1988

Test your knowledge of major historical events, pop culture, and technology milestones from the year 1988.

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Clues
Across

  1. Host city of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games (5)

  2. Scottish town where Pan Am Flight 103 crashed in December 1988 (9)

  3. Iconic 1988 action film starring Bruce Willis as John McClane (3, 4)

  4. Compact music format whose sales surpassed vinyl LPs for the first time in 1988 (2)

  5. Surname of the student who created the first widespread computer worm on the Internet in November 1988 (6)

  6. U.S. Vice President who won the 1988 presidential election (4)

Down

  1. Space Shuttle that launched on mission STS-26, marking NASA's return to flight after the Challenger disaster (9)

Solution Key
Across

  1. SEOUL

  2. LOCKERBIE

  3. DIE HARD

  4. CD

  5. MORRIS

  6. BUSH

Down

  1. DISCOVERY