New Words of 2022

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Across
  1. 2. The ____________ I’m into right now is so immersive, like you’re really there!
  2. 4. High school is coming. It’s time to ____________. (two words)
  3. 5. Fixing cracked screens on my friends’ phones is my ____________. (two words)
  4. 8. ____________, we’re halfway done with eighth grade!
  5. 9. I will ____________ this new game in a day or two.
  6. 10. There’s no school on January 16th ____________.
  7. 12. This itsy-bitsy granola bar looks like it’s seen some ____________.
  8. 14. Rather than go hunting for a new sweetheart, I think I’ll just celebrate ____________. (two words)
  9. 16. What a chaotic day! I need a little ____________ right now. (three words)
Down
  1. 1. “Most of the notable new words added this year come from social media slang or ____________ references” (two words)
  2. 3. Skiing in vail, lounging on the beach…you’re quite the ____________.
  3. 5. Words sometimes get added to the dictionary “when they are constantly used in the ____________ over a long enough period of time.” (two words)
  4. 6. Even our car air freshener is ____________.
  5. 7. The way you got flustered in front of that new boy was ____________.
  6. 11. My score on that last quiz was ____________. I just want to hide under a rock.
  7. 13. My backpack strap is giving out. Can you help me ____________ it?
  8. 15. My New Year’s resolution is to ditch the pajama pants for something more ____________.
  9. 17. Don’t eat that old sandwich; it looks ____________.