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Crossword puzzle by Matt Jones Posted January 2012

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ACROSS
1. Parts of Abraham Lincoln costumes 7. “Moby Dick” captain 11. Language for more than 400 million people (abbrev.) 14. From C to C, perhaps 15. Caramel candy brand in a round package 16. Glastonbury ___ (hill in England) 17. University of ___ (home of the Ducks) 18. University of ___ (home of the Golden Buffalo Marching Band) 20. It may cause glare on the field 21. Singer Stewart 23. Like the night when roasting marshmallows, for instance 24. More like leafless trees in winter or empty cupboards 26. City region (abbrev.) 27. Like letters for fraternities and sororities 30. University of ___ (home of the Spirit Marching Band) (2 words) 34. “___ Rock” (Simon and Garfunkel song) (3 words) 35. Get in formation, perhaps (2 words) 36. University of ___ (home of the Redcoat Marching Band) 38. University of ___ (home of the Marching Blazers) 43. Experience again 45. Military marching group 46. University of ___ (home of the Pride of the Southland Marching Band) 50. Rimshot need 51. Colorful Apple of the late 1990s 52. Percussion section’s gear 54. Sci-fi characters who sense emotions paranormally 58. Opposite of NNW (abbrev.) 59. Rowing machine unit 62. University of ___ (home of the Fightin’ Blue Hen Band) 64. University of ___ (home of the Rainbow Warrior Marching Band) 66. Sport ___ (term popularized before “SUV”) 67. Mid-range saxophone 68. It carries a lot of dust near the chalkboard 69. 6, for a touchdown (abbrev.) 70. Astin of “Lord of the Rings” 71. High school in “Grease”
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DOWN
1. Disses the performers 2. Tan pantyhose shade 3. Two fives for ___ (2 words) 4. Scott Joplin song 5. “New World” Symphony composer Antonín 6. Mister, in Mexico 7. Curved formation 8. Part of a zebra’s foot 9. “It’s ___ ever wanted!” (2 words) 10. Rude person 11. Latin phrase seen after a list of people (2 words) 12. Message seen when hitting play on some empty CD players (2 words) 13. Sea cave 19. Typical marking on a pirate map signifying, “Here’s the treasure” (2 words) 22. “No” and “It ain’t gonna happen,” for instance 24. Paddington, for one 25. Stimpy’s smarter half 27. Jazz band’s event 28. Singer Corinne Bailey ___ 29. My Chemical Romance’s genre 31. Blanket makers, maybe 32. Stubborn animal 33. Air quality watchdogs (abbrev.) 35. Avoids being truthful 37. Standardized test given before working toward a Ph.D., maybe 39. Cinnamon ___ (bakery items) 40. Santa ___ winds 41. Orbital station that broke up in 2001 42. Consumed 44. Past tense form of the suffix -y 46. Extremely busy (2 words) 47. Dr. Brown’s first name, in “Back to the Future” 48. Opera singer Enrico Caruso’s birth city 49. March Madness organization 50. Like lipstick on a hot day, maybe 53. R&B singer with the album “Raymond v. Raymond” 55. “___ the night before Christmas ...” 56. Actress Lucy of “Pretty Little Liars” 57. Miss, in Madrid (abbrev.) 59. Effortlessness 60. Cambodian currency 61. “American ___” (Tom Petty song) 63. Looooooonnnnng time period 65. Roll of cash |
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About the Author
Matt Jones is a 1998 graduate of Willamette University in Salem, Ore., where he majored in music education. Since 1994, he has also written crosswords for venues such as The New York Times, Games Magazine and Stagebill. He currently writes a syndicated weekly puzzle for more than 50 alternative newspapers across the country.
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