ACROSS&DOWNKhm%Ql1.2/MATADOR.O..P.UDDER.FU.R.A.HIGHWAY.I....OS.A.I.A....R..C.LABST.PARKMAN..R..K...USA.S.Y.E..CHICKENS.T.R..C...B...S..Y...T.D.PADDLEFISH.V.HAZEL...V...E..P..E..B.R.PFEIFFER.PIERRE.E..EL..A......R..E.TRACYA..R.S.P..I..N..D..EI...LA.EASTEND.WELKSNEW..L.T..U..R..E.O.S..ABSARAKA.MYRON.L.F.B..A.I..L..E.L.CANO.U.R..F...Y...E..C.L.THORFINNSON.....H.K.A.Y..E.E.U.STEGNER..L.C..D.S.N........PLACE....S.GRANARIES-------.-..-.-----.--.-.-.-------.-....--.-.-.-....-..-.-----.-------..-..-...---.-.-.-..--------.-.-..-...-...-..-...-.-.----------.-.-----...-...-..-..-..-.-.--------.------.-..--..-......-..-.------..-.-.-..-..-..-..--...--.-------.--------..-.-..-..-..-.-.-..--------.-----.-.-.-..-.-..-..-.-.----.-.-..-...-...-..-.-.-----------.....-.-.-.-..-.-.-.-------..-.-..-.-.-........-----....-.---------Crossing the Dakota Circle Composed by Tom Isern Copyright Tom Isern 2004This Scottish syndicate had cattle from Texas to SaskatchewanHot stuff at the Can PileAlong with threshing machines, Rumely Bill collected theseThe Circuit at New SalemHome of the Table & TavernHarvey's gorillaThis Ethel had the last word on finding the Verendrye plateSalem Sue's pointed skyward enroute to New SalemHere is the glowing graveThis governor took a shot at the big birdBetween Gladstone and Regent, it's EnchantedThese dogs are still pretty dumb at three years oldWild plums are good for thisHis travel narrative was THE OREGON TRAILTwo nations share the Great Plains: this one (abbr.) and CanadaStucco and sunlight helped keep them laying in winterProduct from paddlefishBefore sampling the wild game crockpot, drink thisSource of Montana caviarNorris's geography is thisFrench explorer of the northern plainsThis Miner saved her siblingsThe school janitor haunts the arena hereMichelle's grandma still lives in New RockfordNewspaper column from which DAKOTA CIRCLE derives (2 words)City where you can see the Verendrye PlateBecause of the Norse, Snorri says, the Mandan had these of blueJud and Gen built the Chieftain in CarringtonYou can make this from groundcherriesLots of wood like this in LemmonArticle preceding "Siesta"Boyhood home of author of WOLF WILLOWThese folks raised their boy Lawrence on the farm near StrasburgBohemian pastryIn North Dakota, England and Salem are thisHome of the glowing crossThis Floren plays the accordionHe hangs with LenaSharon and Peter, of EastendThe Pile at CasseltonAlice of the Can PileKeith the community pasture managerThis local historian said Vikings plied the SheyenneSnorri Thorfinnson's pal, BjarneHe named his memoir for the wolf willowWhat the whole book is aboutCommon, portable farm buildings without eavesCrossword based on the book, DAKOTA CIRCLE: EXCURSIONS ON THE TRUE PLAINS.