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Crossword For Release Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Crossword Edited by Will Shortz No. 0718

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Memphis International Airport looks ahead to more tra c,

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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 With coronavirus vaccine hopes high, next year holds a golden promise for the world and doubly so for Memphis International Airport (MEM). Not only will air tra c (probably) rise, airport o cials here hope 2021 will cut the ribbon on a concourse modernizations project they launched in 2014. In March, air tra c at MEM dropped by around 50 percent.  is came as the most since March 16th. Airlines resumed some suspended routes. Total available seats for MEM increased from 81,571 in June to 122,836 in July. Even more  ights are expected to resume. American Airlines  ights to Charlotte, Dallas, and Chicago are set to resume next week (Tuesday, new concourse. Memphis International Airport may see concourse modernizations. MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY 20 22 extremes in an orbit CD follower Symbol of change, in math 35 36 39 40 Decline Stock letters Ancient city rediscovered in 1870 Blackballs 1 2 3 DOWN “Hummina hummina!” Onetime Ebert partner Sources of 39 42 46 50 o cials expected the annual spring break tra c bump. Tra c slumped enough that the airport closed the C security screening checkpoint. Maggie O’Shea’s and Moe’s closed temporarily. In April, the airport said tra c had dropped by as much as 95 percent, which was consistent with the national average. Airlines reduced  ight schedules at MEM, and airport o cials called schedules “very  uid” and urged passengers to check with airlines before departures. But more than $24.6 million landed 40 43 44 47 48 49 51 September 8th). Delta Air Lines  ights to Atlanta, Detroit, and Los Angeles are expected to resume in October. Southwest Airlines  ights to Atlanta, Chicago, and Dallas are expected to resume in November. MSCAA chairman Pace Cooper said “it’s very encouraging to see passenger numbers and air service rebound at MEM and elsewhere in the U.S.” But MEM o cials noted that total passenger counts were down 73 percent in June compared to June 2019. 23 Picks 41 Royal some tremors 52 at MEM in April, thanks to federal CARES Act funding.  e money was However, a recent MEM passenger survey found that 90 percent of

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4 “Mrs. ___ Goes to help o set some of the revenue lost to lower passenger counts. At the time, respondents said they plan to  y within the next 12 months. to Paris” (Paul PUZZLE BY KAMERON AUSTIN COLLINS Scott Brockman, president and CEO of the Memphis and Shelby County Construction on the airport’s massive, $245-million modernization 5 Gallico novel) A bushelful 17 Up to this point 30 Make more palatable Airport Authority (MSCAA), said the money would provide “short-term relief” to the airport  nances, which were “signi cantly impacted” by the pandemic. project has continued throughout the pandemic. Construction began to transform Concourse B in 2018.  at transformation will ultimately “While we expect a gradual consolidate all airline gates in a single 6 See 7-Down 21 Source of 31 Give up recovery of the airline industry, the timing is uncertain at this point, and concourse with higher ceilings, more natural light, wider corridors, moving 7 8 With 6-Down, what may follow Indiana or Illinois Like the best streams? guiding principles 24 Ova, e.g. 25 Becomes settled in a new 33 Material 34 Style of Southern hip-hop 35 Things drawn by eccentric moving forward, MEM is signi cantly reducing expenditures and nonessential capital projects in order to address the new budget reality,” Brockman said at the time. But air tra c is slowly taking o again at MEM. On Monday, June 29th, the Transportation Security Administration screened more than 2,880 passengers and employees, walkways, children play areas, a stage for live music, and more. Last week, o cials said the exterior work was nearly  nished. In June the MSCAA picked  ve public art pieces, in a process led by the UrbanArt Commission.  e board also picked new gates seats, which will all come with a drink holder and electrical connection. 9 Protection environment people