool street
  23. 45. Reggae-influenced pop song
  24. 46. Final live performance in 1969
  25. 47. Cover song that closed early albums
Down
  1. 2. Parody song opening the White Album
  2. 4. Opening track on Abbey Road
  3. 5. Producer often called the “fifth Beatle”
  4. 7. George Harrison love song from Abbey Road
  5. 9. Album marking a shift toward mature songwriting
  6. 10. Record company founded by the band
  7. 12. Breakthrough hit in the US
  8. 13. The Beatles’ debut album
  9. 14. Lead guitarist called “the quiet Beatle”
  10. 18. Song and album released as the band broke up
  11. 19. Manager who shaped the band’s image
  12. 20. Ballad said to be the most covered song ever
  13. 22. Song with cosmic lyrics
  14. 26. Term for the band’s intense fan frenzy
  15. 27. Early hit with a famous “yeah yeah yeah”
  16. 30. Beatles film and album released in 1965
  17. 31. Beatles member known for wit and activism
  18. 32. Song with unusual drum pattern
  19. 35. Song about loneliness with string arrangement
  20. 38. English city where the band formed
  21. 42. Rooftop performance song
  22. 44. Famous London studio and final Beatles album