29APR current events

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Across
  1. 1. this tissue connects muscles to bone
  2. 3. What is the average lifespan for men worldwide? (number of years, spelled out)
  3. 5. national arbor day began in this US state
  4. 6. lastname of billionaire who bought 11% of Twitter
  5. 8. common name for a dried plum
  6. 12. african animal meaning "river horse"
  7. 13. country music awards: "if i didn't love you" won best single, sung by aldean and ________
  8. 14. world's largest library is the library of ______
  9. 16. a new guiness world record was set after
  10. 19. What Northern European nation is called the happiest nation to live in?
  11. 20. lastname of first president of US
  12. 22. In what neighboring nation did a rail transport recently come to a halt due to a 3,000-worker strike
  13. 23. scotland's national animal
  14. 24. lastname of longest serving republican senator (is no longer alive)
Down
  1. 2. Geographically, Mexico is part of what continent (2 words, no spaces)
  2. 4. walmart announced they are now paying these workers $95,000 per year (plural)
  3. 7. lastname of country music male artist of the year
  4. 9. hottest planet in our solar system
  5. 10. this week in 1986, the world's worst nuclear energy disaster happened at this site
  6. 11. several lawmakers were hospitalized due to being bitten by a rabid ______ (animal)
  7. 15. US state where "area 51" is located
  8. 17. What driver won last Sundays Geico 500 at Talladega (lastname)
  9. 18. more than half of Americans cannot name all four of their ________ (hint: relatives)
  10. 21. what comes down but never goes up?