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Today’s Reveal Answer: Secret Handshake

Themed solutions every comprise the letter grouping “HAND”, with the order SHAKEN up:

• 35A Greeting between members of an unique membership, and what’s hiding within the reply to the starred clues? : SECRET HANDSHAKE and SECRET “HAND” SHAKE

• 17A *Bounce across the Caribbean, say : ISLAND-HOP
• 25A *1983 movie that gained an Oscar for Best Original Song : FLASHDANCE
• 47A *School of Hindu philosophy : JAIN DHARMA
• 56A *Was fully clueless : HAD NO IDEA

Read on, or leap to …
… an entire record of solutions

Bill’s time: 7m 53s

Bill’s errors: 0

Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

Across

1 Period after Shrove Tuesday : LENT

To shrive is to acquire absolution by confessing and doing penance. The previous tense of “shrive” is “shrove”. The verb offers its identify to Shrove Tuesday, the day earlier than the season of fasting referred to as Lent. Shrove Tuesday is known as in recognition of the early Christian custom of confessing the week earlier than Lent.

5 Lyricist Gershwin : IRA

Ira Gershwin was the lyricist who labored together with his brother George to create such American classics because the songs “I Got Rhythm” and “Someone to Watch Over Me”, in addition to the opera “Porgy and Bess”. After George Gershwin died, Ira continued to create nice music, and labored with the likes of Jerome Kern and Kurt Weill.

8 Inca __: Peruvian gentle drink : KOLA

Inca Kola is a gentle drink from Peru that was launched in 1935. The soda’s essential flavoring ingredient is lemon verbena, and it’s stated to style like bubblegum.

12 Mideast rulers : EMIRS

An emir is a prince or chieftain, one most notably from the Middle East in Islamic international locations. In English, “emir” may also be written variously as “emeer, amir, ameer” (be careful for these spellings in crosswords!).

14 Blues’ org. : NHL

The St. Louis Blues NHL hockey group takes its identify from the music “St. Louis Blues”, a jazz and common music traditional.

15 Passing phrases? : OBITS

Our phrase “obituary” comes from the Latin “obituaris”. The Latin time period was used for “record of the death of a person”, though the literal which means is “pertaining to death”.

17 *Bounce across the Caribbean, say : ISLAND-HOP

The Caribbean Sea takes its identify from the Island Carib folks. The Island Caribs are an American Indian folks that reside within the Lesser Antilles islands, a part of the West Indies.

19 Tropical ray : MANTA

The manta ray is the biggest species of ray, with the most important one recorded at over 25 ft throughout and weighing 5,100 kilos. It is typically known as the ocean satan.

22 Brought right into a dialogue : CCED

I ponder if the children of at this time know that “cc” stands for carbon copy, and have they got any thought what a carbon copy was? Do you keep in mind how messy carbon paper was to deal with? A sort weblog reader identified to me some time again that the abbreviation has advanced and brought on the which means “courtesy copy” in our fashionable world.

25 *1983 movie that gained an Oscar for Best Original Song : FLASHDANCE

“Flashdance” is a 1983 romantic drama movie a few younger welder at a metal plant who aspires to turn into an expert dancer. The film’s soundtrack was additionally an enormous hit and options songs like “Maniac” and “Flashdance…What a Feeling”. The latter was carried out by Irene Cara, and gained the Best Original Song Oscar for that season.

“Maniac” is a success music written for the 1983 film “Flashdance”. It was carried out and co-written by Michael Sembello. Paramount Pictures executives requested Sembello for songs to probably embrace within the movie. Sembello’s spouse included “Maniac” on the tape by chance.

29 Courts : WOOS

To court docket somebody is to woo them, to supply homage. One may do one thing comparable at court docket, therefore using the time period.

30 “The Waste Land” poet : ELIOT

T. S. Eliot (TSE) wrote his poem referred to as “The Waste Land” in 1922. “The Waste Land” opens with the well-known line, “April is the cruellest month …”

32 Lab animal : RAT

Our time period “laboratory”, usually shortened to “lab”, comes from the Medieval Latin phrase “laboratorium” which means “place for labor, work”. This in flip comes from the Latin verb “laborare” which means “to work”.

