Across
- 6. We hope you have one on the 25th of this month
- 10. sales of cream for these were up this year
- 13. see clue above
- 14. University City of host of a major vaccine trial
- 16. best foreign film at the oscars 2020
- 17. Hit drama series set in Ireland which kept the nation going through Lockdown 1
- 18. Might have kept his job if he'd gone to Specsavers, not Barnard Castle
- 19. Released and panned by the critics
- 21. The form of transport that came back into its own
- 23. Joined our family from Spain, named after a famous Spanish saint
- 26. what we all wish for in 2021
- 28. A big castle dominates the skyline in this August holiday haven
- 30. Jennifer Doudna, US biochemist, was one of the winners of this prize in 2020
- 32. Her second queen role is currently playing
- 34. infamous cold water swimming hole on the north east coast
- 35. We said sad goodbyes to this old friend in May
- 36. The Chinese province where Covid started its global journey
- 37. famous for its WW2 cathedral bombing and the birthplace of Jon Averns
- 40. bringing mass hope for an exit plan in 2021
- 42. Due to take place in Japan in June but postponed due to Covid
- 43. Rachel climbed this erupting mountain on her Italian holiday in September
Down
- 1. Back and forth in his back garden for the NHS
- 2. vice president elect of the US and first woman of colour to hold the position
- 3. yours was covered in a shop
- 4. three words commonly used at the end of a letter to a friend
- 5. Scotland had many of these England had three
- 7. Principle town of the Italian island where Rachel & Jon spent a week in September
- 8. Virtual host for family gatherings, games, choirs and quizzes in 2020
- 9. Scottish actor who brought Bond to life
- 11. outlawed since March due to risk of droplet transmission
- 12. just one of Trump's 2020 trials
- 15. these four-hoofed animals create a storm in Germany each Christmas Eve
- 20. with 1 & 2 this was the second of the government's three word slogans this year
- 22. First City in the UK to trial city-wide Covid testing this year
- 24. Month in which Covid 19 was named
- 25. This Andy had a major exhibition of his work at Tate Modern
- 27. His murder by police in Minneapolis sparked mass Black Lives Matter protests across the Globe
- 28. This country's president thought everyone was being overdramatic about Covid until he succumbed
- 29. Wales tried a two week one
- 31. we had an unnecessary extra day in 2020
- 33. where we've been told to stay this year
- 38. The number of people who were allowed to be in the same space, at some point this year
- 39. Month in which Covid 19 was classified as a pandemic
- 41. Latin word for crown