A musical-themed crossword puzzle, created exclusively for Halftime Magazine. Here is the May/June 2016 installment.
| ACROSS 1. Buckle alternative 5. Air conditioner units, for short 9. Bends under weight 13. Mani-______(salon treatment) 14. “Harry Potter” birds 15. Choice on some quizzes 16. A little bit of it won’t stop you on the field 17. Note paper? (2 words) 19. Had some dinner 20. It may attach 17-across to 22-across 21. Fanzine focuses 22. It gets played in the marching band 26. Business letterhead abbrev. 27. Eroded by acid 28. Helmet adornment 31. Slight advantage 32. Euphonium’s cousin 36. That guy’s 37. Actor/rapper Mos_____ 39. “Exit full screen” key 41. Fishing pole 42. Change for a five 44. “But wait, there’s more!” 46. File crossers 48. Atlantic or Pacific, e.g. 50. “All systems go,” to NASA (hyph.) 51. They’re hung on the wall to display messages (2 words) 57. Manuever in skateboarding 59. Like a jalepeno 60. Concert announcement of sorts (2 words) 63. Viticulturist’s product 64. Kind of tradition or surgery 65. Fringe benefit 66. “Get _____” (2014 biopic about James Brown) 67. Bone-chilling (variant spelling) 68. Get snippy with 69. Tennis court dividers |
DOWN 1. Atomizer output 2. “Peachy keen!” 3. Goodbye, in France 4. Cloth diaper securer 5. Nobel physicist Niels and family 6. Sent a quick message, maybe 7. Ending for “mod” or “nod” 8. Former U.K.-to-U.S. flier (abbrev.) 9. School figure? 10. Fire-starting crime 11. Jury’s determination, perhaps 12. Division of min. 17. In _____ (moving together) 18. Extremely quiet performer? 20. Like paper for 17-across 23. Outer edge of a drum 24. Fiery fits 25. University of Utah team 28. Vietnamese beef broth soup 29. “Hamilton” star ____-Manuel Miranda 30. Fair _____laws (copyright concerns) 31. Beethoven’s “Eroica” is written in it (2 words) 33. Caterer’s coffeepot 34. Baby ___choy 35. “Mad Men” productions 38. Olympic fencing sword 40. Petty thief 43. In a cohesive way (like great playing) 45. They bring people together 47. Alias intro on wanted posters (abbrev.) 49. Bass or treble, e.g. 50. Basic preschool learnings 51. Brass section sound 52. Forearm bone-related 53. Tells (on), slangily 54. Major German river 55. Glazed bakery item 56. Marching foot movements 57. Instrument also called the “hautbois” 61. CD precursors 62. “I approve the motion!” 63. Got first place |
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