The Crossword, March 11: Ten-Four, Good Buddy

See if you can solve this one successfully. This week's puzzle was constructed by Adam Aaronson and edited by Hoang-Kim Vu. Adam is a software engineer and crossword constructor based in New York City. He’s a fan of both jazz and the Utah Jazz, and one night the stars aligned and the Knicks were playing the Jazz on TV while he was playing trombone at a jazz jam session.

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