Essence_USA__February_2018

CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Before she
became a bestselling
novelist,
1 ACROSS was
the winner
of ESSENCE’s
first college
essay contest.
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF
BLACK HISTORY, POP CULTURE
AND ESSENCE TRIVIA
Puzzle by Jan Buckner Walker of Kids Across/
Parents Down. The Kids Across Parents Down family
activity book series is available on amazon.com.
ACROSS
DOWN
1. Ms. McMillan, saucy author
of some of our favorite books
including I Almost Forgot
About You, which was excerpted
in ESSENCE’s May 2016 issue
4. What people notice
immediately if you arrive with
Kate Spade by your side
8. Late-night funk: Musical
front man beloved by Philly
folks and Fallon’s fans
9. Danny, who made his first
Lethal Weapon in 1987 (or
not-so-childish funnyman
Donald, whose awardwinning
sitcom, Atlanta, has
an all-Black writers’ room)
11. Who knows why? It’s the
male chromosome makeup
12. Hold it right there! It’s
an aluminum spray container
(or is the ability to
accomplish something)
13. Campus coed’s home away
from home
15. Follower of Faith, Tony and
Florida
20. Food for the fireplace or a
record of day-to-day activities
21. Not a speaking part:
In the History channel’s
Roots remake, _____ Phifer
plays Jerusalem, a mute slave
“who is not quite what he
appears to be”
22. Pastor’s place
24. Catana Starks, Ph.D.,
became the first Black female
head coach of a top men’s
____ team, inspiring the 2010
film From the Rough
27. Soulful night crew that was
instrumental in the success of
band man Jon Batiste: Stay _____
28. Harpo’s daddy, played by
9 Across, in The Color Purple
29. Nouveau name many
schools use with or instead of
“library”: _____ center (or the
collective press)
30. Elbow’s gray, lotion-thirsty
condition
31. How to turn a pencil skirt
into a mini (or word often used
with “haw” to indicate someone
is not quite sure what to say)
32. What an actor holds close,
like Tony or Oscar
1. Host a party (or heave a ball)
2. Better known as a meteorologist,
he’s also the author of The
Morning Show Murders
3. To celebrate sisterhood on
the yard (or the first move in
anyone’s journey)
4. Sunday wear: Highfalutin term
for your grandmother’s ornate pin
5. Mustard that is never yellow
6. To engage in a sometimes
spirited verbal tug-of-war in
pursuit of the best price
7. Popular online outlet where
artsy-craftsy entrepreneurs
can make money selling their
handmade wares
10. Actor’s last act, after the
last act (and, when chatting
with a Chihuahua, sometimes
precedes “wow”)
14. Popular Weekend Today
coanchor Sheinelle Jones told
ESSENCE.com she started as an
unpaid newsroom intern and
worked at this “choice” location
to earn money
16. Nothing to do with Noah:
Christians in Ethiopia have long
claimed to have this revered
relic: the ___ of the Covenant
17. In slang terms, to deliver rap
in freestyle fashion (or a
pig-roasting rotisserie)
18. For Taye Diggs fans who
stream reruns of the ABC
drama, _____ Practice still
makes perfect sense
19. Celebrity’s personal space
saver (or 1992 thriller starring
Whitney Houston: The _____)
21. That captivating and
inimitable Black girl quality
celebrated on ESSENCE’s
fabulous February 2016 covers
23. Yeah! Stargazers can now
find this R&B hottie’s name on
the Hollywood Walk of Fame
25. Timeless storybook genre
that promotes frog-kissing in a
quest for a prince: _____ tale
26. 2005 movie featuring Will
Smith as a date doctor (or a
complication in an otherwise
workable plan)
29. Degree sought by Stanford
students in “Prof” Tyra Banks’s
class (abbr.)
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