Across
- 3. Ecosystem characterized by grasslands with scattered trees
- 4. Disney concept for a utopian experimental city turned theme park
- 7. Sensory organs found on the heads of insects
- 10. Double-reed woodwind instrument with a bright, penetrating tone
- 11. Dumbledore’s sister, whose tragic past influenced his views on power (Harry Potter)
- 12. Pear-shaped fruit containing monounsaturated fats and often classified as a berry
- 13. Crime-solving mouse and detective in a 1986 Disney animated film
- 19. City in Mali historically known for its ancient learning and remoteness
- 24. Early encampment area key to Aldershot’s military garrison development
- 25. Nuclear reaction in which an atomic nucleus splits into smaller parts, releasing energy
- 28. Dutch F1 driver and world champion for Red Bull Racing
- 31. Measured by checking the rhythmic expansion of arteries
- 34. Tight bend in a racing circuit designed to slow cars down
- 37. Main circuit board that connects and allows communication between all computer components
- 40. Chemical element with the symbol W and extremely high melting point (Chemistry)
- 41. Abbreviation for the ocean current that Marlin and Dory ride in *Finding Nemo*
- 42. Paris museum housing the Mona Lisa
- 45. Fabled sunken city described by Plato and tied to divine punishment
- 46. Rotational force, often measured in Newton-metres
- 47. Athletic competition combining ten track and field events
- 48. Icy moon of Jupiter believed to have a subsurface ocean
- 52. Particle representing a quantum of light
- 53. Hampshire site of a flying boat base and a Henry VIII-era artillery fort
- 54. Small, high-speed memory storing frequently accessed data for quicker retrieval
- 55. Savory tart with egg-based custard filling
- 58. Meringue-based dessert named after a Russian ballerina, popular in Australasia
- 62. Character in *Macbeth* whose descendants are prophesied to be kings
- 64. Magic used to protect one’s thoughts from external intrusion (Harry Potter)
- 67. Founder of Time Lord society and key figure in *Doctor Who* mythology
- 68. Character in *Hamlet* who drowns in a river
- 69. Middle Eastern dip made from chickpeas and tahini
- 71. 14-line poem with specific rhyme and meter rules
- 73. WWII cipher machine used by Germany, famously cracked by Allied codebreakers
- 74. Large-caliber guns used in warfare to launch munitions over long distances
- 75. Greek sun god who drove a golden chariot across the sky
- 77. Mind-reading magical ability used by skilled wizards (Harry Potter)
- 78. Shape-shifting alien race that appears in *Doctor Who*
- 79. Creative engineer behind Disney’s storytelling innovations
- 80. Bowling technique in cricket that turns the ball from off to leg side for a right-handed batter
- 81. Kingdom of Men in *The Lord of the Rings*, home to Minas Tirith
Down
- 1. Boat-driving turtle who sings sea shanties while ferrying players (Animal Crossing)
- 2. Fictional millionaire known for lavish parties in a classic American novel
- 5. Starfish in *Finding Nemo* who clings to the tank wall and listens to the filter
- 6. Popular garden plant with aromatic leaves and colorful flowers
- 8. Amphibian often confused with frogs, typically has dry, warty skin
- 9. 1415 battle where English longbowmen defeated a larger French force during the Hundred Years’ War
- 14. Type of bread made from a fermented starter
- 15. Variant of a chemical element differing in neutron number but not proton number
- 16. Sims world with a military base and mind-altering spores
- 17. Character ordered to kill Snow White but spares her life
- 18. Capital city of The Gambia, located at the mouth of the Gambia River
- 20. Missing character in The Sims tied to alien abduction conspiracies
- 21. The time it takes for half of a radioactive substance to decay
- 22. Skeletal winged creatures only visible to those who’ve witnessed death (Harry Potter)
- 23. In football, a rule violation involving player position ahead of the ball
- 26. Historic Hampshire city, former capital of England and home to a medieval cathedral
- 27. Jackal-headed deity associated with mummification and guiding souls to the afterlife
- 29. Basin for examining and storing memories (Harry Potter)
- 30. Technique or phrase used to aid memory retention through pattern or association
- 32. Massive cloud of gas and dust where stars are born
- 33. Influential artist known for his alter ego Ziggy Stardust
- 35. Bound collection of geographic or celestial maps
- 36. Composer of nine symphonies, continued to write while deaf
- 38. Mountain range stretching along the western coast of South America
- 39. Rift in time and space on *Doctor Who* said to drive Time Lords mad or inspire greatness
- 40. Describes the large plates whose movements shape Earth's surface
- 43. Mathematical operation that multiplies a number by all positive integers below it
- 44. Large volcanic crater formed by a collapse after eruption
- 49. Fictional Middle Eastern city in *Aladdin*
- 50. Floating icon above a Sim, indicating emotional and physical state
- 51. Comet that appears approximately every 76 years
- 56. Repetitive low-pitched pattern forming the rhythmic foundation in music
- 57. Organelle known as the powerhouse of the cell (Biology)
- 59. Mathematician and codebreaker who helped crack the Enigma cipher in WWII
- 60. Name of Cruella de Vil’s ancestral estate in *101 Dalmatians*
- 61. Vocal technique allowing singers to hit high notes beyond normal range
- 63. Ancient stone that enabled scholars to decode Egyptian hieroglyphs using Greek
- 65. Physical force associated with attraction and repulsion of charged particles
- 66. Organic material used to enrich garden soil
- 70. British reality competition where amateur contestants face technical and showstopper challenges in the kitchen
- 72. Secret organization linked to alien activity in the *Doctor Who* universe
- 76. Dark creatures made from reanimated corpses (Harry Potter)