COACHELLA VALLEY INDEPENDENT // 39
AUGUST 2021
OPINION COMICS & JONESIN’ CROSSWORD
“Go Get ’Em”—actually, this is my first rodeo. By Matt Jones
39 Drum kit cymbal stand 40 Stumbles 42 “... the bombs bursting ___” Across 44 ___ speak (as it were) 1 11th graders’ exam 45 Start a meal (abbr.) 47 Shoelace tip 5 “Now, ___ from our 49 “Shiny Happy People” sponsor” group 10 Hill’s high point 50 Casino worker 14 “It’s ___ Quiet” (Bjork 52 Camera that gets remake) strapped on 15 Doritos flavor 54 Name, in Latin 16 Any of the three 56 Vacationing traveler Survivor motto words 60 Ray gun sound 17 Place to make a vinyl 62 Came up short purchase 64 “___ just not, please?” 19 He’ll give you a ride, 65 “___ please the court on The Simpsons ...” 20 Muse for Keats 67 Protester’s forum 21 Norse pantheon chief 70 Wine valley 23 Oedipus ___ 71 Spanish footballer 24 Scarface director Brian Sergio 27 Mushroom with white 72 Miners’ quarries buds 73 Acceptability, for short 29 Second side in a game, 74 Painter Gustav who perhaps often used gold leaf 31 Cherry ___ (Ben & 75 Rodeo item that I can’t Jerry’s offering) seem to properly get 34 “Can’t Fight This around the theme Feeling” band ___ answers Speedwagon 37 A little above the pitch
Down 1 Read carefully (over) 2 The Jungle Book tiger ___ Khan 3 Music licensing org. 4 Greet with a honk 5 “What next?” 6 Existed 7 Eight, in El Salvador 8 Half a state name 9 Olympic athlete’s violation 10 Guac ingredient, casually 11 Scent after the first rain in a while 12 Mononymic Art Deco designer 13 Microsoft system launched in 2001 18 Acting jobs 22 The Daily Show host Trevor 25 Half a Hawaiian fish? 26 Kitchen appliance manufacturer 28 Khloe’s mom 30 “Thatcherites” singer Billy 32 “... can’t believe ___ the whole thing!” 33 Tiniest speck 34 SNL cast member Chris
35 Lake on four states and a province 36 Component of some church instruments 38 First show 41 Grain storage tower 43 Govt. auction auto, perhaps 46 Finding Dory fish 48 It may be called 51 Edit considerably 53 One who talks the talk 55 Tibet’s neighbor 57 Opening notes 58 Win all the games 59 Brief 60 Most of a penny’s makeup 61 From a long way 63 Singer Lovato who announced their new pronouns in 2021 66 Lincoln’s son 68 Chow down, slangily 69 Amphibious WWII vessel © 2021 Matt Jones Find the answers in the “About” section at CVIndependent.com!
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