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 U M M E R 2 0 2 5 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 CROSSWORD ANSWER KEY IS ON PAGE 96 crossword by BILL MUHLENFELD ACROSS 1 Bearing 6 This Montana city lies between the Tendoy and Blacktail mountains 8 You will find this at the crest of the Rocky Mountains 13 Indefinite article used before a vowel 14 Worn by horses... and humans 16 Yes, there are mermaids here in Great Falls 18 There are two Montana clubs for this ancient Chinese game 19 Preposition used as a function word 20 Horse with large patches of white and other colors 21 Father (Fr.) 24 Enough 26 Top of their field 27 "Serving outlaws and cowgirls since 1902" in Emigrant, Montana 30 X 31 Popular western wear design 33 Northern Cheyenne tribal headquarters is located here 38 ____or out? 39 ____ seed AKA canola, a key Montana crop 40 The Bozeman Weavers are an example of this organization 41 Postal abbreviation for Kansas 43 The Dallas Cowboys won this numbered Super Bowl 44 Oxbow rivers are often prone to become this 45 There are about 50 species of these in Montana 46 Yes in Montana-ese... "You ____" 48 Either ___ not 49 Montana SBA organization which mentors start-up businesses 50 Noise bear deterrent during hikes 51 "Mom" or "anchor" might be one of these 52 Stinky critter 54 Smell of a roadkill 59 Headlice indication 61 Mount ____, outside Missoula 63 Short for "What's Up?" 64 Meditative sound 65 Most common surname in Montana 69 Semi-aquatic mammal found in Montana stream 70 Famous comedienne from Butte, The Big Mouth, Martha ____ 71 Montana has a very large number of species of this super-polliniator 72 Item found on the state flag of Montana DOWN 1 3.14 for a start 2 Atop 3 Vigilante warning in Montana: 3-?-77 4 Average width of typeset characters 5 ____ Doig, famous Montana author 6 Postal abbreviation for Delaware 7 Home to Travelers' Rest State Park 8 Commonly know as "Battle of the Little Big Horn" re-enacted every summer 9 Busy hangman's knots 10 Checklist 11 Driver no-no 12 Summer blooms, often in red 15 Another word for large land holding 17 Halftime locker room spiel 18 Eastern Montana city once known as "The Paris of the Plains" 19 Cell phone feature 22 Artificial language 23 River running through Montana 25 Flowery garland 28 Restraint thrown around livestock by ranchers, cowboys, and rodeo participants 29 Famous outlaw apprehended in Miles City 32 Sulky irritation 34 American Petroleum Institute (abbrev.) 35 MSU quarterback drafted by Las Vegas Raiders in 2025 36 For example (abbrev.) 37 European Union (abbrev.) 42 Very dry or withered 46 The only zoo in Montana is located here 47 Crowd anger 53 Potter oven 55 Home of the Montana Folk Festival 56 Fancy ride 57 Immature insect form 58 Slow moving vehicles on mountain passes 60 Derogatory term for a union-buster 61 You might be this after a long horse ride 62 Help is on the way by this person (abbrev.) 65 Next level after Sr. 66 What? 67 Metal deposit in nature 68 The National Agricultural Library (abbrev.)

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