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Crossword For Release Monday, August 20, 2018 Crossword Edited by Will Shortz No. 0716

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B y To b y S e l l s Edited by Will Shortz Liberty Park

Fairgrounds youth sports project could be open by 2022.

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Read about and comment on each puzzle: nytimes.com/wordplay. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73  e $200 million project to transform the Mid-South Fairgrounds into a youth sports destination has been branded as Liberty Park. O cials said they plan to begin opening the park in 2022. City o cials announced the branding and timeline  ursday morning, calling Liberty Park a collection of cultural, education,  is space will be managed by Virginia-based Eastern Sports Management, a company that already manages indoor sports facilities. “ e demand for youth sports over the past decade has grown exponentially and is the seed of why we’re all here today,” said John Wack, president of Eastern Sports  e Mid-South Fairgrounds is now Liberty Park. 19 Either of two makes you you 35 entertainment, and recreation institutions in an expanded and uni ed campus vision. Management. “Local and travel youth sports have been on break during the pandemic but will be back to normal 20 extremes in an orbit CD follower 35 36 39 Decline Stock letters Ancient city F R AS DOWN 1 “Hummina hummina!” 39 42 REE EN T KUSHOW Liberty Park will include existing assets such as the Liberty Bowl, Tiger Lane, the Children’s Museum of Memphis, and the Kroc Center. No mention was made of the now-vacant Mid-South Coliseum.  e goal of the 40 43 44 levels when the new facility opens.” An 18-acre private development inside Liberty Park will include a public plaza, 90,000 square feet of family entertainment venues, 90,000 square feet of commercial o ce space, 22 Symbol of change, in math 40 rediscovered in 1870 Blackballs 2 3 Onetime Ebert partner Sources of 46 50 project is to link these existing assets and make them part of an overall destination. “I think we all agree that this is a deeply appreciated yet underutilized piece of property, and we are ready to introduce a comprehensive 47 48 49 51 100,000 square feet of retail and dining, two hotels, comprising 200 total rooms, and 100-150 apartments.  e private development will be built along Central Avenue in a space that currently houses a track and football  eld.  e city will spend 23 Picks 41 Royal some tremors 52 platform for all Memphians to use as a resource,” said Paul Young, $3 million to move those assets to Tobey Park along Flicker Street.  e

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