LOCAL Houston | The City Guide MARCH 2015 | Page 82

Local March 2015FINAL.qxp_002houston 2/23/15 12:05 PM Page 82 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. Ending for cyto- or proto6. Divisions of a min. 10. Four Corners state 14. Indian side dish of yogurt, chopped cucumbers and spices 15. Medical discovery 16. Slangy denial 17. Had title to 18. For most gridirons it’s 17,600 square yards 19. Coxswain’s men 20. One of the most entertaining and exciting football finals in many years 23. Pizza parlor order 24. Desert-like 25. Where to store your meerschaums 30. Scamp 34. Frequent problem with teamwork 35. So all can hear 37. Major ISP who bought Tumblr in May 2013 38. To boot 40. Like medieval church music 42. Colt’s mother 43. Stamp rolls 45. Kind of pole 47. Word often given an incorrect apostrophe 82 L O C A L | march 15 48. Common food at a ballpark 50. Open grasslands, usually with scattered bushes or trees 52. Wildebeests 54. Poet’s preposition 55. Gridiron giants from Space City 61. Carbonated beverage 62. Threesome 63. World Cup powerhouse 65. Arabic for commander 66. Sea eagle 67. Brownish tint of old photos 68. Watch 69. Types of whiskey 70. Vagabond DOWN 1. Money maker, in sports 2. Statutes 3. Japanese aborigine 4. Treeless plain 5. Sweet, amber-colored European wine 6. Strike breaker 7. Common Market money 8. Rowing teams in sculling 9. Wax, perhaps 10. Classic figure in a top hat by Scott Ward 11. Aaron Spelling’s daughter 12. Highest point 13. Chop down 21. Domain 22. Medical picture 25. Georgia’s state fruit 26. Beverage cooler company based in Texas 27. Hypothesize 28. Old geezer 29. Accolades 31. It’s only as strong as its weakest link 32. Main artery 33. Windblown soil 36. Raw facts 39. Those who understand the rules from former days 41. Flood barrier 44. Word in some business names 46. Communist or socialist sympathizer 49. Place where a novice bowler’s ball goes 51. Less cluttered 53. Game in which each player has four pawns 55. Diamond plate 56. Ruler at Asgard 57. Baseball team 58. Little piggies 59. California wine valley 60. Like some pickings 61. Tennis-match part 64. Mouth, slangily JANUARY ANSWERS