— ACROSS
1. ___ ___ ___ Planning (Theme for this issue of The Land)
15. ___ Supply, band famous for soft rock hits “All Out of Love” and “The One That You Love”
16. Rank of Stanley McChrystal, commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan
17. Soprano, ___, tenor, bass
18. With 13 Down, a Native American spear- or dart-throwing tool
19. AKA Animal Unit, a relative measure of livestock feed requirements, for instance a cow equals 1 while a pig equals 0.25 (acronym)
20. Type of challenges faced by farms in Land Staff Writer Dick Hagen’s story quoting Gary Hachfeld and Steve Hettig this week.
25. Casual restaurant, often a small town’s gathering spot for conversation and gossip
30. “Where Farm and Family Meet”
32. Those who worshipfully pay homage to someone or something
35. Symbol for the chemical element Silver
36. ___ ___, subject of this week’s “Back Roads” by Land Correspondents Tim & Jan King
37. The ___ number of 35 Across is 47
43. Greek for one sent forth as a messenger
44. Subject of the poem referenced in this week’s “Back Porch” by Lenae Bulthuis
45. An Aruban charter yacht company (possibly the most obscure crossword clue ever?)
47. Acronym for the old Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern railroad (1918-1986)
49. This state’s name is derived from a word that literally means “the object toward which the action of the sea is directed.” (abbrev.)
50. “___ and ye shall receive.”
53. The Gophers got a new one in 2009; the Twins get theirs in 2010
57. Bee home
59. From Itasca to the Gulf
DOWN
1. Children’s game “Kick the ___”
2. This state’s name technically also includes the phrase “and Providence Plantations” (abbrev.)
3. Home to Crater Lake National Park (abbrev.)
4. Main legal adviser to the government in most common law jurisdictions (acronym)
5. Football legend Tom Osborne’s state (abbrev.)
6. Contains the genetic instructions for all known living things (acronym)
7. Threw a party for Mohandas K.
8. U.S.-based open-wheel racing series, won in 2009 by Dario Franchitti
9. Symbol for chemical element Sodium
10. This state’s State Quarter features author-activist Helen Keller
11. State of “The Governator” (abbrev.)
12. University of ___, home to sports greats such as Dick Butkus, George Halas, Johnny “Red” Kerr and Ray Nitschke (abbrev.)
13. With 18 Across, a Native American spear- or dart-throwing tool
14. An electroacoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sound
20. Adjacent to the Left Guard on a football team’s offensive line (acronym)
21. A stereotyped Canadian interjection, sometimes mocked in the United States
22. An American corporate giant, this business is involved in everything from jet engines to kitchen appliances to television shows
23. Symbol for the chemical element Aluminum
24. Largest city in 11 Down (acronym)
25. Spanish for “homes”
26. Take or receive as one’s own
27. Eugene ___, founder of the world’s largest publisher of travel and tourism books
28. Remove
29. Plural of septum
31. Word repeated many, many times in the Beatles’ “Hey Jude”
33. Acronym for the Republic of Lakota, a proposed country that would serve as a homeland for the Lakota people
34. Symbol for the chemical element Calcium
38. This cousin to the Hamms Beer Bear is a big Twins fan
39. Overall (abbrev.)
40. Disease where the body’s own immune system attacks the axon-insulating myelin, preventing nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord from communicating properly (acronym)
41. ___ before ___ except after C
42. ___ Young, holds MLB records for most career wins (511) and most career losses (316)
46. Person whose hobby is amateur radio
47. Spanish for “more”
48. Drink slowly, in small amounts
49. “___ Maria, gratia plena”
51. Spanish for “if”
52. Nolan Ryan holds the record for the most thrown; Reggie Jackson for the most received
53. Popular sports magazine with a very popular swimsuit edition (acronym)
54. American poet ___ Eliot (initials)
55. 2009 Pixar film about an old man and young boy who travel in a house held aloft by balloons
56. ___-6, nickname for the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service
57. “___ and Lois,” Mort Walker and Dik Browne’s classic comic strip (Bonus did you know: Lois is Beetle Bailey’s sister)
58. II + II
The Land crossword is created by Land Assistant Editor Tom Royer. Send your questions, comments or snide remarks to troyer@thelandonline.com.
