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Constructed by: Jill Rafaloff & Michelle Sontarp
Edited by: Patti Varol

Today’s Theme: Hesitations

Themed solutions are frequent phrases with a suffix “-ER” added to at least one phrase:

• 25A Milwaukee slugger who retains hanging out? : COLD BREWER
• 27A Put an album up for public sale? : OFFER THE RECORD
• 52A Animal hospital amenity? : DOG AND PONY SHOWER
• 66A Robbery involving a diamond? : BASEBALL CAPER
• 85A C-suite member who shreds on the half-pipe? : EXECUTIVE BOARDER
• 115A Selfie taken by a monetary skilled? : BANKER SHOT

Read on, or bounce to …
… a whole listing of solutions

Bill’s time: 13m 25s

Bill’s errors: 0

Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

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10 Stitched loosely : BASTED

To baste is to stitch loosely, simply holding a take part a cloth collectively briefly utilizing giant operating stitches.

16 Morsel : BIT

A morsel is a small chew, a mouthful of meals. The time period “morsel” comes from the Latin “morsus” that means “bite”.

20 Layered snack : OREO

There’s a smartphone app that includes the Oreo cookie. It’s a recreation during which one twists Oreo cookies aside, “licks” the cream from the middle after which dunks the rest of the cookie in a glass of milk.

21 Slide topic : AMOEBA

An ameba (additionally “amoeba”) is a single-celled microorganism. The identify comes from the Greek “amoibe”, that means change. The identify is sort of apt, because the cell adjustments form readily because the ameba strikes, eats and reproduces.

25 Milwaukee slugger who retains hanging out? : COLD BREWER

The Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball (MLB) workforce was based in 1969 because the Seattle Pilots. The Pilots solely performed one season in Seattle earlier than going bankrupt, relocating to Milwaukee and adopting the “Brewers” identify. At that point, the Brewers had been enjoying within the American League, and joined the National League in 1998. Only two MLB groups have switched leagues, the opposite being the Houston Astros.

27 Put an album up for public sale? : OFFER THE RECORD

The Latin phrase “album” interprets as “white”. Back within the seventeenth century, public notices and lists of names had been written on a board painted white, or in a memento e-book with white pages often known as an “albo” (from “album”). Over time, the time period “album” got here for use in English for a clean e-book created to gather signatures or different mementos. By the tip of the nineteenth century, albums had been used to gather images. The time period “album” was utilized to long-playing gramophone data within the early Fifties, as a result of the document sleeves resembled giant photographic albums.

30 Actor Neeson : LIAM

Irish actor Liam Neeson acquired his large break when he performed Oskar Schindler within the Spielberg epic, “Schindler’s List”. Neeson was within the information some years later when he misplaced his spouse, actress Natasha Richardson, in a tragic snowboarding accident in 2009. Earlier in his life, within the Nineteen Eighties, Neeson lived for a number of years with Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren.

31 Vuitton of style : LOUIS

Louis Vuitton based his style home in Paris in 1854. His first product was a trunk, a bit of touring baggage.

32 Start of the Common Era : ONE AD

The designations Anno Domini (AD, “year of Our Lord”) and Before Christ (BC) are discovered within the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The dividing level between AD and BC is the 12 months of the conception of Jesus, with AD 1 following 1 BC and not using a 12 months “0” in between. The AD/BC scheme dates again to AD 525, and gained huge acceptance quickly after AD 800. Nowadays a modified model has grow to be well-liked, with CE (Common/Christian Era) used to switch AD, and BCE (Before the Common/Christian Era) used to switch BC.

35 Fuel additive model : STP

STP is a model identify of automotive lubricants and components. The identify “STP” is an initialism standing for “Scientifically Treated Petroleum”.

38 Bus. letters : INC

An organization that has integrated makes use of the abbreviation “Inc.” after its identify. By incorporating, an organization kinds a company, which is a authorized entity that has authorized rights just like these of a person. For instance, a company can sue one other company or particular person. However, a company doesn’t have all of the rights of residents. A company doesn’t have the Fifth Amendment proper of protections in opposition to self-incrimination, for instance. It is probably comprehensible that the idea of “corporations as persons” is a frequent topic for debate.

