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 6 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 DOWN 1 Help! 2 Welcome sight for Montana fishing 3 Business department responsible for technology (abbrev.) 4 Shelby Montana is a hub or _____ for goods shipped from Canada 5 Guns are my shootin'_____(slang) 6 Popular river for rafting near Bozeman 7 Town once the stomping grounds of Charlie Russell, cowboy artist 8 Proposed state name in 1939 for parts of Montana, South Dakota and Wyoming 9 Full and content 11 Critically endangered critter... America's polecat 18 Food scrap 19 Miliary word for "drunk" 20 Homophone of neigh 21 Helena Main Street 25 Fastest land animals in the western hemisphere 26 Release 27 Affirmative 28 Post Script (abbrev.) 29 Where to go if you've been gored by a bull 34 "___Y plata--Montana State Motto 35 Peak or lake in the Bitterroot Range named for a carved pillar 37 Bumble is one 39 Grayling is a ______ 40 Leather leggings for cowboys & cowgirls 41 In poker, card dealt face-up 42 Hangman necessities 43 Small town, small name in Stillwater County 48 Used to sell 49 Show-off at a rodeo 52 Put or place inside 52 Slang for living quarters 56 Movie section 57 Cornflower blue gemstones found only in Montana 61 Rocky Boy Reservation inhabitants 62 ______Richard's Almanac ACROSS 1 Salish and Crow description of Montana 10 Slang for a wild west movie 12 State (abbrev.) 13 Hug and kiss (abbrev.) 14 _____ Peak, prominent feature of the Centennial Valley 15 Prefix for reversal of an action 16 Salt pork and beans would be typical for this old time cowboy meal 17 Slang for horse 19 Cattle markings 22 xpression of wonder or surprise 23 Canyon Ferry ____ 24 Creative profession 25 Privately or outhouse 28 Slang for jail 30 Previously called 31 Old West sheriff badge 32 Shortest river in the world— near Great Falls 33 Little one 36 Catch! 38 Glacier Park nickname 44 Fiery 45 Brief sound for "what?" 46 In addition 47 Corned beef is an ingredient in this 50 Opinion piece (abbrev.) 51 Unofficial swimming hole east of Missoula 54 Boot appliances 55 Mountain in the Bridger Range 58 These start every year with the Montana State University event 59 City in two states (abbrev.) 60 Non-profit URL extension 62 High school gym class (abbrev.) 63 Montana official state flower 64 "Snow Eater": wind 65 Emerging from dens in the Spring

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