Keystone Crossword: Distinguished alumni of PA colleges

The new pope is a graduate of Villanova University. His Holiness Pope Leo XIV is hardly the only distinguished alum from a Pennsylvania college. See how many you can identify in this week’s Keystone Crossword.

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The new pope is a graduate of Villanova University. His Holiness Pope Leo XIV is hardly the only distinguished alum from a Pennsylvania college. See how many you can identify in this week’s Keystone Crossword.







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