39 “¿Qué pasa?” : ‘SUP

“Sup?” is slang for “what’s up?”

In Spanish, ¿Qué pasa? interprets actually as “what’s happening?” It is used to imply “how are things going for you?”.

41 Reception drawback : STATIC

The background sound produced by an untuned radio may be known as white noise. It can be referred to as “static”, as a result of it’s brought on by the discharge of “static electricity”, with these discharges primarily happening within the higher environment.

43 Manage, as an artwork exhibit : CURATE

The time period “curator” is Latin and applies to a supervisor, guardian or overseer. In English, the unique curators had been the guardians and overseers of minors and people with psychological illness. Today, we use the time period “curator” significantly for somebody answerable for a museum, zoo or different exhibition.

45 Home of BTS : KOREA

BTS is a boy band from South Korea with seven members. The initialism “BTS” stands for the phrase “Bangtan Sonyeondan”, which interprets actually as “Bulletproof Boy Scouts”. BTS is the best-selling musical act within the historical past of South Korea.

52 Animal hospital amenity? : DOG AND PONY SHOWER

The idiom “dog and pony show” is used to explain an over-staged and extremely promoted occasion. The phrase arose within the late 1800s in reference to small touring exhibits or circuses that featured performing canine and ponies as their important sights.

58 Venomous snake : ASP

The asp is a venomous snake discovered within the Nile area of Africa. It is so venomous that the asp was utilized in historical Egypt and Greece as a way of execution. Cleopatra noticed such executions noting that the venom introduced on sleepiness with none painful spasms. When the nice queen opted to commit suicide, the asp was subsequently her chosen technique.

59 Iridescent gem : OPAL

An iridescent floor seems to alter shade steadily with a change within the angle of view, or a change within the angle that the sunshine is hitting that floor.

An opal is usually described as having a milky iridescence often known as opalescence.

60 Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew : BREES

Drew Brees is a quarterback who performed for the San Diego Chargers earlier than signing with the New Orleans Saints in 2006. On high of his success within the NFL, Brees was a wonderful tennis participant in his youth. In one competitors, he really beat a younger Andy Roddick who later turned the world’s primary.

61 Part of GDP : PRODUCT

A rustic’s Gross National Product (GNP) is the worth of all companies and merchandise produced by its residents in a specific 12 months. GNP contains all manufacturing wherever it’s on the planet, so long as the enterprise is owned by residents of the nation involved. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is totally different, though associated, and is the worth of all companies and items produced throughout the borders of the nation for that 12 months.

63 Cardiff’s nation : WALES

Cardiff, situated on the nation’s south coast, has been the capital of Wales since 1955. “Cardiff” is an anglicized type of “Caerdydd”, town’s identify in Welsh.

70 “Cat’s in the Cradle” singer : CHAPIN

Singer Harry Chapin is probably finest remembered musically for his 1974 people rock music “Cat’s in the Cradle”, which was his solely primary hit. Sadly, Chapin died after a horrible auto accident that maybe occurred after he suffered a coronary heart assault. Chapin was solely 39 years previous.

80 Prefix that means “sun” : HELIO-

Helios was the god of the Sun in Greek mythology, which explains that we use the prefix “helio-” to imply “sun”. He was the brother of Selene, the goddess of the moon, and Eos, the goddess of the daybreak. Helios drove his chariot of the solar throughout the sky through the day, returning to the East at evening by touring via the ocean. The Roman equal to Helios was Sol.

81 Michael who performs Luis within the “Ant-Man” films : PENA

Michael Peña is an actor from Chicago. He has had many supporting roles in hit films, however can be identified for taking part in the title character in “Cesar Chavez” (2014) and for heading the forged of “Narcos: Mexico” on Netflix.

In the Marvel universe, Ant-Man has been the superhero persona of three totally different fictional characters: Hank Pym, Scott Lang and Eric O’Grady. In the 2015 movie “Ant-Man”, Michael Douglas performs Hank Pym, and Paul Rudd performs Scott Lang.

