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Crossword puzzle by Matt Jones Posted November 2009

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ACROSS
1. Word after glide or roll, in marching 5. “Mindfreak” magician Angel 10. Structure on a farm 14. Fruit in some fruit cocktail 15. “That’s what it’s all ___” (line from “The Hokey Pokey”) 16. Group of troops 17. Saxophone variety 18. Frame where a pane of glass is set (2 words) 20. General college degrees (abbrev.) 22. “Soup,” in South America 23. One joint positioned to play the snare drum 26. Tacky souvenirs, for example 30. Go through a big ordeal (3 words) 34. Vote that’s not “nay” 35. ___ little time as possible (2 words) 36. Singer Green and Nobel winner Gore, for two 37. How close, fitting relationships work (3 words) 42. ___ rally 43. Kazakhstan “Sea” that’s really a lake 44. Judge on the football field, for short 47. Headland at the southern tip of South Africa (4 words) 52. Slow on the ___ 53. ___-weensy (really tiny) 54. Seasoning in a shaker 56. “It’s c-c-c-cold out!” 57. Fancy French way of saying “pseudonym,” for authors (3 words) 62. Curve-shaped formations 66. Current U.S. Attorney General Holder 67. Ancient Greek region that gives its name to the mode also called major 68. “Star Wars” princess 69. Sandwich shop 70. It may be broken while marching in the heat 71. June 6, 1944, in history (hyph.)
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DOWN
1. Place to get pampered 2. Number on a business card (abbrev.) 3. Have some breakfast 4. “Survivor” host Jeff 5. Crow noises 6. Baseball batter’s stat, for short 7. Particles with a charge 8. Number puzzle usually set in a 9x9 grid 9. Drop by for a visit (2 words) 10. Vehicle for band tours 11. Santa ___ winds 12. “___ for Ricochet” (Kinsey Millhone mystery novel) (2 words) 13. To the ___ degree 19. Light bulb unit 21. “There’s ___ line between ...” (2 words) 23. Twisted out of shape 24. Regret 25. Piled up without much thought (3 words) 27. Belgrade resident 28. Intel processor brand since 1998 29. Elevations (abbrev.) 31. Finish 32. Moo goo ___ pan (Chinese dish) 33. Hit ___ (get to an unexpected difficulty) (2 words) 38. It’s made for a doctor’s visit (abbrev.) 39. Miracle-___ (plant food brand) 40. Resident of a neighbor of Thailand 41. Like seniors, in relation to sophomores 42. 1994 Jeremy Piven/David Spade college movie 45. Short albums released before the main album (abbrev.) 46. “30 Rock” star Tina 48. Effortlessness 49. Giraffe-like mammals that have stripes resembling zebras 50. “For he’s a jolly good ___ ...” 51. “Hark! The ___ Angels Sing” 55. Adjust to the correct pitch 56. Hit a bass drum 57. “The Simpsons” neighbor Flanders 58. Raw metal source 59. www.navy.___ 60. Organization whose World Class corps competition was held in Indianapolis in August 2009 (abbrev.) 61. “Mamma ___!” (hit musical) 63. Color of Alabama’s Crimson Tide 64. Stan’s employer, on “American Dad!” (abbrev.) 65. Utter out loud
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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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