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Crossword puzzle by Matt Jones
Posted July 2009

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1. 911 responder (abbrev.) 4. Texas senator ___ Bailey Hutchison 7. In the center of 11. Dallas NBA team, to fans 13. Exhaust (2 words) 16. “___, Where’s My Car?” (2000 movie) 17. Killer whale 18. “O Pioneers!” novelist Cather 19. It’s usually worn with a tie 20. This city’s Vanguard tied in the 1999 DCI Finals, playing sections of Barber and Ticheli’s Symphonies #1 and #2 (2 words) 23. Homer Simpson’s bartender 24. Winner of the 1975 DCI Finals, playing “Rhapsody in Blue” and “The Way We Were” (2 words) 26. Division that includes the Red Sox and Yankees, for short 28. “Can ___ You With My Heart” (Travis Tritt song) (2 words) 29. St. Patrick’s Day month (abbrev.) 30. Injury from heavy lifting (which you don’t want to get carrying heavy instruments) 33. Winner of the 2008 DCI Finals, playing selections from the ballet “Spartacus” (2 words) 40. First name of California’s “Governator,” slangily 41. Take a little drink 42. Seek, as a goal 45. Sweaters with an angular cut (hyph.) 48. Winner of the 1991 DCI Finals, playing “Pines of Rome” and “Fountains of Rome” (3 words) 52. Attempt 53. Winner of the 2003 DCI Finals, playing a group of Dave Brubeck songs (2 words) 55. Out-of-control crowd situation 57. “___ As Ever” (Shabba Ranks album) (2 words) 58. Oohs and ___ 60. Numbered composition 61. “Fiddler on the Roof” protagonist 62. Letters after B 63. ___ good example (2 words) 64. Education service district (abbrev.) 65. That, in Spanish
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1. My Chemical Romance’s genre 2. Neighbor of Earth 3. It may film you for local sports segments (2 words) 4. Country on the Persian Gulf 5. Japanese company that makes sportswear and running shoes 6. Mello ___ (Mountain Dew competitor) 7. Infomercials, e.g. 8. Loose, flowery Hawaiian dress 9. They’re hardly rocket scientists 10. Hate with a passion 12. Actress Lathan of Tyler Perry’s “The Family That Preys” 14. ___ Bator, Mongolia 15. Evaluating sentence structure, in grammar 21. Six-point football scores (abbrev.) 22. When Juliet says, “Wherefore art thou Romeo?” (2 words) 25. “___ I origami, folded up and just pretend ...” (lyric from Eve 6’s “Inside Out”) (2 words) 26. Box hooked to an electric guitar 27. “Well, ___-di-dah!” 30. Medical provider group (abbrev.) 31. Schubert’s “The ___- King” 32. St. Louis Cardinals uniform color 34. Hair removal brand 35. Pulsate 36. Feature of F major’s key signature (2 words) 37. Cadillac SUV popular with rappers 38. Suffix after beat or neat 39. Vandalizes a house with paper rolls, for short 42. Houston baseball team 43. Zebra feature 44. Monetary reward 45. Watched 46. Abbreviation in GPS system names 47. Historic name in supercomputers 49. “Cherish is the word ___ to describe ...” (“Cherish” lyrics) (2 words) 50. “The ___ of some people!” 51. Dates set for launching invasions (hyph.) 54. The Beatles’ “___ Leaving Home” 56. Airport screening organization 59. Bay Area airport code
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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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