Across
- 3. another name for Mardi Gras Day with Anglican roots, meaning "absolve". Known in some countries as "Pancake Tuesday"
- 5. popular beverage at parades among participants and observers
- 7. French for "let the good times roll"
- 8. location of the meeting where the Mystick Krewe of Olympia was established in Covington in 1965
- 9. American rock band that released a 1972 album titled "Mardi Gras"
- 13. first informal Carnival society, organized in 1711 in Mobile, Alabama by French settlers
- 15. Brazilian city considered to have the world's largest carnival
- 16. English translation of Mardi Gras
- 18. region of the U.S. that celebrates carnival
- 19. the day before Mardi Gras
- 20. fundraiser presented by the philanthropic arm of the Mystick Krewe of Olympia
- 22. motto of the Mystick Krewe of Olympia, from Latin and translating roughly to "society of fun and games"
- 23. formal group whose identities are not made public
- 24. film directed by Stanley Kubrick depicting an elite, secret society
Down
- 1. a foam parade "throw" that symbolizes the Krewe of Olympia
- 2. New Orleans first and oldest krewe, inspired by Carnival in Mobile, Alabama, founded in 1857
- 4. area of the U.S. that celebrates Carnival
- 6. philanthropic arm of the Mystick Krewe of Olympia
- 7. the two bands participating in the 2016 "Battle of the Bands" taking place at the fundraising event presented by the Mystick Krewe of Olympia
- 9. first formally organized and masked society to celebrate with a parade in the U.S. (Mobile) in 1830
- 10. Covington's Mardi Gras Day morning parade
- 11. Covington's premiere "New Orleans style" night parade
- 12. national event that suspended carnival celebrations for nearly a decade
- 14. location of Mystick Krewe of Olympia fundraising event
- 17. traditional parade torch carriers
- 21. two of the most common Mardi Gras throws