The Week: Junior - February 23, 2024 Edition

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Across
  1. 3. Back when the original Donkey Kong game was first released, Mario was simply called this name
  2. 4. The song by Tracy Chapman hit #1after she performed it with Luke Combs at the Grammy Awards
  3. 8. The number of trips that Russian astronaut Oleg Kononenko has made to the ISS since 2008
  4. 9. The name of the book of the week
  5. 12. The animal of the week can be found in the central part of this country
  6. 14. Animal tails have many uses. Hippos use theirs to do this
  7. 16. This cathedral was partially destroyed in a fire in 2019 and will officially reopen on December 8, 2024
  8. 18. The biggest bouncy house can be found in this country
  9. 20. The name of the award given to the winning Puppy Bowl team
  10. 22. This is the name of the hippo that celebrated her 25th birthday at the Cincinnati Zoo
  11. 23. Earth is the only planet in the solar system that has enough of this element to fuel a fire
  12. 24. The state where the final match of the 2026 World Cup will be held
  13. 25. When the Brooklyn Bridge opened, the first person to cross the bridge carried this animal in her lap as a symbol of victory
  14. 26. The place of the week has more that 55 species of these
Down
  1. 1. The name given to the biggest ape that ever lived
  2. 2. This member of the Peanuts gang now has his own special
  3. 5. This is the word of the week
  4. 6. This is the title of the previously unpublished magical book by author Maurice Sendak
  5. 7. This is written above the entrance to the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC
  6. 10. The first telephone directory was published this week in history in this Connecticut city
  7. 11. This is the name given to the smartphone that is designed to reduce distractions
  8. 13. The eco tip of the week asks you to repurpose one of these
  9. 15. The character from Mulan who leads a parade through Disneyland to celebrate the Lunar New Year
  10. 17. Sea otters give birth here
  11. 19. This beloved show has been reimagined as a live-action series on Netflix
  12. 21. Here’s a fun fact: Football teams wearing this color jersey have won 16 of the past 20 Super Bowls