The Final Crossword

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1. High-scoring Scrabble word for a ne gem 2. Graduation paperwork 3. Formal lady’s attire 4. Investments, ideally 5. 2000’s slang for crazy 6. Bottle’s hat 9. To set up 11. 2008 Vampire Weekend song about Columbia University’s 12. High-ranking army o cial 14. Group of electors 15. Opposite of rural 16. One who may receive a priority discount 18. 2007 studio album by Ye 19. “Mask O ” author 23. _____, set, go! 25. What one may do to conquer a dragon 27. College student’s home base

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7. Marvel doctor 8. Occupation 10. Disorganized 13. FHS choirs’ winter performance 16. Support system of a ower 17. Shakespeare contemplates comparing thee to this type of day 20. Boat full of academics 21. Accessory symbolic of graduation 22. Lily named for a big cat 24. Electricity-carrying hoses 26. Able to adjust easily 28. Come to a conclusion 29. Wild, or, phonetically, Will of “Elf”

Ode to the crossword

Andrew Haughey haughand000@hsestudents.org

There seldom comes a time when an item widely considered functioned as a game capable of providing a reader with any sort of fun. It was merely an to be a erthought becomes simultaneously the most and least important part of a project. e crossword is an example of this sort of success story. Before this school year, the crossword at the back of the newspaper had served as a review of the content of each issue, with clues and answers being derived from information obtained a er a brief read-through of several stories. While great for encouraging readers to skim through stories that sta members had worked hard on, the crossword hardly a erthought. It was this year that we decided to change that. Our Opinion and Copy Editor Fletcher Haltom, Sports Editor Nicholas Rasmusson, Editor-in-Chief Nate Albin and I set out to create a crossword based on seasonal and holiday-based clues. is, in theory, would create a game with more room for freedom for both the puzzle creators and the puzzle solvers, ensuring a better experience for all. e crossword would no longer serve as an issue review, but as an entertaining supplement to the issue. While we gured this change would increase the number of people picking up newspapers, we did not anticipate just how much the crossword would be enjoyed by students and teachers alike. As the school year went by, more and more people would come to us asking for the answers to the crossword from the latest issue. In spite of possibly being the least important component of the entire newspaper, the game got people to pick up a new issue whenever it was distributed. Because of this, more people began to read a story or two from the newspaper they had just picked up. In this aspect, the crossword served a crucial role, and we are proud to have contributed to its success. Whether you have picked up every issue of the newspaper from the rst day you walked into the building or none of them, you are still the reason we create the content we create, and I thank you for that. Although Fletcher, Nicholas, Nate and I, along with all of you, are graduating and attending dozens of di erent colleges all across the country, I thought it would only be proper for the class of 2022 to receive one more crossword. e theme: you. Happy solving, and the best of luck to all of you; you have earned it. Signing o , Andrew Haughey