MARCH 22, 2024 PUZZLES GROUNDCOVER NEWS CROSSWORD from the 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 past monthly issues. • 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 please email contact@groundcovernews.com or fill out the contact form on our website. ACROSS 1. Ancient Briton 5. Alpine transport 9. Platters 14. Trendy South American berry often thought of as a good source of antioxidants 15. Ashtabula's lake 16. English race place 17. "___ we forget" 18. The Sun acting out 20. Mariner's aid 22. Thoroughly cleanse 23. "Gladiator" setting 24. Crystalline compound found in urine 26. Seed 27. Carl Bernstein, e.g. 31. "The Da Vinci Code" author Brown 32. Court ploy 33. Small fish often living in fresh, running water 36. Involving more than one country 41. Antares, for one 42. ___-tac-toe 43. Bird's beak 45. An operation to remove all or parts of the uterus 50. Indian lentil dish 53. All alternative 54. Magical wish granter 55. Descriptive nickname 58. Link 59. Sealed cylinder lacking air, used in electronics 62. Wood sorrels 64. Cake topper 65. Barely managed, with "out" 66. Destiny 67. "Take your hands off me!" 68. 1990 World Series champs 69. Beat it DOWN 1. Amigo 2. Cold treats for a hot day 3. Kidney-shaped nut 4. Giants of myth 5. It may be oral or written 6. "My man!" 7. Afflict 8. You, right now 9. Batty 10. "Cast Away" setting 11. Line of cliffs 12. Literally, "dwarf dog" 13. Prepare, as tea 19. Enlarge, as a hole 21. 50 Cent piece 23. "Go on ..." 24. "Once ___ a time..." 25. Paid back 28. "Aladdin" prince 29. "Much ___ About Nothing" 30. Indian bread 34. Like some great literary works 35. Remove 37. "Well, ___-di-dah!" 38. "Don't give up!" 39. Radial, e.g. 40. Rocks 44. "Ciao!" 46. Restrain 47. Self-conscious laugh 48. How to make a human look like a monster 49. Irritate 50. Man with horns 51. Posthaste 52. Allowed 56. ___ oil, used in varnish 57. Justice Black 58. "Bill & ___ Excellent Adventure" 60. Arthur Godfrey played it 61. Four-poster, e.g. 63. "Comprende?"
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