14 GROUNDCOVER NEWS PUZZLES HEAD of FRANCE? by Victor Schmitt OCTOBER 31, 2025 ACROSS 1. Musical conclusions 6. Worked over 15. Path left behind by a lawn mower 16. "Flashdance ... What a Feeling" singer 17. Line at a crowded theater? 19. Vote into office 20. Quarterback Manning 21. "Journeys" from those drunk with authority 26. Spanish liqueur 29. "Right away, boss!" 30. ESPN sportscaster Dick 32. Video game franchise with settings in Vice City and Los Santos, for short 33. Head of France? 34."This ___ well" 35. Fort Collins sch. 36. Texter's "I can't even..." 37. Kwik-E-Mart employee in "The Simpsons" 39. Head-dropping wrestling move 40. Ad ___ 41. Concealed oneself 42. Foamy coffee order 44. Reason to keep trying 45. World Cup cry 46. Steps (on) 48. Big name in laptops 49. Radio host John 51. Upbringings 53. No. on a business card 55. Influencer with an edgy aesthetic, informally 56. Highly desirable property 63. In one's birthday suit 64. Gunpowder ingredient 65. Convention V.I.P.'s 66. Adolescents DOWN 1. CBS forensic drama 2. Pained expressions 3. Fateful encounter 4. Olympian, e.g. 5. More timid 6. Allotted 7. Rage 8. "Breaking Bad" org. 9. Word with army or bullet 10. Ballet jump 11. Central Florida city 12. Ingredient in lava cake 13. Part of a rock band? 14. Grammy 18. Bygone Canadian comedy show 21. Cheap criticism 22. Length of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 23. "Who am ___ judge!" 24. Stereotypical asylum destinations 25. Go downhill fast? 27. "Come in!" 28. U.F.O. shapes, often 31. Winter hrs. in Ann Arbor 37. Spacebar neighbor 38. Trim 43. Sigma follower 44. Scrunchie, e.g. 47. Wise one 50. Shouter of "I have the power!" 52. Dated denial 54. Jared of "Tron: Ares" 56. Neighbor of India: Abbr. 57. Regret 58. Bad place to get stuck in 59. Before, poetically 60. ___ Lingus 61. Bill with Alexander Hamilton 62. Hosp. areas PUZZLE SOLUTIONS October 3, 2025 edition
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