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 • FA L L 2 0 2 5 110 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 112 crossword by BILL MUHLENFELD DOWN 2 The bull...el____ 3 Adventurous hike 4 Used to hold lunches or mops 5 Tatannka ____"Sitting Bull" 6 Well-known mountain in Paradise Valley tops out at nearly 11,000 feet 7 Political party or golfers' goal 8 Connective tissue found in all mammals 9 State tree of Montana 10 Lab dish 11 Shrubland habitat 12 This Montana town was sold to a private party in June of this year 13 Highly effective fishing lure for trout fishing 14 Barber's sharpening tool 16 Boss man (informal) 17 Ryegate or Judith Gap could be considered one of these due to size 19 Not quite right 22 Montana ranks #1 for this crop 23 Expressions of contentment 25 Su___es mi___ 26 Montana's top industry (abbrev.) 27 Geeky 30 20 acre Fall labyrinth in Kalispell 33 There are 42 cemetaries in the USA with this name. Billings has one. 36 Radon "healt" mine in Basin 39 Isolated steep hill or a city in Silver Bow County 41 Songwriter and singer of "Livingston Saturday Night" 42 Mountain pass on the border of Montana and Idaho 43 Ancient Middle East grain 45 Chokecherry is one of these 48 Iron or steel block for the shaping of metal 50 To express a position 52 "Round 'em up" with this 53 A council president in Canada 55 Stuck in a bucket ACROSS 1 ______ ______ Park is on the border of Montana and Canada (2wds) 10 Small, furry mountain critter 11 Him, her, she,__ 12 These three tools appear on the Montana Great Seal 15 India butter 18 Horse characterized by white and colored hairs 19 Chemical symbol for gold 20 20 quadrillion of these roam the earth 21 Old West movie venue near Chico Hot Springs 24 Grade just before H.S. 25 Classic western housing 28 Owl hoots are _____of misfortune for many Native American tribes 29 A humorous imitation 31 Italian sauce 32 Long-legged wading bird 34 Airport authority 35 Against 36 Ingested with the skin disease of mammals including wildlife, cats and dogs 37 Hiking snack 38 Fringes often appear on this cowgirl clothing 40 Spherical body 44 Bozeman has this about 300 times a year 46 Fruit difficult to grow in Montana 47 Montana's version of this is the Flathead Harbor in Lakeside 49 Barrel or sweet_____ 51 Legendary event when Blackfeet warriors chased a former member of the Lewis & Clark expedition 54 Michigan's northern area (abbrev.) 56 Remainder of a golf swing 57 Montana has about 5000 of these critters 58 The Lee Metclaf is one of these 59 North Central tribe with the French name for "Big Belly" Montana Musings Click to add a header 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

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