82 Geological span : EON

Geological time is split into a lot of items of various lengths. These are, ranging from the most important:

• supereon
• eon (additionally “aeon”)
• period
• interval
• epoch
• age

85 C-suite member who shreds on the half-pipe? : EXECUTIVE BOARDER

The C-suite is the suite of places of work assigned to senior administration. The “C” reference is to the abbreviation for “Chief”, the phrase that begins the titles of many senior officers in an organization, e.g. chief govt officer, chief working officer and chief monetary officer.

90 Tropical tangelo : UGLI

The ugli fruit is a hybrid of an orange and a tangerine that was first found rising wild in Jamaica the place most ugli fruit comes from in the present day. “UGLI” is a trademark identify that may be a variant of “ugly”, a nod to the fruit’s unpleasant wrinkled rind.

The fruit referred to as a tangelo is a hybrid between a tangerine and both a grapefruit or a pomelo (which provides it the identify). A pomelo is a really giant, pear-shaped citrus fruit native to Southeast Asia. The Jamaican type of tangelo is called the ugli fruit.

91 Accumulates, as debt : RACKS UP

The verb “to rack up”, that means “to accumulate”, first appeared in print in 1943, in “Billboard”. It’s possible that the time period comes from the system of scoring factors in pool halls.

92 Trojan War epic : ILIAD

The historical metropolis of Troy was situated on the west coast of modern-day Turkey. The Trojan War of Greek mythology was precipitated by the elopement of Helen, the spouse of the king of Sparta, with Paris of Troy. The struggle itself largely consisted of a nine-year siege of Troy by the Greeks. We know most in regards to the last 12 months of that siege, as it’s described extensively in Homer’s “Iliad”. The metropolis ultimately fell when the Greeks hid troopers contained in the Trojan Horse, which the Trojans introduced inside town’s partitions. Beware of Greeks bearing items …

95 Maine-based retailer since 1912 : L.L.BEAN

L.L.Bean (word the dearth of areas within the firm identify) was based again in 1912 in Freeport, Maine as an organization promoting its personal line of waterproof boots. The founder, Leon Leonwood Bean, gave his identify to the enterprise. Right from the beginning, L.L.Bean centered on mail-order and bought from a round he distributed after which from a catalog. Defects within the preliminary design led to 90% of the primary boots bought being returned, and the corporate made good on its assure to switch them or give again the cash paid.

98 “The Marvelous __ Maisel” : MRS

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is a comedy drama TV present set within the late fifties and early sixties. The title character, performed by Rachel Brosnahan, is a New York housewife who opts for a profession as a standup comic.

99 Bioengineered meals supply, briefly : GMO

A genetically modified organism (GMO) is one with genetic materials that has been altered by genetic engineering. One may argue that the oldest type of genetic engineering is selective breeding, the usage of animals or vegetation with desired traits for the creation of the following era.

100 Fashion monogram : YSL

Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) was an Algerian-born French dressmaker. Saint Laurent began off working as an assistant to Christian Dior on the age of 17. Dior died simply 4 years later, and as a really younger man Saint-Laurent was named head of the House of Dior. However, in 1950 Saint Laurent was conscripted into the French Army and ended up in a navy hospital after struggling a psychological breakdown from the hazing inflicted on him by his fellow troopers. His remedy included electroshock remedy and administration of sedatives and psychoactive medicine. He was launched from hospital, managed to drag his life again collectively and began his personal style home. A outstanding story …

101 First identify of boy detective Encyclopedia Brown : LEROY

The “Encyclopedia Brown” collection of youngsters’s books function the exploits of boy detective Leroy Brown. The books had been written by Donald J. Sobol, beginning in 1963.

106 Garlicky mayo : AIOLI

To the purist, particularly in Provence within the South of France, aioli is ready simply by grinding garlic with olive oil. However, different elements are sometimes added to the combo, significantly egg yolks.

108 Apple selection : IMAC

When Apple selected the letter “I” prefix for the iMac in 1998, that letter “I” stood for “Internet”. Steve Jobs and his advertising workforce adopted up with the message that I additionally stood for “individual, instruct, inform and inspire”.

115 Selfie taken by a monetary skilled? : BANKER SHOT

A selfie is a self-portrait, one normally taken with a digital digicam or mobile phone. A “group selfie” is typically known as a “groufie” or “wefie”. A “couple selfie” is called an “usie” or “ussie”, though these phrases are typically additionally used for a bunch image.

