©MYLES MELLOR Parks & Recreation Crossword Across 1 Bravery - key quality in leadership 6 The lady in question 8 Safety features on stairways 10 Get rid of litter and trash from a park, for example - 2 words 11 Perfectly 12 BBQ residue 13 Gives offices and buildings another coat 16 Skill that increases one's selfconfidence, goes with 14 down 18 It's more than just a job 20 Used a chair 21 " Pledge of Allegiance " ender 22 Plants in Joshua Tree National Park 23 Data storer 25 John F. Kennedy Library architect 27 Trusted teachers 30 Compass direction 31 Drops off like a bay 33 Badgers 34 The S in CPSI Down 1 Certificate that can be earned by park professionals 2 College credits 3 Part of NRPA, abbr. 4 Acted as an event host 5 Key factor in the art of public speaking 6 Unwanted escalating form of refuse in NYC parks 7 Shows 9 Car club 14 See 16 across 15 Tossing lightly, in Little League 17 Baseball warm-up area 18 Mouse catcher 19 Color in a Crayola eight-pack 20 Lovable rascal 24 Set of rules and regulations 26 St Paul's state 28 Twisty turn 29 Something to reach for 32 Top grades Complete the crossword and visit www.nrpa.org/crossword to verify your answers and to enter into a drawing for an NRPA tumbler and $25 gift card. A winner will be randomly selected March 31, 2019. 66 Parks & Recreation | M A R C H 2 0 1 9 | W W W. PA R K S A N D R E C R E AT I O N . O R G