Midterm Elections

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Across
  1. 2. Charity of the Week
  2. 4. This term refers to anyone who comes from, or is descended from people who came from, Spanish-speaking countries
  3. 6. A giant one of these was made using 7,200 eggs
  4. 7. In many states, people can also vote by this type of ballot
  5. 8. How silly! A loose one of these caused chaos on a commuter train in Scotland
  6. 10. Dogs like it when humans do this
  7. 12. Name for the project by photographer Joel Sartore to document every animal species in the world's zoos, aquariums, and wildlife sanctuaries
  8. 15. This country experiences heavy rains that caused flooding
  9. 17. This newly added dictionary word means "a food rich in nutrients"
  10. 18. The elections are called midterms because they are held this far into a President's four-year term
  11. 19. This week's author
  12. 22. One of the countries that has experimented with a four-day workweek
  13. 23. Name for the supercontinent that existed from about 320 million to 195 million years ago
  14. 26. This automobile made its debut on October 1, 1908
  15. 27. Elephants cannot do this because they are too heavy
  16. 28. One Piece creator
  17. 29. The nation's midterm elections will be held on the 3rd of this month
  18. 30. This is the name of the character that is the mascot for the 2026 Asian Summer Games
  19. 31. Lin-Manuel Miranda starred as the title character in this 2021 film, making his first lead voice-acting role in an animated musical
Down
  1. 1. Two friends created this modern game in an Oregon basement in 1972
  2. 3. What "UN" stands for
  3. 4. The Los Angeles County Public Libraries gave out new library cards that featured this character and her friends
  4. 5. This decides which laws to consider, vote on, and send to the President for their signature
  5. 9. This week's book
  6. 11. Animal of the week
  7. 13. This type of frog was thought to be extinct for more than 20 years but was recently discovered in Ecuador
  8. 14. Women's Pro Baseball League initialism
  9. 16. The main characters in One Piece are these Pirates
  10. 20. In 1975, this woman became the first Black artist to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney
  11. 21. The word of the week
  12. 22. This bird was named New Zealand's bird of the year
  13. 24. The John Ryland's Library in the UK was designed to resemble this type of cathedral
  14. 25. Voters will choose these in 36 states
  15. 27. This type of music developed out of musical traditions brought to the US from West Africa and Europe