119 Early spring flower : IRIS

Iris is a genus of flowering vegetation that are available in all kinds of flower colours. The time period “iris” is a Greek phrase that means “rainbow”. Many species of irises are referred to as “flags”. One suggestion is that the alternate identify comes from the Middle English “flagge” that means “reed”. This time period was used as a result of iris leaves appear to be reeds.

120 Fast Amtrak practice : ACELA

The Acela Express is the quickest practice routinely operating within the US, because it will get as much as 150 mph at occasions. The service runs between Boston and Washington D.C. by way of Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. Introduced in 2000, the model identify “Acela” was created to evoke “acceleration” and “excellence”.

122 Scandinavia locale : EUROPE

Strictly talking, Scandinavia is a area in Northern Europe that covers the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The broader area that features Finland and Iceland is referred to domestically as “the Nordic countries”.

123 Motorcade automobile : LIMO

The phrase “limousine” derives from the identify of the French metropolis of Limoges. The space round Limoges known as the Limousin, and it gave its identify to a cloak hood worn by native shepherds. In early motor automobiles, a driver would sit exterior within the climate whereas the passengers would sit within the lined compartment. The driver would usually put on a limousin-style protecting hood, giving rise to that sort of transportation being referred to as a “limousine”. Well, that’s how the story goes …

125 Draft choice? : ALE

The many, many alternative types of beer can usually be sorted into two teams: ales and lagers. Ales are fermented at comparatively heat temperatures for comparatively brief durations of time, and use top-fermenting yeasts, i.e. yeasts that float on high of the beer because it ferments. Lagers ferment at comparatively low temperatures and for comparatively lengthy durations of time. Lagers use bottom-fermenting yeasts, i.e. yeasts that fall to the underside of the beer because it ferments.

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3 “La Vie en Rose” singer Édith : PIAF

“La Môme Piaf” (the Little Sparrow) was the nickname of France’s most well-known singer, Édith Piaf. What a voice this girl had, and what beautiful ballads she sang. Édith Piaf lived a life that was not with out controversy. She was raised by her mom in a brothel in Normandy, and had a pimp as a boyfriend in her teenagers. She had one youngster, whereas very younger, born illegitimately and who died at 2-years-old from meningitis. Her singing profession began when she was found within the Pigalle space of Paris by nightclub proprietor Louis Leplée. Leplée was murdered quickly after, and Piaf was accused of being an adjunct to the homicide however was later acquitted. During World War II she was branded a traitor by many as she often carried out for the German occupying forces, though there are different stories of her supporting the resistance motion. Later in her life she was significantly injured in a minimum of three near-fatal automotive accidents, together with one together with her good friend, Charles Aznavour. While recovering from her accidents she turned hooked on ache treatment, an habit that lasted for the remainder of her life. When she died in 1963 she was denied a Catholic funeral mass due to her way of life, however the crowds that turned out for her funeral procession managed to cease all visitors in Paris, the one time that has occurred because the finish of WWII.

The literal translation of the title to the French music “La Vie en rose” is “Life In Pink”, however a greater translation can be “Life Through Rose-Colored Glasses”.

4 Short-lived Ford mannequin : EDSEL

The Edsel model of vehicle was named for Edsel Ford, son of Henry. Sadly, the identify “Edsel” has grow to be synonymous with “failure”, which was no fault of Edsel himself who had died a number of years earlier than the Edsel line was launched. When the Ford Motor Company launched the Edsel on 4 September 1957, Ford proclaimed the day to be “E Day”.

5 Largest metropolis on the border between the U.S. and Canada : DETROIT

The metropolis of Detroit was based in 1701 by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, a French explorer. The unique settlement was named for the Detroit River, which in flip takes its identify from the French phrase “détroit” that means “strait”. Detroit turned inextricably linked with the automotive enterprise from the very early twentieth century when Henry Ford and others arrange manufacturing within the space. This hyperlink to transportation led to Detroit’s nicknames “Motor City” and “Motown”. The metropolis’s financial power declined originally of the twenty first century, leading to a 25% drop in inhabitants between 2000 and 2010. Detroit filed for the nation’s largest municipal chapter in historical past in 2013, dealing with a debt of $18.8 billion. The metropolis exited chapter on the finish of 2014.

