14 GROUNDCOVER NEWS PUZZLES BEE MINUSES Tracy Bennett and Victor Fleming 1234 5678 9 14 17 20 24 27 30 31 39 43 46 51 52 53 59 62 66 69 63 60 64 67 70 65 68 71 47 54 55 61 40 41 44 48 49 50 56 57 58 SUDOKU The aim is to complete the entire grid using the numbers 1-9. Each number can only be used once in each row, once in each column, and once in each of the 3×3 boxes. ACROSS 1. Box-top parts 5. Clock-set choice 9. Former Wolverine Tom Brady has won five 14. Jump practiced at Yost Ice Arena 15. Soda alternative 16. Authorize 17. First word in the name of a legendary "Star Wars" space freighter 19. Wall Street transaction 20. Sting's former band, with "The" 21. Randall and Beth's middle daughter on "This is Us" 23. Alternative to "Eddie" or "Ward" 24. Gal pal in Guadalupe 25. Easily seen 27. "Cuchi-cuchi" entertainer 29. "Feed me," in dogspeak 30. Mysterious sighting in the night sky, for short 32. Lyft competitor 35. Grand instrument at Michigan Theater and Hill Auditorium 39. What 17-, 25-, 51- and 64-Across are 43. "It's been real!" 44. Hairy twin of the Old Testament 45. Computing pioneer Lovelace 46. "All Things Considered" broadcaster 48. First time out 51. What committees must reach 56. Jungian principle 59. Amaze 60. Come down 61. Protective covering for neck or shoe 62. "28 Days" setting 64. Tiny 66. Acid in proteins, informally 67. Redding who sang on the dock of a bay 68. Feminine first name from Genesis 69. Liable to bite someone's head off 70 ___ to nothing 71. Large Bugs Bunny features DOWN 1. Bay city 2. "Power corrupts," e.g. 3. Like one who's always starting arguments 4. "Jingle Bells" conveyance 5. Clearasil target 6. Astonished query in response to "J'accuse!" 7. "Demoted" object in the solar system 8. "American Buffalo" playwright David 9. Admits a mistake 10. 35mm camera design 11. Alternative course of action 12. Highlight of "The Lonely Goatherd" song in "The Sound of Music" 13. Alfred Nobel, for one 18. "Elite Eight" org. 22. "Breathe Me" singer 25. Word before gas or cause 26. Hairstyle with full, parted, tapered, pulled back and twisted out variations 28. Have regrets about 30. Sounds of hesitation 31. Old-fashioned "Nonsense!" 33. Chi-town trains 34. Enjoys some Joyce Carol Oates, perhaps 36. Appreciation 37. Calculate column totals 38. Cryptologic grp. 40. Match up 41. Route deliverer of old 42.Deserving of success 47. Biology class initials 49. Bighorn bleats 50. Org. awarded the 1965 Peace Prize 51. 200 milligrams 52. "You ___ big time!" 53. "M*A*S*H" sodas 54. ___ Says (playground game) 55. Pull together 57. Bench-clearing brawl 58. "There ___ enough hours in the day" 61. Basic point 63. "A Bug's Life" character 65. "No dice! Originally published in the June 15, 2022 edition of Groundcover News. 28 32 33 34 42 45 25 29 35 36 37 38 18 21 22 26 15 16 19 23 10 11 12 13 OCTOBER 2, 2026 Sudoku puzzles are provided by www.sudokuoftheday.com – visit them and get a new Sudoku every day!” er A. Collins 1 2 14 17 L 20 C 23 O N 33 37 41 44 34 R E O W B 53 58 61 64 F G I C U R E M I R W I A T E I PUZZLE SOLUTIONS September 18, 2026 edition U 3 W I N D O 26 W P A N E 54 O R A L 4 A N T E 27 I O N 45 A 48 M O U N T 5 15 R 18 21 R 24 A N T 42 N D A K B A N E 38 P I A N I 59 S 62 T 65 S C 6 N A R N I 39 I N N 55 E P I 7 I D I D 28 A N 35 O T E D 56 S O B E 8 T O E D 29 D N A 46 W 49 E A K E N 9 E N F 22 O 25 R C E S 47 A R N E T T N A H S 43 A T A D 10 16 19 C U S E 40 A D E 57 60 63 66 M B A S E X 11 P R A T 30 E 36 X C U R 50 S I O N S 12 E A R S 31 S E A L 51 O L D E R 13 E Y E 32 E D I T 52 S K E W S
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