JUNE 27, 2025 PUZZLES Woof! Peter A. Collins GROUNDCOVER NEWS 9 Groundcover Vendor Code While Groundcover is a non-profit, and paper vendors are self-employed contractors, we still have expectations of how vendors should conduct themselves while selling and representing the paper. The following is our Vendor Code of Conduct, which every vendor reads and signs before receiving a badge and papers. We request that if you discover a vendor violating any tenets of the Code, please contact us and provide as many details as possible. Our paper and our vendors should be positively impacting our County. • Groundcover will be distributed for a voluntary donation. I agree not to ask for more than the cover price or solicit donations by any other means. • When selling Groundcover, I will always have the current biweekly issue of Groundcover available for customer purchase. • I agree not to sell additional goods or products when selling the paper or to panhandle, including panhandling with only one paper or selling an issue more than 4 weeks old. • I will wear and display my badge when selling papers and refrain from wearing it or other Groundcover gear when engaged in other activities. • I will only purchase the paper from Groundcover Staff and will not sell to or buy papers from other Groundcover vendors, especially vendors who have been suspended or terminated. • I agree to treat all customers, staff, and other vendors respectfully. I will not “hard sell,” threaten, harass or pressure customers, staff, or other vendors verbally or physically. • I will not sell Groundcover under the influence of drugs or alcohol. • I understand that I am not a legal employee of Groundcover but a contracted worker responsible for my own well-being and income. • I understand that my badge is property of Groundcover and will not deface it. I will present my badge when purchasing the papers. • I agree to stay off private property when selling Groundcover. • I understand to refrain from selling on public buses, federal property or stores unless there is permission from the owner. • I agree to stay at least one block away from another vendor in downtown areas. I will also abide by the Vendor Corner Policy. • I understand that Groundcover strives to be a paper that covers topics of homelessness and poverty while providing sources of income for the homeless. I will try to help in this effort and spread the word. If you would like to report a violation of the Vendor Code or leave positive review of a Vendor experience please email contact@ groundcovernews.com or fill out the contact form on our website. Thank you! ACROSS 1. Feudal figure 5. Lures, with "in" 10. Old Testament book 14. Orchard unit 15. Curved piece of under-sink plumbing 16. Orderly 17. Like fine wine 18. Become one 19. Orderly 20. Chinese uprising around 1900 23. Graph lines 24. Like a burning candle 25. Appointed (to) 27. Investing options, briefly 30. Frank Sinatra classic 34. "The Art of Love" poet 35. Slow-motion exercise regimen 37. Chicken ___ king 38. Aykroyd of "The Blues Brothers" 39. Researcher's garb 40. London's Old ___ Theater 41. Fasten, in a way (but not loafers) 42. Loafers 43. "Little Women" sister 44. Bygone 46. Storm's center 47. Stupefy 48. ___ Moines, Iowa 50. Keister 51. "I'm So Excited" singers 58. Prepare laundry before washing 59. On the dot 60. Radar reading 61. Fairy tale start 62. It can be heavy or precious 63. Arm bone 64.With 66-Across, Iditarod big shots (and a hint to what 20-, 39-, and 51-Across all have) 65. Play segment 66. See 64-Across DOWN 1. Sudden, sharp pain 2. Consequently 3. Took another look at 4. Overnighted, perhaps 5. San Antonio hoopsters 6. ___ Reader: bimonthly alternative magazine 7. House, casually 8. "Kiss Me, ___" 9. Be in a bee 10. Being 11. Number that resembles its last letter 12. Desert rarity 13. $$$ dispenser, for short 21. Roulette bet 22. Put a cap on 25. Greet from afar, in a way 26. Be useful 27. The "C" in CNN 28. Precarious 29. Make a point? 31. Greets from afar, in a way 32. O'Connor's Supreme Court successor 33. Luxury craft 35. Tiny amount 36. Adele's "Rumour ___ It" 39. Sheets or pillowcases 43. Closest pal 45. Made a long story short, maybe? 47. Urban transportation 49. Plant parts 50. Duke, for one 51. Cornmeal creation 52. Black-and-white ocean predator 53. Company V.I.P. 54. Give stars 55. Car radio button 56. Saturn feature 57. Health clubs 58. Note between fa and la
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