6 Like “Dracula” and “Frankenstein” : GOTHIC

Gothic fiction is characterised by distant settings and characters experiencing worry and haunting. The time period “gothic” is used as a result of so usually the tales are set in locales that includes gothic structure.

“Dracula” is a novel written by the Irish creator Bram Stoker and first revealed in 1897. Dracula wasn’t the primary vampire of literature, however he actually was the one who spawned the recognition of vampires in theater, movie and tv, and certainly extra novels. Personally, I can’t stand vampire fiction …

Mary Shelley’s Gothic novel has the complete title of “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus”. The subtitle underscores one of many themes of the e-book, i.e. a warning in regards to the enlargement into the Industrial Revolution.

7 Many an April start : ARIES

Aries the Ram is the primary astrological signal within the Zodiac, and is called after the constellation. Your start signal is Aries in the event you had been born between March 21 and April 20, however in case you are an Aries you’ll know that! “Aries” is the Latin phrase for “ram”.

8 Oracle : SEER

In historical Greece and Rome, an oracle was somebody believed to be impressed by the gods to offer sensible counsel. The phrase “oracle” derives from the Latin “orare” that means “to speak”, which is similar root for our phrase “orator”. One of crucial oracles of historical Greece was Pythia, the excessive priestess to Apollo at Delphi.

10 BLT half : BACON

The BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato) is the second-most well-liked sandwich within the US, after the plain previous ham sandwich.

11 Collection of affection poems by Ovid : AMORES

Ovid wrote a e-book of poems referred to as “Amores”, as did English author D. H. Lawrence.

The Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso is thought in the present day merely as Ovid. Ovid is normally listed alongside the 2 different nice Roman poets: Horace and Virgil. Although he was immensely well-liked throughout his personal lifetime, Ovid spent the final ten years of his life in exile. He fell foul of Emperor Augustus and so was banished to Tomis, an island within the Black Sea. What led to this disfavor appears to have been misplaced within the mists of time.

13 With 74-Across, 2021 and 2022 Emmy winner for Outstanding Comedy Series : TED …
74A See 13-Down : … LASSO

“Ted Lasso” is a wonderful sports-comedy TV present about an American faculty soccer coach who strikes to the UK to handle an English soccer workforce. The title character is performed very admirably by Jason Sudeikas. Sudeikas first performed Lasso in a collection of TV commercials commissioned to advertise NBC’s protection of the British Premier League. Great stuff, and extremely beneficial …

14 Wane : EBB

The verbs “to wax” and “to wane” come from Old English. To wax is to extend steadily in measurement, power, depth or quantity. To wane is to lower steadily.

15 __ es Salaam : DAR

Dar es Salaam is the most important metropolis in Tanzania, and sits proper on the east coast of Africa. The metropolis’s identify is normally translated from Arabic as “Haven of Peace”.

16 “Modern Love” singer David : BOWIE

In early 1969, the struggling David Bowie recorded a promotional movie in an try to succeed in a wider viewers. The movie referred to as “Love You Till Tuesday” featured seven of Bowie’s songs in what amounted to an prolonged music video, with one of many tracks being “Space Oddity”. Somebody good put two and two collectively later within the 12 months and determined {that a} recent model of “Space Oddity” must be launched, to coincide with the Apollo moon landings. Sure sufficient, the BBC snagged the monitor for his or her protection of the landings and gave Bowie enormous audiences. And the music nonetheless will get an terrible lot of air time on the small display. Famously, Bowie turned down the honour of Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 2000. The British authorities tried once more in 2003, providing a knighthood, however Bowie caught to his weapons and refused that honor too. Bowie did nonetheless settle for the French title of Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1999.

“Modern Love” is a 1983 music written and recorded by David Bowie. The lyrics embody the phrase “wave bye-bye”, and do Bowie usually used the music to shut the present whereas on tour, “waving bye-bye” to the viewers.

17 Utopian : IDEAL

The phrase “Utopia” was coined by Sir Thomas More in his e-book “Utopia” revealed in 1516 to explain an idyllic fictional island within the Atlantic Ocean. More’s use of the identify Utopia comes from the Greek “ou” that means “not” and “topos” that means “place”. By calling his excellent island “Not Place”, More was apparently making the purpose that he didn’t suppose that the perfect may really exist.

