GRIFFIN November 24

18 • CWEA GRIFFIN • November 2024 The Griffin Crossword “Going Around in Circles” by Shannon Rapp edited by Darby Ratliff Across 1A Foolish 5A Ensure, as a particular detail 10A Where the most people live 11A “Sorry, we can’t say yes to this” 13A Ted Drewes specialty with cherries and hot fudge 15A Resident of the St. Louis Zoo’s Fragile Forest 16A See 29-Down 17A One of ten hanging ten 18A Bird in an early “The Wizard of Oz” scene 20A Department store department with ties and vests 21A Interview-style exam 22A Some pets available through the Stray Rescue of St. Louis 23A Ingredient in a Puerto Rican Sandwich de Mezcla, along with Velveeta and pimento spread 24A Word shouted at the Forest Park Golf Course 25A Muscle worked on chest day, for short 26A See 29-Down 27A Sketch show with Heidi Gardner: Abbr. 30A Ink just above a person’s foot 33A “Later!” 34A Prefix with “dynamic” 35A Prom purchase 36A Customizable part of a pickleball racket Down 1D Obama era immigration policy protecting Dreamers: Abbr. 2D “Right now!” 3D Chinese New Year noisemaker 4D Little bit 5D Connective tissue in a muscle 6D Abbreviation meaning “and others” 7D Class offered at many community colleges, briefly 8D Participant in a Coke vs. Pepsi challenge, maybe 9D Topping on a chili cheese dog at Steve’s Hot Dogs 12D Small bills 14D “American ___” (reality show once won by David Cook) 19D See 29-Down 20D See 29-Down 21D Performed before Chappell Roan came on, maybe 22D 2021 Best Picture in which about half the dialogue is in ASL 23D Relaxing destinations 24D Stage between embryo and birth 26D Many August babies 28D Seaweed used in sushi rolls 29D Shape of the iconic entertainment district depicted visually in this grid starting at 16-Across 31D Pretzel-making chemical 32D Playground game See Page 12 for solution