A musical-themed crossword puzzle, created exclusively for Halftime Magazine. Here is the November/December 2016 installment.
ACROSS 1. Shampoo target 6. “Star Wars” knight 10. “Get the Party Started” rocker 14. Sci-fi weapon that goes “pew pew pew” 15. Dwarf planet that’s bigger than Pluto 16. Garfield’s canine companion 17. Hay fever season sound 18. “For Boston,” e.g. (claimed to be the first ever by Boston College) (2 words) 20. “And ___ Was” (1985 Talking Heads single) 21. Flutelike instruments 23. Book full of maps 24. First of two sides of a story, sometimes (2 words) 26. CBS police drama set in Vegas 27. First formation to ever break military ranks, used by Purdue in 1907 (3 words) 34. “Space Oddity” rocker David 37. Like Sasquatch 38. Good buddy 39. “I smell ___!” (“Something’s fishy here!”) (2 words) 40. Twirler’s need 41. “What’s Love Got to Do With It” singer Turner 42. Chem. or biol., e.g. 43. “___ ‘Sam.’” (phone spelling phrase) (3 words) 44. Oscar-winning boxing movie 45. The very first one was at University of Illinois vs. University of Chicago in 1907 (2 words) 48. “Ha ha!” on the Internet 49. Pound sixteenths 53. Pacific, for one 56. Entice 59. “Are you a man ___ mouse?” (2 words) 60. Home of the oldest American college marching band, formed in 1845 (2 words) 62. “Count me out” (2 words) 64. Actress Blanchett 65. Crossword hint 66. “And that’s ___!” (“Honestly!”) (2 words) 67. Former spouses 68. Sleeveless garment 69. “It’s somebody ___ problem now.” (hyph.) |
DOWN 1. Hyphen’s relative 2. Computer storage area 3. Fireplace remnants 4. Lion of the zodiac 5. Side view of a face 6. NASCAR racer Gordon 7. Great Lake between Huron and Ontario 8. Archeological excavations 9. Somewhat, in suffixes 10. Sticky-note brand (hyph.) 11. Former Seacrest show, for short 12. Sultry singer Simone 13. Root beer barrels 19. Delicious 22. Wedding vow words (2 words) 25. “This won’t hurt ___!” (2 words) 26. Europe’s huge particle physics lab 28. Big hole in the ground 29. Couric who’s been on ABC, CBS, and NBC 30. Columbia’s team 31. Larger than life 32. File crosser 33. Participate in the band 34. Cymbal action 35. Killer whale 36. Go crazy on the horns 40. Get-out-of-jail cash 41. It’s larger than a village 43. Piece of gravel 44. Band display 46. Curves out like a trumpet bell 47. Move like a kangaroo 50. Barbecue briquettes 51. Bert’s “Sesame Street” pal 52. Fills to capacity 53. First word of most fairy tales 54. Gently persuade 55. Suffix after “Smurf” or “major” 56. Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s ___” 57. Big birds Down Under 58. Track tournament 61. 605, in Roman numerals 63. Boulder’s st.
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