10 GROUNDCOVER NEWS PUZZLES BY DEFINITION by Peter Collins SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 WORD SEARCH by Emeri Jade Bey ACROSS 1. Broccoli ___ 5. Applicant's goal 8. Provolone alternative 13. "___ for All Seasons" 14. "As I see it," in texts 15. Start of a typical workday 17. MARS 19. City 235 miles north of Ann Arbor 20. Murphy of "You People" 21. MARS 23. Airport near Puget Sound 25. Family member 26. Shock with a stun gun 27. Annoy 28. ___-mo replay 30. Caribbean island 32. River of France and Belgium 34. Yoko ___ 36. Suffix for some sugars 37. MARS 41. New England cape 42. Enthusiastic affirmative 43. Advice from a pro 46. Baseball bat application 50. Internet 52. Drink like a cat 53. Take ___ (rest) 54. Catch 56. City ten miles south of Ann Arbor 58. MARS 61. Burglary, for short 62. Republic of China capital 63. MARS 65. Televangelist Joel 66. Historic period 67. Common Market money 68. Good start? 69. The Rangers, on a scoreboard 70. Relaxing spots DOWN 1. Passes quickly 2. 1984 Mozart-themed Best Picture winner 3. First aid kit supply 4. Advice to a friend in a bad relationship 5. Triangular sail 6. Epps of TV's "House" 7. Bad conversationalists 8. Some short-lived online sliceof-life postings 9. Dead giveaway? 10. Kind of hospital treatment 11. Observed attending 12. Most rational 16. Ends a chess match 18. Thumbs-ups 22. Defame 24. Cutting the rug in heavysoled shoes 29. See 38-Down 31. The Wildcats of the N.C.A.A. 33. Delicate spring roll wrapping 35. Chicago airport code 38. With 29-Down, none 39. What's often taken after a performance 40. Preparing for a bodybuilding competition, in a way 44. Box opener of myth 45. Racer's swimwear 46. Meal, in Italy 47.Way to pay 48. Tokyo airport 49. Stadium cheer 51. Rum-soaked cake 55. Military headgear 57. Strike sites? 59. Prepared to drive 60. In a bad mood 64. Upper limit PUZZLE SOLUTIONS September 5, 2025 edition D E C A F A L B O P E R A P A S T O R G A M E T E S M O N K S O P C O S T A A B H O R R O O S T S U R A H T O O E R A S E G E N E R A L L Y W E F T S S E T A E L D E R S T A T E S M A N G E O D E T I N Y S N A R L U P T R E F A B O A R D I N G S C H O O L S M O O T H S O P H S R E S P O L O C U S P I D E A L O G U E E L M O I L E R P R I S M L A I C S A F E S I R E
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