| ACROSS 1. Thick meat and vegetable dish 5. Medical degree for a dentist (abbr.) 8. Actress/comedian Sykes 13. “Six Feet Under” actress Taylor 14. Person named in a will 15. Scientist Newton 16. Hawaiian stringed instruments, slangily 17. Skin problem 18. Inexperienced, or likely to believe anything 19. One meaning of RANK (3 words) 22. Rock’s ___ Zeppelin 23. Like a field after heavy rain 24. Not new, like cars or instruments 26. Played by the drum line to give marchers a beat 29. Central Texas city, home to the McMurry University Marching Band 32. “___ to Hold Your Hand” (Beatles song) (2 words) 33. Event where bands compete or share performances 34. Turn bad 35. Road paving stuff 36. “___ Believer” (song by The Monkees) (2 words) 37. Single-reed woodwind 41. Music direction used when an instrument is not to play 43. Like the origins of the banjo and mbira 44. Cuisine often ordered for takeout 46. Biblical garden 47. In a reluctant or shy way 48. Group that monitors what can be said on the airwaves (abbr.) 50. One meaning of RANK (2 words) 55. Without accompaniment 57. ___ mike night 58. Russian mountain range 59. Harder to find 60. “See ya later!” (hyph.) 61. Da ___ (from the beginning, in sheet music) 62. “___ has fleas” (tuning mnemonic for some string instruments) 63. ___-cone (icy summer dessert) 64. Had in one’s mind |
DOWN 1. Garden pest that leaves a slimy trail 2. Former NFL running back Barber 3. Word on mountain signs showing how high up you are (abbr.) 4. Visitors who brought gold, frankincense and myrrh (2 words) 5. 10-year interval 6. Like many mouthwash flavors 7. Three, in German 8. Improvises in a situation (2 words) 9. Quick ___ wink (2 words) 10. One meaning of FILE (2 words) 11. “Ants Marching” singer Matthews 12. Got a 100% on 14. The first letter in “cornet” but not in “cymbal” (2 words) 20. Family member 21. What over-sharpened pencils are worn down to 25. Cotton gin inventor Whitney 26. Approximately, when talking about historical dates 27. Like ___ in sheep’s clothing (2 words) 28. One meaning of FILE (2 words) 29. Prefix meaning “gas” or “atmosphere” 30. Roster listings 31. Fill with joy 33. What Jack Sprat could not eat 35. The fourth main beat in 12⁄8 time 38. Get ___ of (throw away) 39. It sank the Titanic 40. Nickname for some grandmothers 41. Cash register drawer 42. Question related to, “So, how’s the search going?” (2 words) 44. Wake up from being knocked out (2 words) 45. Mammal that makes a “laughing” noise 47. Cable channel that covers government affairs (hyph.) 48. Home for cows and chickens 49. “American Idol” runner-up Aiken 51. They get connected, in a kids’ puzzle 52. Tehran’s country 53. Back of the neck 54. _____ in the dark 56. Keanu, in “The Matrix” |
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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.
