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Winter Crossword

Reading Time: 2 minutes

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By The Editorial Board

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DOWN:

1. Remote learning Spectator magazine with a punny name.

2. “Wait I can’t hear you, you’re ____!”

4. A means of traversing between floors at Stuyvesant (in theory).

5. First word of “Ferry’s” real name.

6. Annual Spectator published on April Fools’ Day.

9. Number of departments on The Spectator.

15. Stuyvesant’s go-to social media platform.

17. A common article format to present quotes. For the uneducated—examples include jam, peanut butter, and marmalade.

19. Most common first name among assistant principals (and former principals).

21. The symbol used in many outquotes in The Spectator.

22. “Please raise your ___ hand.”

25. Name for grade-specific student governments at Stuyvesant.

28. The “A” in “A&E.”

ACROSS:

3. The clearly inferior video-conferencing platform made by Google.

7. The website that the program office is NOT using for program changes this semester.

8. First name of the former Stuyvesant principal for whom the auditorium is named.

10. Last name of the singer of The Spectator’s pick for the best album of 2019.

11. Iconic Stuyvesant inter-grade performance competition.

12. Title of The Spectator magazine that started online beef with the Big Sibs program.

13. The Spectator’s newest department.

14. A section in the Features department that includes personal pieces.

16. Bi-annual Spectator event held in the fall to introduce students to The Spectator.

18. Floor number in which freshmen are told there is a pool.

20. The *best* sauce on Ferry’s sandwiches.

23. Train many Stuyvesant students take to get to school.

24. Last name of the Sports Department’s most recent Athlete of the Issue.

26. The machine that plays “Birthday” by The Beatles on your birthday.

27. The aha moment! (and joint name of the current Spectator editors-in-chief).

29. Staircase that covers the least number of floors in the school building.

30. Initials of an iconic Ferry’s sandwich.


ANSWER KEY:

1. QUARANZINE

2. MUTED

3. MEETS

4. ESCALATOR

5. GOURMET

6. DISRESPECTATOR

7. TALOS

8. MURRAY

9. THIRTEEN

10. EILISH

11. SING

12. UNDERCURRENTS

13. SCIENCE

14. VOICES

15. FACEBOOK

16. RECRUITMENTS

17. SPREAD

18. ELEVEN

19. ERIC

20. CHIPOTLEMAYO

21. EMDASH

22. BLUE

23. LIRR

24. YAO

25. CAUCUS

26. SCANNERS

27. EUREKA

28. ARTS

29. RIVER

30. BLT