26 Certain faculty members : ELECTORS

The US Constitution requires that the Electoral College appoint the president and vp each 4 years. The states, and the District of Columbia, are accountable for appointing electors to the school. The variety of electors assigned to every state (and DC) is the same as the mixed variety of representatives and senators every state sends to the US Congress. If no candidate will get an absolute majority of votes for president or vp, then a contingent election is held within the US House and/or the US Senate. The House would then elect a president, and the Senate would elect a vp.

33 Hannah of “Roxanne” : DARYL

Daryl Hannah is an actress from Chicago who acquired her large break in films enjoying a violent replicant referred to as Pris within the 1982 sci-fi traditional “Blade Runner”. A few years later she performed the feminine lead reverse Tom Hanks within the hit movie “Splash”.

Edmond Rostand wrote the well-known play “Cyrano de Bergerac” in 1897. There have been a number of attention-grabbing movie diversifications. Perhaps probably the most well-known is 1950’s Hollywood “Cyrano de Bergerac” starring José Ferrer. 1987’s “Roxanne” is a modern-day resetting of the play starring Steve Martin, and 1990’s “Cyrano de Bergerac” (in French) starring Gérard Depardieu was nominated for a number of Oscars, successful for Best Costume Design.

34 Laurence who performed Pops on “Black-ish” : FISHBURNE

I’d guess that probably the most well-known roles performed by actor Laurence Fishburne are Morpheus in “The Matrix” collection of flicks, and Dr. Raymond Langston on the TV present “CSI”. Fishburne is married to the actress Gina Torres. The pair play a married couple on the TV present “Hannibal”.

“Black-ish” is a sitcom starring Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross that premiered in 2014. The lead actors play Dre and Rainbow Johnson, a married couple main an upper-middle class black household. The present is famous for tackling powerful points equivalent to racism, police brutality, attitudes towards the LGBT neighborhood, and the 2016 US presidential election.

35 Scalawag : SCAMP

Back within the sixteenth or seventeenth centuries, the phrase “scamp” was used to explain a freeway robber. The utilization developed to imply “rascal” within the early 1800s.

“Scallywag” is a time period we use in Ireland to explain a rogue, normally one who’s innocent, and it comes from the Irish phrase “sgaileog” that means “farm servant”. The American use of “scalawag” as a rogue was initially borrowed as a nickname for southern white individuals who supported reconstruction after the Civil War.

37 Home of Brigham Young University : PROVO

Provo, Utah is a metropolis situated simply over 40 miles south of South Lake City. It is dwelling to Brigham Young University. The metropolis was initially referred to as Fort Utah, and the identify was modified to Provo in 1850 in honor of Étienne Provost. Provost was a French-Canadian fur dealer who was maybe the primary man of European descent to see the Great Salt Lake.

Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah has about 34.000 college students on campus making it the most important non secular college within the nation. The faculty was based in 1875 by Brigham Young, then President of the Church of Latter-day Saints.

39 Caress, e.g. : SOAP

Caress is a line of physique washes and wonder bars owned by Unilever.

40 Banquet coffeepot : URN

A banquet is an elaborate feast. “Banquet” is a time period that appears to have reversed in that means over time. Coming into English by way of French from Old Italian, “banquet” is derived from “banco” that means “bench”. The unique “banco” meal was merely a snack eaten on a bench, reasonably than at a desk. I suppose we eat extra lately …

42 QB targets : TES

In American soccer, a quarterback (QB) may throw to a good finish (TE).

45 Metric wts. : KGS

The gram is outlined as one thousandth of a kilogram, with the kilogram being equal to the mass of a bodily pattern preserved by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (properly, up till 2019, when it turned extra hi-tech than I can clarify!). Prior to 1960, the gram was outlined as the load of a cubic centimeter of pure water (on the temperature of melting ice).

46 Twin of Artemis : APOLLO

Artemis was an historical Greek goddess, and the equal of the Roman goddess Diana. Artemis was additionally a daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the dual sister of Apollo. Among different issues, she was the goddess of the hunt, and so usually is depicted carrying a bow and arrows.

