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Crossword puzzle by Matt Jones

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ACROSS
1. Acoustic guitarist’s lack 4. Young horse 8. Doctor of theology degree (abbrev.) 11. Slimy stuff 12. Take ___ (respond to applause, perhaps) (2 words) 13. Bounced like sound off walls 16. 2008 Color Guard winners in Independent Open (2 words) 18. “That’s OK, take your time” (2 words) 19. Unwavering, like a drumbeat 20. 1984 Color Guard winners in Independent Open 22. Capitol Hill figures (abbrev.) 23. Pirates, Raiders and Buccaneers, for instance? 24. 2005 Color Guard winners in Independent Open 28. Raincoat attachment 32. Comb target 33. Got quicker (2 words) 35. With 39-Across, 1994 Color Guard winners in Independent World (2 words) 39. See 35-Across 40. “___ the Universe” (a song by The Beatles) 41. Door frame 42. Hawaiian feast 43. 2007 Color Guard winners in Independent Open (2 words) 48. Muscle twitch 51. Farm measuring unit 52. 2008 Color Guard winners in Independent World 55. Former “Saturday Night Live” actor Chris 57. Option 58. 2009 Color Guard winners in Independent Open 60. Part of the eye 61. Give a hoot 62. Suffix after spat or form 63. Game where one player is “it” 64. Songs that top the charts 65. Number of keycontrolled holes on a standard bassoon
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DOWN
1. Tennis star Andre 2. Like really hot lava 3. Extremely strong, like a chemical 4. The Queen of Hearts, for instance 5. Follow the rules 6. Piece of firewood 7. Like adequate hotels, ratings-wise (hyph.) 8. Defeated in a landslide 9. Sixty minutes 10. Office furniture 13. “Orinoco Flow” singer 14. Actor Meaney or Feore 15. Designated hitters (abbrev.) 17. Effortlessness 21. F# minor, for one 25. Greek letters that look like P’s 26. It may get you backstage 27. Stretch the truth 29. Poem full of praise 30. Belonging to you and me 31. Double plays (abbrev) 33. Identical 34. Mr. in the vending machine 35. ESPN X Games host Masekela 36. Prefix before “puncture” 37. Gun advocacy group (abbrev.) 38. Horseback sport seen at Renaissance fairs 39. Totally awesome, 1980s-style 41. Sister in “Little Women” (with a fitting last name for Halftime) (2 words) 43. CBS show set in Vegas 44. Back muscles, for short 45. Recreate on stage (2 words) 46. Baby’s bed 47. From Nairobi, perhaps 49. Walk nervously back and forth 50. Out in the ocean 52. Group that monitors the airwaves (abbrev.) 53. “Cat on ___ Tin Roof” (2 words) 54. Director Ephron of the 2009 movie “Julie & Julia” 55. Mario ___ Wii (racing game) 56. “Planet of the ___” (Charlton Heston movie) 59. “Bali ___” (“South Pacific” song)
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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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