A Walk in the Park Solution

by Julia Tenney

Enter the answers to each clue in the grid, starting in the correspondingly-numbered space and ending in the space before the next consecutive number. The chain of answer words will overlap itself, winding their way twice around the serpentine path. Some of the words are used clued using information from Powderhouse Park, which can be found at the marked spaces on the map. There are two unclued words in the grid - PICKLE and RELISH. Combining these give the answer PICKLE RELISH

  1. Plotters (8) - SCHEMERS
  2. Chilling (2 3) - ON ICE
    • Unclued Entry - PICKLE
  3. Action word (4) - VERB
  4. Solemn swear (4) - OATH
  5. Chassis (13) - UNDERCARRIAGE
  6. Longfellow's tavern (7) - WAYSIDE
  7. "__ diem!" (5) - CARPE
  8. Item depicted in bronze near F (7) - TRICORN
  9. SNAKE! (5) - COBRA
  10. Early Bowie rock genre (4) - GLAM
  11. A fun time (5) - BLAST
  12. Another name for item depicted in bronze near F (9 3) - MINUTEMAN HAT
  13. Indian cooking style (8) - TANDOORI
  14. SNAKE! (5) - MAMBA
  15. Militia who used this powderhouse (11 4) - CONTINENTAL ARMY
  16. Preferred orientation with a skunk (6) - UPWIND
  17. Name for artifact near D (9) - MILLSTONE
  18. Pet rodent (7) - HAMSTER
  19. Lil _ X (3) - NAS
  20. Choice or fruit (4) - PLUM
  21. Cask (6) - BARREL
  22. Goddess or notable Hollywood flop (6) - ISHTAR
  23. Grim (6) - DISMAL
  24. Rents (4) - LETS
  25. Tacky decor (6) - KITSCH
  26. Factory owner mentioned near B (7) - EMERSON
  27. Chipping device (7) - ICE PICK
  28. Crowbar (5) - LEVER
  29. SNAKE! (3) - BOA
  30. Roar (7) - THUNDER
  31. Word on plaque near C (11) - CARRIAGEWAY
  32. A drink or motorcycle attachment (7) - SIDECAR
  33. A type of dish (5) - PETRI
  34. A type of pipe (7) - CORNCOB
  35. A cloth (3) - RAG
  36. Depicted in sculpture near E (4) - LAMB
  37. Eleventh hour (4 6) - LAST MINUTE
  38. A drink or borough (9) - MANHATTAN
  39. Entryway (4) - DOOR
  40. Mosque figure (4) - IMAM
  41. Crispy strips (5) - BACON
  42. Biscuit container (3) - TIN
  43. Tolkien tree person (3) - ENT
  44. Siren (5) - ALARM
  45. "Sure thing" (3) - YUP
  46. Original use of this powderhouse, mentioned near A (8) - WINDMILL
  47. Town on the other side of Medford (8) - STONEHAM
  48. Aft or not at all lenient (5) - STERN
  49. SNAKE! (3) - ASP
  50. Lower back (6) - LUMBAR
    • Unclued Entry - RELISH
  51. British scifi vehicle (6) - TARDIS
  52. He built the powderhouse, mentioned near A (6) - MALLET
  53. Improv scene (4) - SKIT