48 Sees crimson? : OWES

To be within the crimson is to be in debt, to owe cash. The expression “in the red” is a reference to the accounting follow of recording money owed and losses in crimson ink in ledgers. The associated phrase “in the black” means “solvent, making a profit”.

50 Irish Gaelic : ERSE

There are literally three Erse languages: Irish, Manx (spoken on the Isle of Man) and Scots Gaelic. In their very own tongues, these can be “Gaeilge” (in Ireland), “Gaelg” (on the Isle of Man) and “Gaidhlig” (in Scotland).

54 Crude cartel : OPEC

The OPEC cartel was formally established in 1960 and has been headquartered in Vienna since 1965. The US is definitely the third largest oil producer on the planet (after Russia and Saudi Arabia). One purpose America isn’t in OPEC, regardless that we’re an enormous producer, is that we import much more than we export. But all of us in all probability knew that already …

Fossil fuels are refined types of the complicated combination of hydrocarbons present in pockets underneath the floor of the Earth. Strictly talking, the time period “petroleum” describes the combination in all its kinds: liquid, gaseous and stable. The liquid kind is “crude oil”, the gaseous kind is “natural gas” and the stable kind is “bitumen”. In frequent utilization, nonetheless, crude oil is sometimes called “petroleum”.

55 Mars rover org. : NASA

There have been a number of rovers despatched to Mars from Earth. The Soviet Union’s Mars 2 landed in 1971, and failed. Mars 3 landed the identical 12 months, and ceased operation simply 20 seconds after touchdown. NASA’s Sojourner landed in 1997 (what an awesome day that was!) and operated from July via September. The British rover Beagle 2 was misplaced six days earlier than its scheduled entry into the Martian environment. NASA’s Spirit landed in 2004, and operated efficiently for over six years earlier than getting trapped in sand and ultimately ceasing to speak. NASA’s Opportunity additionally landed in 2004, and operated for over fourteen years. And then NASA’s Curiosity made a spectacular, hi-tech touchdown in 2012 and is constant to discover the planet in the present day. Based on the Curiosity design, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed in 2021, together with the Mars helicopter named Ingenuity. The China National Space Administration landed its first rover, named Zhurong (“Rover” in English), 5 months after Perseverance began its mission on the planet.

63 Sashimi condiment : WASABI

Sometimes referred to as Japanese horseradish, wasabi is a root used as a condiment in Japanese cooking. The style of wasabi is extra like mustard than a scorching pepper in that the vapors that create the “hotness” stimulate the nasal passages reasonably than the tongue. Personally, I really like the stuff …

64 Singer Green and politician Gore : ALS

Al Green is a gospel and soul music singer. He was born in Arkansas, the place he began out as a gospel singer and moved into R&B. In 1974, Green was assaulted by a girlfriend who burned him badly on a lot of his physique by pouring boiling grits over him (after which she dedicated suicide). The incident modified Green’s life and he turned to the church, turning into a pastor in Memphis in 1976. He continued to document music, however by no means actually loved the identical success that he had within the early seventies with hits like “Let’s Stay Together” and “I’m Still In Love With You”.

65 Decimal base : TEN

Our base-10 numeral system is also referred to as the decimal (typically “denary”) numeral system. Another frequent numeral system is base-2, which is also referred to as the binary system.

67 Mtn. stat : ELEV

Elevation (elev.)

68 Downfall : BANE

Today, we have a tendency to make use of the phrase “bane” to imply “anathema, a source of persistent annoyance”. Just a few centuries in the past, a bane was a reason behind hurt or loss of life, maybe a lethal poison.

69 Christmas candle scent : PINE

Pine oil is a necessary oil extracted from a number of species of pine tree. Natural pine oil is normally steam distilled from components of the tree that aren’t used for lumber.

70 “Moonstruck” Oscar winner : CHER

“Moonstruck” is a 1987 film, a romantic comedy starring Cher and Nicolas Cage. There’s a little bit of a love triangle within the storyline, with Danny Aiello enjoying the person who loses the lady. “Moonstruck” gained three Oscars and was an enormous success, and one way or the other, I’ve by no means seen it …

71 Half dodeca- : HEXA-

The prefix “dodeca-” signifies 12, and the prefix “hexa-” denotes 6.

