A musical-themed crossword puzzle, created exclusively for Halftime Magazine. Here is the Nov/Dec 2015 installment.
| ACROSS 1. “Highly doubtful!” (2 words) 5. “Just ___” (Nike slogan) (2 words) 9. Music writer’s org. 14. Baby on a horse farm 15. “The Incredibles” fashion designer Mode 16. “Star Trek” character with a Swahili last name 17. Annika Sorenstam’s org. (abbrev.) 18. Like laidback jazz 19. Cake, in Italian restaurants 20. Bowlful to keep the brass section warm? (3 words) 23. Aleppo’s nation (abbrev.) 24. Bailout key on a PC 25. Enjoy Aspen, perhaps 28. “Modern Family” family name 32. “With the bow,” to a violinist 36. How many layers the sax players should wear to keep warm? (2 words) 38. From Shanghai or Mumbai 39. Dutch island in the Caribbean 40. Blue Jays, on a scoreboard (abbrev.) 41. “Jurassic Park III” star Téa 42. Drummer Peter whose name rhymes with his band Kiss 43. With 52-Across, prepared to start a fire, Scout-style, in the drum section? (2 words) 45. “Knight Rider” car 46. Body of water that’s part of Egypt’s boundary (2 words) 47. Position for Marco Rubio or Bernie Sanders (abbrev.) 48. “You’ve Got Mail” company, for short 50. 180 degrees from NNE 52. See 43-Across (2 words) 60. Electric car company named for a scientist 61. ___ Brickell and the New Bohemians 62. Comeback during a halftime show? 64. Bowling building 65. The “D” in CD 66. 007’s alma mater 67. Window material 68. “Family Guy” creator MacFarlane 69. Suffer defeat |
DOWN 1. ___-CIO (workers’ organization) 2. 10th grader, informally (abbrev.) 3. “Aladdin” parrot voiced by Gilbert Gottfried 4. F minor has four of them 5. Dignified behavior 6. Gym socks emanation 7. Get ___ the ground floor (2 words) 8. Bath powder mineral 9. Model T and Mustang, for example 10. Played to a band’s best advantage, perhaps 11. Cottage cheese bit 12. Commedia dell’___ 13. 1950’s to 1960’s “Tonight Show” host Jack 21. Many-headed mythical serpents 22. “Now, wait just a second!” 25. Ream of sheet music, maybe 26. 1996 Olympic gymnast Strug 27. Arctic First Nations resident 29. ___ Dame’s Fightin’ Irish 30. Full of spirit 31. Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme 33. Hilariously funny people 34. 1978 Todd Rundgren hit “___ Still Be Friends” (2 words) 35. Chili burger topper 37. Some courses are filled with them 38. Red Sox division (2 words) 44. Ask earnestly 46. “Treasure Island” writer’s monogram 49. Approves of 51. Turning point? 52. Male elk 53. Rossini opera “William ___” 54. “La ___ Bonita” (1987 Madonna hit) 55. “Bill & ___ Excellent Adventure” 56. Garfield’s canine pal 57. Crux of the matter 58. ___-1 (“Ghostbusters” car) 59. Greek letters that look like P’s 63. Number a march beat falls on |
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