| JOHNFETTERMAN | This U.S. senator has regularly violated the Senate's dress code since 2023 by wearing gym shorts and a hoodie into the chamber |
| MITCHMCCONNELL | This U.S. senator from Kentucky announced on Feb. |
| PERSONALTRAINER | Fitness expert runs to new salon wearing gym shoe |
| REASON | Corrupt senator has no time for explanation |
| TOGA | Senate dress |
| RUSSELLFEINGOLD | The 1 in the Senate's 98-1 vote to approve the anti-terrorism Patriot Act |
| ERVIN | He directed the Senate's Watergate investigation |
| BIDEN | Head of the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee |
| MAGNUSCARLSEN | The world's top chess player since 2011, he quit a tournament in New York City on Dec.27 after being told his blue jeans violated the dress code; he and his jeans returned when officials relented |
| VENUSWILLIAMS | She had to swap out her hot pink sports bra midmatch at Wimbledon in 2017, as it violated the tournament's all-white dress code |
| MORNING | This ___, daytime show on which 8A has regularly filled in as one of the main presenters (7) |
| HALLEBERRY | Best Actress winner who made a last-minute clothing change at the Cannes Film Festival on May 13; her original dress violated the new rule against "voluminous outfits, in particular those with a large |
| ARENA | Tina ___, Australian singer who has regularly toured New Zealand since the 1990s (5) |
| TETRIS | Video game "beaten" for the first time, in 2023, by thirteen-year-old Willis Gibson, who advanced so far that the screen froze |
| NORTHCAROLINA | Texas Pete barbecue sauce, known for its use at Chik-Fil-A, was unsuccessfully sued in 2023 by a group claiming false advertising since the condiment is actually produced here |
| LIPA | Former currency unit of Croatia worth one hundredth of a kuna, which was replaced in 2023 by the euro (4) |
| OMBUDSMAN | To which office was Emily Strickland appointed on November 30, 2023 by the Governor of SA? (9) |
| ATHLETICAPPAREL | Gym shorts, yoga pants, tank tops, and the like |
| PANTSED | Victimized by a gym shorts-based prank, say |
| ALLINBLACK | President Trump raised eyebrows by wearing a blue suit to Pope Francis' funeral on April 26; the Vatican had publicly specified that mourners should dress like this |
