1. The state’s train 7. The Alibi‘s original mascot 8. “Ask a _____” 10. _____ 101.5, independent radio in Santa Fe 12. AM radio host who accused the city of shortening yellow light times 15. Banned as animal cruelty 16. “Best of _____” 17. The Apple product that got way too much media attention this year 18. The team that formed from the ashes of women’s football outfit the New Mexico Burn 20. “Ortiz y _____” 21. What our railroad crossings could become 22. The afternoon paper that was almost shut down 23. This church is in the process of purchasing the Gizmo building Downtown 24. Men walked a mile this year in this shoe to make a point about gender violence 27. The mayor wants this animal to come to the Rio Grande Zoo to increase tourism 28. A husband-wife team in Albuquerque is the largest exporter in the world of these 30. Rightful name of the 55,000 acres of land sold to SunCal Companies last year 32. Faced a recall election on Oct. 2 33. What the Alibi is 37. The city spent more than $800,000 on these structures off I-40 38. The new city councilor in District 6 40. _____ percent of New Mexico’s National Guard could be in Iraq by 2010 43. At a protest outside of Kirtland Airforce Base, APD ordered one woman to remove this 44. Your favorite weekly paper has a strange obsession with this cryptozoological creature 46. South Valley monster burning 47. The kind of theft that increased 42 percent last year 51. The Alibi‘s age 52. The undefeated Duke City Derby champions 56. Shopping district near UNM 57. Was made legal for medical purposes in the state earlier this year 58. The great grade-change scandal of 2007 happened at this school 59. The City Council has a rocky relationship with this political figure 60. Overzealous city and county workers painted over legal _____
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2. These traffic moneymakers have caused a raging controversy in Albuquerque since they were instituted 3. Beat Mayor Chavez in an Albuquerque Journal poll about who the next governor will be 4. New Mexico’s attorney general 5. Our state’s new area code is also the syllabic requirement for this form of poetry 6. _____ was banned in all places of business statewide starting this year 9. The minimum wage is $9.50 in _____ 11. Many writers of this literary genre reside in New Mexico 13. APS Security wants these 14. Another word for street performer 19. Former State Treasurer Michael Montoya pleaded guilty to one count of this 21. Albuquerque neighbor that wants to be its own city 25. Columnist of “The Real Side” 26. Also known as "The Urinal" 27. Used for the first time in a citywide election this year 29. Drinking water source next year 31. Mesa del _____ 34. Beware of repeating in a bathroom 35. He who collects "World of Warcraft" money and sells it for real money 36. The controversial coal-fired power plant coming to the state 39. Paranormal sleuth Benjamin _____ 41. Barefooted funnymen 42. Resigned as Rio Rancho’s mayor 45. Allows developments to be subsidized by the city, to be paid back later by residents within the developments 48. Branding nickname for Albuquerque 49. Bi-annual festival hosted by the Alibi 50. Will soon be vacating his long-held Senate seat 53. Our public utility 54. Name of the animal shelter director who was let go early this fall 55. The state won’t _____ medical marijuana