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Crossword puzzle by Matt Jones Posted January 2010

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1. Actress Pinkett Smith 5. With 71 Across, surf guitar king who will have one of his trumpets on display at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix 9. March composer the University of Illinois has a museum devoted to 14. Word before rock, jazz or rain 15. Singer Brickell married to Paul Simon 16. Helpers (abbrev.) 17. One of the Three Bears in “Goldilocks” 18. Where one of the stressed beats may land on in 8/8 time 19. Christian ___ (some high-fashion dresses) 20. Some of his trademark bent trumpets are on display in many museums, among them The Smithsonian (2 words) 23. Actress Zellweger 24. Director Spike 25. Doc that may focus on head colds (abbrev.) 26. “___ making myself clear?” (2 words) 27. Computer key that helps you exit 30. Drug-related subject of a 2006 Tour de France scandal 33. The “D” in CD 35. Pose a question 37. What brave people use to fill in crosswords 38. His saxophone is on display at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Mo. (2 words) 43. Regrettable 44. Opposite of neither 45. It follows “high” or “roll,” in marching 47. Sports fan’s favorite group, to that same sports fan (2 words) 50. Halftime Magazine staffers (abbrev.) 52. Ambient musician Brian 53. Noise you don’t want to hear from the audience 54. Keanu’s role in “The Matrix” 56. “Lady ___” (Chris de Burgh song) (2 words) 58. His cornet and bugle are on display at the Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans (2 words) 63. Make a collection, as with books or instruments 64. “Elenore, ___ think you’re swell” (line from The Turtles’ “Elenore”) (2 words) 65. Aunts, in Spanish 67. All-time record holder in strikeouts ___ Ryan 68. Exclamation from Sherlock Holmes 69. Takeoff times at the airport (abbrev.) 70. Former Baltimore football team whose marching band instruments are on display at the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards 71. See 5 Across 72. Fabric colorers
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1. Freestyle music session 2. School- and learning-related 3. Change a major seventh chord by flatting the third and fifth, then doubleflatting the seventh 4. In ___ (confused) (2 words) 5. Go against, like with authority or gravity 6. “Gotcha,” to a beatnik (2 words) 7. ___ War Game (nickname for the annual Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers football game) 8. ___ over (dropped from exhaustion) 9. One-named “Smooth Operator” singer 10. Suffix after “psych-” or “mononucle-” 11. Last of the four events in tennis’s Grand Slam (2 words) 12. It may be tuned to G, D, A or E on a violin 13. Person who brings strength to a group 21. Letter that follows double-u, ex and wye 22. Spotted wildcat 23. Cool, 1980’s-style 28. Actress Zoe of “Avatar” 29. CBS show set in Las Vegas 31. Part of MPH 32. Calligraphy needs 34. Participating group in a musical 36. “Jazz” documentarian Burns 39. Singer Corinne Bailey ___ 40. Edgar Allan who wrote “The Raven” 41. It really feels like forever 42. Individual who marches to the beat of a different drummer, perhaps? 46. Pea holder 47. Sound in “Old MacDonald” (2 words) 48. Address to the whole group, in some parts of the Southern United States (2 words) 49. Went from two lanes of traffic to one, perhaps 51. Title for a knight 53. Mel who voiced Bugs Bunny 55. Last letter of the Greek alphabet 57. Jotted down for later 59. “The City ___ War” (song by Cobra Starship) (2 words) 60. ID numbers on tax forms (abbrev.) 61. One-named singer that married Heidi Klum 62. Crimson ___ (Alabama’s college teams) 66. Sound from a snake or a leaky tire
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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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