40 Sked “Don’t know yet” : TBA

Something not but on the schedule (“sked” or “sched.”) is to be suggested/introduced (TBA).

42 Petco Park participant : PADRE

The San Diego Padres baseball group was based in 1969, and instantly joined the ranks of Major League Baseball as an growth group. The Padres took their identify from a Minor League group that had been within the metropolis since 1936. The identify is Spanish for “fathers” and is a reference to the Franciscan Friars from Spain who based San Diego in 1769.

Petco Park is the ballpark utilized by the San Diego Padres since 2004. Before Petco Park was opened, the Padres shared Qualcomm Stadium with the San Diego Chargers of the NFL. When the brand new Padres stadium was being constructed, followers had been supplied the prospect to purchase bricks on which a dedication might be written. The animal rights group PETA tried to purchase a brick so as to write a protest message in opposition to Petco’s therapy of animals, however had been denied. PETA managed to sneak their message onto a brick, which reads “Break Open Your Cold Ones, Toast the Padres, Enjoy This Champion Organization”. If you are taking the primary letters of every phrase within the message you provide you with “BOYCOTT PETCO”.

45 Animal that may run utilizing its flippers : SEA LION

There are three households of seals. The first is the walrus household, the second the eared seals (like sea lions), and thirdly the earless seals (like elephant seals).

47 *School of Hindu philosophy : JAIN DHARMA

In the Hindu custom, the time period “dharma” describes the legal guidelines of the pure universe. The observance of these legal guidelines allows one to be content material and completely happy, and to keep away from struggling.

Jainism is a faith primarily based in India by which the trustworthy observe an ascetic lifestyle and honor nonviolence. Dating again maybe to the ninth century BCE, it is likely one of the oldest religions practiced at this time.

51 Antique automobile design characteristic : FINS

Tailfins began showing on vehicles within the late forties, and have become common within the fifties. The first tailfins had been launched on the 1948 Cadillac by GM designer Harley Earl. Earl obtained his inspiration from WWII fighter plane.

52 Houston group : ASTROS

The Houston baseball group modified its identify to the Astros (generally “’Stros”) from the Colt .45s in 1965 after they began enjoying within the Astrodome. The Astrodome was so referred to as in recognition of the town’s lengthy affiliation with the US area program. The Astros moved from the National League to the American League beginning within the 2013 season.

53 French bread? : EUROS

The French franc was made up of 100 centimes, earlier than being changed by the Euro.

55 Sun block? : VISOR

Nowadays, we have a tendency to consider a visor because the entrance brim of a hat, or a shade for the eyes. The authentic “viser” was the entrance a part of a helmet, again within the 14th century. The time period comes from the Old French “vis” which means “face”.

60 Pueblo dwelling materials : ADOBE

The constructing materials referred to as adobe has been round a very long time, and has been utilized in dry climates everywhere in the world. The authentic type of the phrase “adobe” dates again to Middle Egyptian occasions, about 2000 BC. The authentic spelling is “dj-b-t”, and interprets as mud (sun-dried) brick.

A pueblo is a Native-American village discovered within the American Southwest. The buildings in a pueblo are normally manufactured from stone and adobe mud.

61 Country rockers Little __ Town : BIG

Little Big Town is a rustic music group comprising 4 vocalists: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet. They fashioned in 1998 in Nashville.

64 Smelter’s provide : ORE

Metals are present in ore within the type of oxides. In order to get pure metallic from the ore, the ore is heated and the metallic oxides inside are diminished (i.e. the oxygen is eliminated) within the chemical course of referred to as smelting. The oxygen is extracted by including a supply of carbon or carbon monoxide which makes use of up the surplus oxygen atoms to make carbon dioxide, a waste product of smelting (and, a greenhouse fuel).

65 Show appreciation at a poetry slam : SNAP

A poetry slam is a contest by which poets learn their very own work (normally), with winners being chosen by members of the viewers. Apparently the primary poetry slam befell in Chicago in 1984. Now there’s a National Poetry Slam that takes place every year, with representatives from the US, Canada and France.

