Across
- 3. Gun Maverick This ‘sequel’ is the top grossing movie of 2022 (three words)
- 5. Jackson She became the first black woman to sit on the US Supreme Court
- 6. Spread of this highly transmittable variant of COVID-19 led to a resurgence of the disease
- 8. The May 24 mass shooting at an elementary school in this Texas town is notable for its “systemic failures”
- 10. Russia invaded this country, leading to global crises for both food and energy, as well as displacing millions of people
- 12. Factories in China shut down in August because of this
- 14. Google searches for how to get this reached an all-time high after the overturn of Roe V. Wade)
- 15. The longest-reigning queen of England of all time who died this year (first name only).
- 16. This caused $30 billion in damage to houses, crops and key infrastructure in Pakistan
Down
- 1. Things The top viewed TV series of 2022
- 2. This surpassed 8 billion in 2022
- 4. Lindsay She became the NFL’s first openly transgender cheerleader
- 5. West The rapper former known by this name went on an anti-semantic rant on Info Wars, praising Hitler and Nazis
- 7. Angelou She became the first black woman to be featured on a US quarter
- 9. Trump The Jan. 6 panel recommended the DOJ prosecute him for his involvement in the riots at the capitol
- 11. Kelly She was re-elected governor of Kansas
- 13. The Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade put the fate of this in the hands of states