Constructor's Note: Wow, what an eventful year... seems like it's stretched for ages. Here's a bit of current events in starred clues, and even some of the non-starred are related.
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Across
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*He was acquitted in 2020
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*Supreme Court Justice who passed away in 2020
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Adler of Sherlock Holmes
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MPAA or ESRB, e.g.
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Hawkeye's skill
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Distributed (with "out")
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Singer whose albums are named after her age
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Summer hrs. in Ca.
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*It turned 2020 into the deadliest year in U.S. history
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*Best Picture film in the 2020 Oscars
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*First female U.S. Vice President
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Expert
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*Bond actor who passed away in 2020
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"I can't wait for 2020 to be ___"
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Like 1-Across
*He was acquitted in 2020[-----]
and 7-Down
*2020 Electoral College winner[-----]
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Abbr. next to 7-Down
*2020 Electoral College winner[-----]
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Star Wars' Din Djarin, familiarly
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Jorgensen and March
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*Basketball player who passed away in 2020
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*Black Panther actor who passed away in 2020
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Martha, to Superman and Batman
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Hurricanes and Senators org.
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*His death sparked police brutality protests in 2020
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Traditional soap ingredient
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A.I. in a 2018 sci-fi thriller
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Each
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See 29-Down
With 48-Across, Mr. Roboto's catchphrase[----]
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2020 film about a female assassin
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*Hornet trending in May 2020
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*Merriam-Webster's 2020 Word of the Year
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"Take away love and our earth is __ __" (Browning)
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EMT skill
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Together
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The Frogs, in Latin
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Movement associated with 43-Across
*His death sparked police brutality protests in 2020[-----]
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*Nationally-renowned physician in 2020
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Give props to
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___ Moines, Iowa
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Italian headquarters of Fiat and Alfa Romeo
Down
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"The Sound of Music" family
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Storm tracker
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Womb, scientifically
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49-Down
Tech giant[-----]
, in Rome
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Nickname for 1-Across
*He was acquitted in 2020[-----]
and soon 7-Down
*2020 Electoral College winner[-----]
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Carnivorous bird or dino
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*2020 Electoral College winner
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Prime meridian hrs.
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One may be needed to vote
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Spacious
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McLaren ___, French for "she goes!"
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*Rush drummer Peart who passed away in 2020
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Old Norse epic poetry
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Word with box or cap
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That '70s Show dope
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Beginner player (slang)
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They may be long or good
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Oath
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With 48-Across
See 29-Down[-------]
, Mr. Roboto's catchphrase
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Weird Al parody of "I Want it That Way"
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Darn or cobble, say
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Year "Peanuts" was first published
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Word with Chips or Matey
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"A girl has no ___" (Game of Thrones)
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"Hi" followers?
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Giant algae
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How 19-Across
*It turned 2020 into the deadliest year in U.S. history[-----]
is transmitted
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Down rapidly
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Bay Area airport (abbr.)
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*Jeopardy host who passed away in 2020
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__ __ length (safely distant)
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Panel de ___ (Tetris Attack)
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TV's Don Draper, e.g.
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Tech giant
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Nice love?
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The Renaissance Man (with "da")
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__ __ the hole
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Shop
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Jazz state
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Nickname for 19-Across
*It turned 2020 into the deadliest year in U.S. history[-----]