72 Smart __ : ALEC

Apparently, the unique “smart Alec” (typically “Aleck”) was one Alec Hoag, a pimp, thief and confidence trickster who plied his commerce in New York City within the 1840s.

73 Burglar : PICKLOCK

The crime of housebreaking is the breaking into and getting into of a constructing with the intent to steal. The precise theft itself is a separate crime.

77 Sport with an oval ball : RUGBY

Rugby is a city in County Warwickshire, England. It is a market city, and can be dwelling to the well-known Rugby School, one of many oldest personal faculties within the nation. The faculty gave its identify to the game of rugby, because the legal guidelines of the sport had been first revealed by three boys at Rugby School in 1845.

78 Some pickles : DILLS

Often, a dill pickle is definitely a pickled gherkin, because the gherkin and cucumber are totally different cultivars throughout the similar species. Here within the US, dill is often added to the pickling vinegar or brine, however this wasn’t the case once I used to eat them again in Ireland (I can’t stand dill!). You may see jars labeled as “cornichons”, however they’re gherkins. “Cornichon” is the French phrase for “gherkin”.

79 Sales pitch : SPIEL

A spiel is a prolonged speech or argument designed to steer, like a gross sales pitch. “Spiel” involves us from German, both straight (“spiel” is the German for “play”) or by way of the Yiddish “shpil”.

87 Early Mesoamerican : OLMEC

The Olmecs had been an historical civilization that lived within the lowlands of south-central Mexico from about 1500 BC to about 400 BC.

99 Martini with an onion : GIBSON

A Gibson is solely a daily martini (gin and vermouth) with the standard olive garnish changed with a pickled onion.

101 Heavenly scales : LIBRA

The constellation of Libra is called for the scales held by the goddess of justice. Libra is the one signal of the zodiac that isn’t named for a residing creature.

106 “Spirited Away” style : ANIME

The Japanese animated film “Spirited Away” was launched in 2001, and could be very extremely regarded by movie critics. It additionally gained that season’s Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

107 Like a mosquito chew : ITCHY

Mosquitoes have a comparatively brief life cycle. Males dwell a matter of days, and females just some weeks. In order to breed, male mosquitoes kind giant swarms, normally late within the day. Female mosquitoes fly into the swarm when able to mate.

110 Bagpiper’s skirt : KILT

The Scottish skirt referred to as a “kilt” takes its identify from the Middle English phrase “kilten” that means “to tuck up”. The thought is that the kilt may be tucked up across the physique to offer freedom to the legs.

Bagpipes have been performed for hundreds of years all throughout Europe, in components of Asia and North Africa, and within the Persian Gulf. However, probably the most well-known variations of the instrument in the present day are the Scottish Great Highland bagpipe and the Irish uilleann pipes (my private favourite; I’m biased!). The bag within the Scottish model is inflated by blowing into it, whereas the Irish model makes use of a bellows underneath the arm.

111 Lake close to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame : ERIE

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame may be visited on the shores of Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was created in 1983 and began inducting artists in 1986. The Foundation didn’t get a house till the museum was devoted in Cleveland in 1995. I had the nice privilege of visiting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame some years in the past and actually loved myself. The magnificent constructing was designed by famed architect I. M. Pei.

114 Los Angeles workforce : RAMS

The Los Angeles Rams are the one franchise to have gained NFL championships in three totally different cities, i.e. Cleveland (1945), Los Angeles (1951 & 2021) and St. Louis (1999). The Rams had been primarily based in Cleveland from 1936 to 1945, in Los Angeles from 1946 to 1994, in St. Louis from 1995 to 2015, and returned to Los Angeles in 2016.

116 Some Caltech grads : EES

Electrical engineer (EE)

Caltech is extra correctly often known as the California Institute of Technology, and is a non-public research-oriented faculty in Pasadena. One of Caltech’s tasks is the administration and operation of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. If you watch “The Big Bang Theory” on tv like me, you may know that the 4 lead characters all work at Caltech.

118 Sp. tackle : SRA

The equal of “Mrs.” in French is “Mme.” (Madame), in Spanish is “Sra.” (Señora) and in Portuguese can be “Sra.” (Senhora).

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