Did you work on the crossword puzzle in the print issue? Check your answers here to see how your solution compares with the final result.
July • June • May
July 2025
Across
1. ____ Scrapple Festival
4. Stadium that is home to the Wilmington Blue Rocks minorleague baseball team
8. Country estate and museum in New Castle
10. Entice
13. Compass direction, abbr.
14. Rehoboth Beach’s “Your Place to Race!” ____ Speedway Park
18. ____ Speedwagon
21. Lemon ____ drink
22. ____ Farm Creamery, making ice cream from local ingredients
24. Concert-ticket datum
25. ____ Deli: Tasty lunch spot in Rehoboth Beach
26. Paranormal gift, abbr.
27. Street, abbr.
28. Thickness of wood boards
29. ____ House: Historic state capitol building in Dover, 2 words
32. Website address
33. Fine alcohol supplier in Wilmington with a bullfrog logo, 2 words
36. Sheep cries
37. Finale
38. Wren or hen, for example
39. Delaware’s congressional representative, Sarah ____
Down
1. Beloved Delaware comedian, 3 words
2. ____ Anderson, blonde bombshell
3. College e-mail address domain
4. Scale notes
5. Rehoboth ____ League
6. ____ Pond State Park: It surrounds Delaware’s largest freshwater pond
7. “Are we there ____?”
9. Sunbeam
11. Ivy League school
12. ____ Hill Brewery and Restaurant in Newark
15. Wedding vow, 2 words
16. Delaware beach in the Cape region
17. ____ Run State Park
19. Ecological watchdog, abbr.
20. Approves
22. Lead
23. Volleyball move
27. Peaceful
30. Seashore State Park’s historic feature from WWII
31. Perfectly pitched
33. Not even close
34. “Way cool!”
35. Col. Sanders’ restaurant, abbr.
36. Two prefix
June 2025
Across
1. Historic sports stadium in Wilmington
6. Popular pizza from Nicola Pizza in Lewes__-o-Boli
8. Reggae star who lived in and often visited Wilmington, 2 words
11. Delaware__Museum
12. Honest president, abbr.
13. Diamond, for one
14. Continuing problem for Delaware’s coastline
17. Genetic building block, abbr.
18. Jake Gelof, third baseman from Rehoboth Beach, was drafted by this MLB team in 2023:__s
21. “Scarface” star, Pacino
22. Insult, slangily
23. Baseball’s Maglie
24. False god in the Bible
26. Delaware Blue Hens star who went on to become a top player in the WNBA, Elena__Donne
27. Compete for victory
31. SNL star, Tina__
33. __Inlet Bridge, 2 words
34. Visit
35. Psychic ability, briefly
37. Gabor sister’s first name
38. Barges in uninvited
Down
1. “Parks and Recreation” star, born in Wilmington__Plaza
2. Flow back out to sea
3. Red knots and gulls, for example
4. Absolutely nothing
5. Gas used in scuba diving
6. __ Chukwuocha: known as one of the Twin Poets of Delaware, along with his brother
7. Native plant in Delaware
9. Bell and Barker
10. Vintage auto company founded by Olds
15. Historic church in Wilmington, 2 words
16. Christmas carol
19. Delaware comedian Belynda Cleare’s stock in trade
20. Close buddy
21. Away from the wind
22. Vera Gilbride__: the “Grand Dame of Delaware Politics”
24. Dam-building rodent
25. du Pont first name
28. “Mockingbird” singer Foxx
29. The Nomad__ in Wilmington
30. __ Hill: Delaware’s Science Center
32. Talks incessantly
36. Compass direction, abbr.
May 2025
Across
1. Book written by a UD graduate that focuses on the
Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s
6. Big event in July 2025, Delaware State ____
9. Restaurant menu phrase, 2 words
11. Reaches a destination
12. “Bones” actress, ____ Deschanel
14. ___-com (slang for romantic comedy)
15. Asparagus piece
17. Famous mansion and gardens in Wilmington
19. James Bond opponent, Dr ___
20. Brazilian dance music style
22. You can enjoy these Jewish snacks at Rosenfeld’s in
Rehoboth Beach
24. Delaware’s postal code
25. Not yet fulfilled
28. New ____ Battery Park (tourist attraction)
30. News service initials, abbr.
32. One of Wilmington’s top bookstores, created by Claire
van den Broek and Ryan Eanes, 3 words
36. Compass direction, abbr.
37. Usual standard
38. Celebrated Rehoboth Beach Halloween event, 2 words
Down
1. Delaware sea mammals
2. Rowing implement
3. Italian restaurant in Newark
4. French for island
5. Stone worker
7. The Ebright ____ : Delaware’s highest point
8. Beam of light
10. Mythical creatures that play with the kids in the pools
at Ocean City hotels
13. Cow sound
16. Coast Guard officer, abbr.
18. Window frame component
20. Delaware’s state bird, 2 words
21. Visit
23. Arranged
26. Networking event at the Wilmington Chamber of
Commerce, for example
27. Overflow with abundance, as a school of fish
28. Delaware’s tallest building: the ____ Manhattan
Center
29. Corn serving
31. Milne bear
.
33. Children’s card game
34. Morning moisture
35. One who follows or practices, suffix