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1 Lanai wreath : LEI

“Lei” is a Hawaiian phrase which means “garland, wreath”, though in additional common phrases a lei is any collection of objects strung collectively as an adornment for the physique.

Lanai is the sixth largest of the Hawaiian Islands. Lanai was first noticed by Europeans only a few days after Captain Cook was killed on the Big Island of Hawaii in 1779. In 1922, the Hawaiian Pineapple Company purchased the entire island of Lanai and turned most of it into the world’s largest pineapple plantation. Since then, Lanai has been referred to as “The Pineapple Island”. Today, 98% of the island is owned by Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle, and a pair of% is owned by the State of Hawaii.

2 First responders, briefly : EMS

Emergency medical providers (EMS)

3 Bupkis : NIL

“Bupkis” (additionally “bubkes”) is a phrase which means “absolutely nothing, nothing of value”, and is of Yiddish origin.

6 “Darkwing Duck” character Dr. __ Dendron : RHODA

“Darkwing Duck” is an animated TV present made by Disney that first ran within the early Nineteen Nineties. The title character is a superhero, and the alter ego of an odd duck referred to as Drake Mallard. Darkwing Duck’s sidekick is Launchpad McQuack.

7 French peak : ALP

There are eight Alpine international locations:

• Austria
• Slovenia
• France
• Switzerland
• Liechtenstein
• Germany
• Monaco
• Italy

8 __ dragon : KOMODO

The massive lizard referred to as a Komodo dragon is so named as a result of it’s discovered on the island of Komodo (and others) in Indonesia. It can develop to a size of over 9 1/2 ft, so I assume that explains the dragon a part of the identify …

9 2000s first household : OBAMAS

By custom, the Secret Service code names used for the US President and household all begin with the identical letter. For the Obama First Family, that letter is R:

• Barack Obama: Renegade
• Michelle Obama: Renaissance
• Malia Obama: Radiance
• Sasha Obama: Rosebud

10 Tablecloth cloth : LINEN

The textile referred to as linen is comprised of flax fibers. The identify “linen” most likely comes from “linum”, which is Latin for each “flax” and “textile made from flax”.

11 Top story? : ATTIC

An attic or loft is a room or area positioned beneath the roof of a constructing. The time period “attic” is a shortened type of “attic story”, the uppermost story or stage of a home. This time period “attic story” initially utilized to a low, ornamental stage constructed on prime of the uppermost story behind a constructing’s ornamental facade. This use of ornament on the prime of buildings was widespread in historical Greece, and was notably vital within the Attica model. That Attica model was so referred to as as a result of it originated within the historic area of Attica that encompassed the town of Athens. And that’s how our attics are linked to historical Greece.

13 NBC sketch present : SNL

NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) was named “NBC’s Saturday Night” throughout its first season. This was to distinguish it from the ABC present airing at the moment, referred to as “Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell”. Chevy Chase uttered the well-known line “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night” within the very first SNL episode on October 11, 1975. That cautious wording has continued, despite the fact that the NBC present’s identify was modified to “Saturday Night Live” after Cosell’s present went off the air in 1976.

21 A serious, for one : CHORD

In music, a chord is a set of notes/pitches which can be performed and heard concurrently.

24 Writer Jong : ERICA

Author Erica Jong’s most well-known work is her first: “Fear of Flying”, a novel printed in 1973. Over twenty years later, Jong wrote “Fear of Fifty: a midlife memoir”, printed in 1994.

26 “__ Lake” : SWAN

“Swan Lake” is such a delightfully gentle and fulfilling ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. “Swan Lake” tells the story of Odette, a princess became a swan by a sorcerer. The ballet additionally options Odile, Odette’s “evil twin”. Odile is disguised to seem like Odette with the aim of tricking the prince to fall in love together with her. In the ballet, the roles of Odette and Odile are performed by the identical ballerina. Odette’s love curiosity is Prince Siegfried, the one character within the ballet to look in all 4 acts.

