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Across
  1. 5. Pop star and gay icon who apologized to her fans for being straight
  2. 6. Traditional topknot hairstyle worn by samurai during Japan’s Edo period
  3. 7. Largest Indonesian island
  4. 9. Couple name coined by Taylor Swift fans for a speculated lesbian relationship between Taylor and a Victoria’s Secret model
  5. 10. University of Tennessee fans
  6. 11. Chemical in plastics and resin that can leach into food and drinks
  7. 15. A Confucian philosophy that promotes respect and obedience to elders and authority figures
  8. 17. Shortest player in NBA history at 5’3”
  9. 18. The fastest sea route between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean would be via the ___
  10. 21. Name of Taylor Swift’s “lost album” according to some Swifties
  11. 22. New York City’s largest jail located on an island in the East River of the Bronx
  12. 23. Basketball player with the most blocks in NBA franchise history
  13. 25. Which LGBTQIA identities were left out of Born This Way
  14. 27. Acronym coined by Cardi B
  15. 29. What someone in queer media may be holding space for
  16. 33. What Japan’s Edo period was known for
  17. 34. Most recent Asian country to legalize gay marriage (2025)
  18. 37. The third woman to win the Grammy for Best Rap Album
  19. 38. Tallest player in NBA history at 7’7”
  20. 39. Where Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato first acted together
  21. 44. Rhythmic dance of Brazil
  22. 45. Samurai film genre
  23. 48. Part of the brain that contributes to feelings of love and connection
  24. 50. Chips in the UK
  25. 51. Animated series about a biracial warrior in Edo Japan
  26. 53. Ancient Roman city in Southern Italy buried by a volcanic eruption
  27. 57. First openly transgender member of U.S.Congress
  28. 58. Jamie Lee Curtis’s character in Freaky Friday
  29. 59. A nickname for New Zealanders
  30. 61. Famous Sichuan opera technique where performers change their elaborate face masks in a split second, creating a dramatic effect
  31. 63. Vehicle commonly driven by lesbians
  32. 64. The Chinese nationalist party that retreated to Taiwan during the Chinese Civil War and established a government
  33. 66. Collection of sayings and ideas attributed to Confucius
  34. 67. First Asian country to legalize gay marriage
  35. 68. A shopping cart in the U.S. South
  36. 69. Basketball achievement when a player gets double digits in three out of five statistical categories
Down
  1. 1. Actor whose SNL impersonation of Troye Sivan caused Troy to make him his IG profile pic
  2. 2. Main buyer of sanctioned Iranian oil
  3. 3. Protagonist of Never Have I Ever
  4. 4. Lesbian pop star married to a former contestant of the Bachelor
  5. 8. Second question at Chipotle
  6. 11. Music festival held annually in Manchester, Tennessee
  7. 12. A soccer uniform in the UK
  8. 13. Nail polish remover you bring to the club
  9. 14. Bubble tea in Korea
  10. 16. Tupac’s aunt who was on the FBI’s most wanted list for her involvement in the Black Liberation Army and later fled to Cuba
  11. 19. Chinese Lunar New Year zodiac animal for 2025
  12. 20. Ancient Chinese classic text foundational to Taoist philosophy and attributed to Lao Tzu
  13. 24. Most common first name in South America
  14. 26. Fries in the UK
  15. 28. Intersectional feminist theorist and author with an uncapitalized name
  16. 30. Capital of Japan later renamed Tokyo
  17. 31. Someone who has been cheated on in China wears one
  18. 32. Rapper working with Netflix on a “Diddy” documentary titled “Diddy Do It?”
  19. 35. A smriti text from ancient India and one of the most important epics of Hinduism
  20. 36. Good morning in Brazil
  21. 40. Soviet cosmonaut who became the first woman in space in 1963
  22. 41. Purple mascot for McDonald’s
  23. 42. Busiest transshipment port in the world
  24. 43. Normal-type Pokémon known for its enormous size and insatiable hunger
  25. 44. RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 saboteur
  26. 46. Anti-police political slogan (acronym)
  27. 47. Dinosaur with tiny arms
  28. 49. The former name of the Tennessee Titans when the franchise was in Houston
  29. 52. Animal Crossing’s stock market
  30. 54. Where boys and girls can all be queens
  31. 55. A rugby play that restarts the game after a stoppage
  32. 56. In the Handmaid’s Tale, this is the lowest social class of women in Gilead
  33. 60. Shinto spirits, deities, or sacred forces found in nature, objects, or ancestors
  34. 62. Home furnishing retailer founded in Sweden
  35. 65. The anti-hero of Despicable Me