| ACROSS 1. It may be left over from a wound 5. Totally adores 10. It gets stamped 14. “Ooh _____!” (2 wds.) 15. Piano key wood 16. “That’s terrible!” (2 wds.) 17. X ___ “xylophone” (2 wds.) 18. They may be half or quarter 19. Laboratory maze runners 20. Alabama home of the Golden Tigers and the Marching Crimson Piper Band 22. Type of clef for a saxophonist 24. Gnaws away on (2 wds.) 25. Virginia _____ (school where the Highty Tighties march) 26. “Treasure Island” author’s monogram 27. “___ Drives Me Crazy” 29. Words of apology (2 wds.) 33. Hot springs like Old Faithful 35. Over, in German 36. It can be major, minor or diminished 39. British afternoon drink 40. Sneaker brand modeled for athletes and cheerleaders 41. Arizona city 42. Fish you may feel like when crowded in a tight formation 44. Bugle relative 46. It may get scrambled 47. Feeling to be struck with 50. Part of a drumstick 51. Closer 53. Aviator Earhart 56. Alabama home of the Tigers and the Blue Pride Marching Band 58. Type of sax, slangily 59. Whistle sound 61. Superior or Huron, e.g. 62. Victorious cry (2 wds.) 63. Chicago airport 64. Some binary digits 65. One of “The Brady Bunch” sons 66. Runaway games that are easy wins 67. Darken, like sunglasses or windows |
DOWN 1. Actor Christian of the 2006 movie “Bobby” 2. Like some Friday dress codes 3. Rosters for big-name celebrities (hyph.) 4. Rows of musicians 5. Like drawn-out speeches or performances 6. Reedy instrument rarely seen in a marching band 7. Make decisions at a band council, e.g. 8. Direction opposite WSW (abbr.) 9. Methods 10. Georgia home of the Maroon Tigers and the House of Funk Marching Band 11. “Moby Dick” captain 12. Like some overseas music competitions (abbr.) 13. Take a dive 21. Made simpler 23. Some colas 25. Long, angry speech 28. It may include a mansion and surrounding grounds 30. Baseball stat (abbr.) 31. ___ room (room with a TV and pool table, maybe) 32. Time periods of many, many months (abbr.) 33. Louisiana home of the Tigers and the Mighty Tiger Marching Band 34. Suffix for “auction” or “mountain” 36. Cable network that airs “Trick My Truck” 37. Not him 38. Where the Beavers play (abbr.) 40. ___ food cake 42. Hillary Clinton, in 2006 43. Lights on fire 45. Hawaiian delicacy 47. Italian designer Giorgio 48. Drain the strength out of 49. Author Hemingway 52. Portion out 53. “Don’t make ___ deal out of it!” (2 wds.) 54. Bryn ___ College (one of the Seven Sisters colleges) 55. Canal in New York 56. Stitched line on a uniform 57. Slang for a University of Maryland Terrapins athlete 60. “ ___ Let the Dogs Out?” |
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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.
