Distinctly Montana Magazine

D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA N A M A G A Z I N E • S P R I N G 2 0 2 4 94 M O N TA N A M O N TA N A M U S I N G S M U S I N G S ACROSS 1 Miles City's big spring events 9 Cutthroat is one 11 Bar____, a tavern in Bozeman 12 Characteristic 13 One word that describes the hike up Granite Peak 16 Vespucci memorialized 18 Concluding musical section 19 Using a pseudonym 20 Spring brings this 22 Campsite nightly irritant 24 Van Gogh was missing one 26 Horses with patches of white and other colors 28 Deer Lodge unwilling resident 29 This beast, hated by mules, once served mining camps in Montana 30 Instrument often found in marching bands 32 3.1714... 33 Deface 34 Number of Buddha statues in Arlee 37 Expectorated 38 Number of Spring waterfalls on the Hyalite Lake Trail outside Bozeman 39 Measured width of a piece of type 40 Cart or wagon in the old days 41 Percent of Montana landmass managed by the federal government 42 Coal residue 43 Bull droppings (abbrev.) 44 Meditation voiced 46 Vamoose! 50 Prima Donna 51 Immeasurable period of time 53 Chicago subway 54 Colorful pebbles grace this watery wonder in Glacier Park 58 Baton showmanship 60 Non-native pest seen on occasion in Northern Montana 61 Arrival time? 62 Fossilized tree resin which can be found in the Judith Basin 64 An atmospheric rarity in Montana 66 "Big Belly" tribe: ____Ventre 68 City of ancient Iraq 69 Short for chum or partner 71 This 1803 event resulted in the acquisition of the Montana Territory from France DOWN 1 What to wear on a dusty trail ride 2 Type of bacon brined and cut from the loin or back 3 Old copper mining camp, now a town in Stillwater County 4 Henry Plummer was one 5 Old railroad town in Paradise Valley 6 Tight fitting sportswear fabric 7 Hard-drinking, quick shooting mail carrier of the 1800s _________Mary 8 Water is limited and coveted in Montana. An intricate problem, or___________ 10 Two beat horse gait 14 Riparian mammal 15 Nickname for a small raptor 17 These large, dark birds return from the Gulf of Mexico to Montana every spring 21 Laugh 23 Rent again 25 Bungee cords do this 27 Neat and tidy 28 Assigned investigation 31 Missouri________ 32 Whitefish hosts this event at the end of ski season 33 12th letter of the Greek alphabet 35 ____road 36 Supreme being 37 Your condition after a hearty breakfast 43 River_____, Montana (pop. 433) 44 Theme from The Lone Ranger TV series: William Tell __________ 45 Common wild duck 47 Agitation or fuss about something unimportant 48 _________Point trail near Missoula 49 Text response to a funny joke 52 Deer are this critter's primary food source 54 Exclamation first known use in 1843 55 This organization has 12 steps 56 South African corral 57 _________Ridge Trail in the Flathead National Forest 59 Id est (abbrev) 63 Measured quantity of heat 65 Judith ____ (pop 110) 67 Enjoyable past time 70 ____is CROSSWORD ANSWER KEY IS ON PAGE 96 crossword by BILL MUHLENFELD Montana Musings #4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71

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