14 GROUNDCOVER NEWS PUZZLES Bugged Peter Collins JUNE 12, 2026 ACROSS 1. Family nickname 4. Sharp 9. Jobs' creation? 14. Acapulco gold 15. Revolutionary invention? 16. Progeny 17. "Delta of Venus" writer Anais 18. Big name in publishing 20. English king who was a son of William the Conqueror 22. Other, in Mexico 23. Slope of y = 10x + 2 24. "Frozen" snowman 25. Ones paying a flat fee? 28. Big Indonesian lizard 33. Marijuana ingredient, in short 36. iPod Mini successor 37. Take the honey and run? 38. Some deli orders 40. Guidance givers 42. Ann ___ 43. The prez, for short 44. WSJ competitor 45. Peter Pan, for instance 49. Here, not in the heavens 50. Somewhat 54. Reciprocal of cos, in trig class 57. Grasps 58. Like some beds 60. Legendary "gift" 63. Teachers' org. 64. Starting squad 65. Tribe for which a Great Lake is named 66. "The ___ Side" (cartoon) 67. Rap or rock 68. Twosomes 69. Word that can follow the last part of 18-, 28-, 45-, or 60-Across DOWN 1. "Tiny Bubbles" singer 2. "Little Mermaid" mermaid 3. Disco queen Summer 4. Off kilter 5. Title for Mao 6. Morn's opposite 7. ___ Beach, CA 8. Drunk as a skunk 9. Hatred 10. In support of 11. Put on a long face 12. Squander 13. "Paradise Lost" setting 19. '60s TV's talking horse 21. Bobby's monogram, in '60s politics 26. Geologic periods 27. Margarita rim coating 29. A solo homer could tie it 30. Lummox 31. Grand Ole ___ 32. Flying start? 33. Golf course hazard 34. "You are ___" 35. Havana home 39. One-named U2 frontman 40. He was beaten by Barack 41. Passionate 43. Brief 46. Many a fake ID user 47. Got into hot water? 48. Colorado State athlete 51. Canadian National Park 52. Perfect 53. Misty-eyed 54. Unaccompanied 55. Art Deco designer 56. Filmmaker Ethan or Joel 59. "The Untouchables" role 61. Tip container 62. Streamlet PUZZLE SOLUTIONS May 29, 2026 edition Originally published in the August 2019 edition of Groundcover
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