MARCH 21, 2025 PUZZLES GROUNDCOVER NEWS CROSSWORD International Network of Street Papers 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. ACROSS 1. Fishing boat used in the developing world 6. Apple variety 10. "Be quiet!" 13. Went to a restaurant 15. 100 dinars 16. Ring bearer, maybe 17. Nine-day prayer ritual 18. Seconds 20. Home with close neighbors 22. ___-Atlantic 23. 007, for one 24. Leaf opening 26. Fancy smoothie flavor 28. Icelandic epic 32. Face-to-face exam 33. Fattest 37. "Rocky ___" 38. Heart-lifting 41. African antelope 42. Pre-metallurgic era 43. All ___ 45. Kind of song 46. Surfing need 50. Banana oil, e.g. 52. Athletic supporter? 55. "Andy Capp" cartoonist Smythe 56. Material inside bodily organs 61. Lyrics projected at the opera 62. Flower commonly called candytuft 63. "Rocks" 64. Golden Triangle country 65. Blue-pencil 66. High degree 67. The Beatles' "___ Leaving Home" 68. Cherishes DOWN 1. Canal site 2. On the skin 3. Silver state 4. Attendee 5. Some wedding guests 6. Beam 7. "___ it the truth!" 8. Punishment for a sailor, maybe 9. Lower women 10. "Land of senses" 11. What trolls send 12. "48___" 14. Pack (down) 19. Ford, for one 21. It can be quizzical 25. "Aladdin" prince 27. "___ alive!" 29. 1957 #1 song 30. Pause in hostilities 31. ___ Minor 34. Bull markets 35. Bridle parts 36. Deck (out) 38. To the extent that 39. Raised 40. "What's ___?" 41. "Fancy that!" 44. The Amish, e.g. 47. Ancient debarkation point 48. "The Merchant of ___" 49. Gets rid of 51. Stirs 53. Arabic for "commander" 54. Fell off 57. Its motto is "Industry" 58. ___ gin fizz 59. Bungle, with "up" 60. Change 61. Bit of a draft
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