Parks & Recreation Crossword 1 2 3 4 8 5 9 12 14 15 16 18 22 20 23 25 ©Myles Mellor 27 17 19 21 28 24 26 29 30 31 33 7 10 11 13 6 34 Across 1 They keep people hydrated 6 Promise 8 Great recreational game played in many parks 9 Origin of a river 12 Piece of lawn 13 Boundaries 15 Park bench, say 16 A while back 18 Park's allure-setting 20 Zoo creature 21 Able to change and adapt 24 It has swells and currents 25 Kind of tide 27 Location of the next NRPA conference, 2 words 30 Direction indicator 31 Corroded, with away 33 Have a veggie burger, say 34 Very long time 35 Run off 32 35 Down 1 Exercise goal 2 Coffee container 3 Branch offshoots 4 Fashionable 5 Financial backer 6 All-purpose, a keyword for parks today 7 Unwanted garden growth 10 Camp bed 11 Type of soil 14 Eco-conscious 17 Central area of a city, great place for attractive parks 19 Tree that lines many streets 21 Tightly packed like some forest areas 22 Commotion 23 Tidy up litter 24 Possessed 26 Granola grain 28 Soggy 29 Kind of grass 32 Golden state, abbreviation Check the answers to the crossword at www.nrpa.org/crossword. As an added bonus for completing the crossword, you can enter a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card. The winner will be randomly selected and notified on October 31, 2017. 50 Parks & Recreation | O C T O B E R 2 0 1 7 | W W W. PA R K S A N D R E C R E AT I O N . O R G