ACROSS
| 1. European country whose flag contains red, white and blue vertical stripes |
| 5. The state of being equal |
| 10. Foreshadowing evil |
| 11. Large area of flat or rolling, grassy land typically located in the Mississippi Valley |
| 12. Famous Universal Pictures shark movie |
| 13. Segmented worm parasite |
| 15. Competition to see who or what is the fastest |
| 17. Line closed at one end and pointing straight indefinitely in the other |
| 19. Radio word that signals distress |
| 21. Microorganism that can only live and grow in the presence of air or free oxygen |
| 22. Adjective commonly used to describe the act of controlling a horse |
| 23. People who jump off surfaces to enter the water |
| 25. Courageous and brave |
| 28. Oldest stock exchange in Asia, for short |
| 30. Scarce and infrequent |
| 31. Whole or complete |
| 32. First name of famous Russian composer who created the “The Rite Of Spring” |
| 35. Company that developed Pokémon Go |
| 36. Equal distribution of weight |
| 37. Protective head covering usually worn when biking |
| 38. Main meal usually eaten during evening or night |
DOWN
| 2. System of tracks where trains travel |
| 3. Slang for a new, inexperienced gamer |
| 4. Holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ |
| 5. Office of the Pope |
| 6. Surface where cars travel |
| 7. Twisting force of nature |
| 8. Impasse or deadlock |
| 9. Peacefully calm |
| 14. Oscar Wilde wrote “The Importance of Being _______” |
| 16. First name of singers Manilow or White |
| 18. Pertaining to law |
| 20. Affirmative response |
| 21. Common conjunction |
| 23. Boldly courageous |
| 24. Famous Italian fashion house |
| 26. Naive young woman, often in drama |
| 27. Plot for plants |
| 28. Small North American wildcat |
| 29. Earbud |
| 33. Smallest particle of an element |
| 34. First name of the man who helped decode German Enigma machines during World War II |
This crossword was corrected on May 6, 2024 to reflect that the clue for 22 Across should be “Adjective commonly used to describe the act of controlling a horse” rather than “Adjective commonly used to describe current sports champions” and acknowledge that 23 Down and 25 Across have the same answer.
