Across
- 1. Playoff berth awarded without winning a division
- 4. String instrument usually played with a bow
- 6. Coldest continent on Earth
- 7. Country that won the first FIFA World Cup
- 10. Lightest element on the periodic table
- 14. Rockets center nicknamed “The Dream”
- 15. Imaginary line dividing Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
- 16. Process plants use to convert light into energy
- 18. Mountain range containing Mount Everest
- 20. Event when one celestial body blocks another
- 21. NBA career leader in both assists and steals
- 24. Basketball violation for illegally interfering with a shot near the basket
- 26. Japanese art of paper folding
- 27. Famous ship that sank in 1912
- 29. Italian rice dish slowly cooked with broth
- 30. Ocean separating the Americas from Europe and Africa
- 31. Metal commonly used in electrical wiring
- 33. World’s largest island that is not a continent
- 34. Language widely spoken across North Africa and the Middle East
Down
- 2. French pastry known for its flaky crescent shape
- 3. Ancient trade route linking China with Europe
- 5. Famous ancient monument in Egypt with a lion’s body and human head
- 8. Celtics center who won 11 NBA championships as a player
- 9. Ship that carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620
- 11. Hottest planet in the solar system
- 12. European capital divided by the Danube
- 13. French emperor defeated at Waterloo
- 17. Largest hot desert in the world
- 19. Civilization associated with Tenochtitlan
- 22. River flowing through Baghdad
- 23. Capital of Canada
- 25. Hardest naturally occurring substance
- 28. Roman city buried by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79
- 29. Orioles legend who played 2,632 consecutive games
- 32. King of the gods in Greek mythology