Salina311 newspaper crossword puzzle answers — Oct. 14, 2026

Answers for the Around Salina This Week crossword on the last page of the Salina311 newspaper for Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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Across

1. CLINIC — Commission cleared the way for one on South Ohio Street
2. PEARSON — Fire Chief Shane ___ spoke at the Fallen Firefighters Memorial
3. OHIO — Street where the former credit union building sits
4. TRUNKORTREAT — Kansas Highway Patrol hosts one Oct. 22 at its Salina training academy (3 wds.)
5. MEALS — MobilePack volunteers plan to pack 101,000 of these
6. ACOUSTIC — ___ Sounds is celebrating its 40th anniversary
7. KASSEM — Chad ___ founded Acoustic Sounds in 1986
8. HOTEL — Home2 Suites project approved on South Ninth Street
9. SUITE — Long McArthur Ford is giving away four ___ tickets to K-State vs. KU

Down

1. CHILI — Fire Honor Guard cook-off that was postponed
2. PRAIRIEPAWS — Group negotiating to take over Salina's animal shelter operations (2 wds.)
3. MOKAS — Coffee & Eatery with a new Morning Jam Sandwich
4. VINYL — Inaugural ___ Summit runs Oct. 15 through Oct. 18
5. WOOD — City Manager Jacob ___
6. BAROLO — ___ Grille's Vampire Bite is a sushi roll
7. UNITED — Historic downtown building getting a makeover