3rd Annual Golitko-Black Crossword Puzzle (2026)

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Across
  1. 2. Kpop _________ Hunters stars Rumi, Mira, and Zoey who use their secret identities to protect their fans
  2. 4. Rapper Kendrick Annalise saw in concert in Chicago over the summer
  3. 7. Annalise has an ever-growing collection of these hard things
  4. 8. 2025 Oscars best picture winner
  5. 10. State of Ohio Department of _____ where Annalise works
  6. 11. City in Washington where we visited our friends Hannah and Jordan in January
  7. 12. Our (still) beloved Phoenix basketball team
  8. 13. The number of movies Annalise and Colin saw in theaters this year
  9. 15. Our nephew who came to visit us over the summer with his big sister (see blank down)
  10. 17. University Colin will be attending in the New Year. (2 words)
  11. 21. We got to see this Fab Four legend live in Kentucky at Bourbon & Beyond festival (he’s still performing at age 85!). (2 words)
  12. 22. Newly anointed big sister of (LEO clue)
  13. 24. Pennsylvania hometown of Annalise’s mother, Mare, where we gathered with family in March. Named for a Native American Olympic gold medalist
  14. 27. “Big Easy” city Annalise visited twice in one month this year.
  15. 29. To us, 2025 felt like the ___________ year everrrrrrr
  16. 30. Colin is playing this instrument in a local band
  17. 31. Our beloved cat who seems determined to become the heaviest cat alive
  18. 32. Charlie Brown’s Dog
Down
  1. 1. The trusty automaker of Annalise’s CRV and Colin’s little motorcycle
  2. 3. Annalise’s beloved CR-V was totaled in this event in November :( (2 words)
  3. 5. Colin proposed to Annalise in one of these, their favorite place for a “cinematic” date night. (2 words)
  4. 6. Our niece who came to visit us over the summer with her little brother (see blank across)
  5. 9. The youngest of our New Hampshire Nephews™️
  6. 11. Annalise and Colin are both this springtime astrological sign. Is that good?
  7. 12. Iconic ~showgirl~ who got engaged this year to “your gym teacher”
  8. 14. Our new nephew born in April who brought us great pride. Annalise’s sister Grace and her husband Zach have a new addition to their mane family unit.
  9. 16. The oldest of our New Hampshire Nephews™️
  10. 18. We are hoping to purchase a large permanent domicile this year, better known as this
  11. 19. Our beloved pup named for a Fleetwood Mac legend
  12. 20. One of the Great Lakes we visited several times this year
  13. 23. One of our favorite TV shows of 2025 that takes place over the course of one shift in an Emergency Room. (2 words)
  14. 25. Annalise and Colin are now this; wedding bells are ringing!
  15. 26. Summer blockbuster about a journalist with an allergy to Kryptonite
  16. 28. State where we attended the Bourbon and Beyond music festival with Annalise’s family
  17. 29. Successfully avoided purchasing one of these freaky toys described as “zoomorphic elves with exaggerated facial expressions”