Across
- 5. 2021: a vaccine or vaccination
- 6. 2016: relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief
- 8. 2011: the section of society regarded as particularly affected by inflation, wage freezes, and cuts in public spending during a time of economic difficulty, consisting principally of those people on low or middle incomes
- 9. 2022: a type of behaviour which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations
- 11. 2014: to take vapour from an e-cigarette or similar device into your mouth and let it out again
- 12. 2013: a photo of yourself that you take, typically with a smartphone or webcam, and usually put on social media
Down
- 1. 2012: a situation, especially in politics, which has been very badly managed, with many mistakes and a great lack of understanding
- 2. 2017: a significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people
- 3. 2019: a situation in which urgent action is required to reduce or halt climate change and avoid potentially irreversible environmental damage resulting from it
- 4. 3rd nominated for 2022: Used on social media to express solidarity with a specific cause, group, or person; has been identified as a way for people to communicate their opinions and align their stances on specific events
- 7. 2nd nominated for 2022: a (hypothetical) virtual reality environment in which users interact with one another’s avatars and their surroundings in an immersive way, sometimes posited as a potential extension of or replacement for the internet, World Wide Web, social media, etc.
- 10. 2018: poisonous