28 Colorado’s Sleeping __ Mountain : UTE

Ute Mountain (additionally “Sleeping Ute Mountain”) is a peak within the southwest of Colorado. Paradoxically, the names “Ute Mountains” and “Sleeping Ute Mountains” may apply to the entire mountain vary. Viewed from one path, the vary is claimed to resemble a Ute chief mendacity on his again, arms crossed on his chest, therefore the vary’s identify.

31 Sonar operator? : BAT

Echolocation, when utilized by animals, is named biosonar. The best-known instance of an animal utilizing biosonar might be the bat, though not all species of bat use sounds to find objects.

32 Pie chart traces : RADII

A pie chart may also be known as a circle graph. It is usually said that Florence Nightingale invented the pie chart. While this isn’t the truth is true, she is due credit score for popularizing it, and for creating the pie chart variation referred to as the polar space diagram. The earliest recognized pie chart seems in a e book printed in 1801 by Scottish engineer William Playfair.

33 Ohio hometown of poet Rita Dove : AKRON

For a lot of the 1800s, the Ohio metropolis of Akron was the fastest-growing metropolis within the nation, feeding off the economic growth of that period. The metropolis was based in 1825 and its location, alongside the Ohio and Erie canal connecting Lake Erie with the Ohio River, helped to gas Akron’s development. Akron sits on the highest level of the canal and the identify “Akron” comes from the Greek phrase which means “summit”. Indeed, Akron is the county seat of Summit County. The metropolis earned the moniker “Rubber Capital of the World” for many of the twentieth century, because it was residence to 4 main tire corporations: Goodrich, Goodyear, Firestone and General Tire.

Poet Rita Dove acquired the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1987, and was the second African American to be so honored (the primary being Gwendolyn Brooks).

38 Tub with jets : SPA

“Jacuzzi” is a type of model names that has turn into a lot related to the product that it’s usually assumed to be a generic time period. The Jacuzzi firm was based in 1915 by the seven(!) Jacuzzi brothers in Berkeley California. The brothers, who had been Italian immigrants, pronounced their identify “ja-coot-si”, as one may suspect when one realizes the identify is of Italian origin. The firm began off by making plane propellers after which small plane, however suspended plane manufacturing in 1925, when one of many brothers was killed in one in all their planes. The household then began making hydraulic pumps, and in 1948 developed a submersible bathtub pump so {that a} son of one of many brothers might take pleasure in hydrotherapy for his rheumatoid arthritis. The “hydrotherapy product” took off within the fifties with some astute advertising and marketing in direction of “worn-out housewives” and using movie star spokesman Jack Benny.

44 Fangirls over, maybe : ADORES

Fanboys and fangirls are followers, however followers of a really particular topic in a specific discipline. So, somebody could be a fan of residence computing, however an Intel fanboy would have an enthusiasm for CPUs made by Intel.

47 Programming language with a espresso cup brand : JAVA

Java is a programming language that was developed by Sun Microsystems. Java was initially designed for interactive tv, however it didn’t match the wants on the time. Back then, the language was referred to as Oak, named after an oak tree that stood exterior the designer’s workplace. Later it was referred to as Green, and eventually named Java, which was merely picked out of an inventory of random phrases.

48 Lines that break the fourth wall : ASIDE

In the theater world, the fourth wall is an imaginary aircraft on the entrance of the stage via which the viewers experiences the motion. When a personality acknowledges the existence of the viewers, maybe by addressing them, she or he is claimed to have damaged the fourth wall.

56 “The White Lotus” community : HBO

“The White Lotus” is a comedy-drama TV collection in regards to the fictional White Lotus chain of resort resorts. The first season is ready in Hawaii, and the second in Sicily. Each season covers every week’s keep at a White Lotus resort. The first season is ready in Hawaii, and the second in Sicily.

59 Nile cobra : ASP

The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) is also called the asp. That stated, the time period “asp” can apply to a number of species of snake, together with the Egyptian cobra. Legend has it that Cleopatra dedicated suicide by attractive an asp to chew her. If that’s true, then that asp was most likely an Egyptian cobra.

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