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1. “Why Wait” country group ___ Flatts |
1. “Baby Beluga” children’s singer 2. Former San Diego Padre Steve 3. Little blue cartoon creature from the 1980s 4. Makes food for a party 5. Oklahoma city that’s the same forwards and backwards 6. Bert who played the Cowardly Lion 7. Last name associated with expensive Italian violins 8. Delivery meal orders, often 9. Type of protein that breaks down food 10. Cow on the Borden label 11. ___ Rica (San José’s country) 12. Group of eight musicians 15. Boston Red Sox’s “The Curse of the ___” 17. NASCAR racer Johnson 23. Give the thumbs up 25. “You can count on me to show up!” (2 words) 27. “It’s ___ on the line!” 29. “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” director Lee 30. Sound made by the last little piggy 31. Conflict from 1914 to 1918 (abbrev.) 33. Chow down 35. Hockey legend Bobby 36. Blasting stuff 37. Direction opposite WNW 39. Anthem heard at Toronto NBA games (2 words) 40. Reno’s state 41. Sault ___ Marie Canals 46. “Did I do a good enough job?” (3 words) 47. Flawless 1998 song from Alanis Morissette (2 words) 49. Vegas casino that started as the MGM Grand 50. Sailing ship’s posts 51. Sci-fi author Asimov 52. Interval that’s one step larger than an octave 53. Actor Maguire of “Spider-Man” 55. Some digital video recorders 56. Coeur d’___, Idaho 57. Hit with a stun gun, perhaps 60. Trade 64. “Snakes ___ Plane” (2 words) |
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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.
