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Today’s Reveal Answer: Title Cards

Themed solutions every begin with the TITLE of a CARD sport:

• 62A With 66-Across, pictures performed in silent movies, and what one would possibly use to play the video games within the first components of the solutions to the starred clues? : TITLE …
• 66A See 62-Across : … CARDS

• 23A *Channing Tatum movie sequence that includes strippers : MAGIC MIKE (giving “Magic”)
• 39A *Martial arts sequence based mostly on the writings of Bruce Lee : WARRIOR (giving “War”)
• 28D *Netflix sequence starring Adjoa Andoh as Lady Danbury : BRIDGERTON (giving “Bridge”)
• 31D *Emmy-nominated miniseries a few lady leaving her Hasidic group : UNORTHODOX (giving “Uno!”)

Read on, or soar to …
… an entire checklist of solutions

Bill’s time: 8m 30s

Bill’s errors: 0

Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

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1 Crushes it on the runway : SLAYS

In the world of trend, the runway or catwalk is a platform utilized by fashions to indicate their garments. The platform often initiatives into the viewers.

9 Wolf (down) : SCARF

To snarf down is to gobble up, to eat voraciously. “Snarf” is a slang time period that’s most likely associated to “scarf”, which has the identical which means.

14 __ butter : COCOA

Cocoa butter is extracted from the cacao bean and is used to make chocolate, amongst different issues.

15 Med. situation with repetitive habits : OCD

Apparently, obsessive-compulsive dysfunction (OCD) is the fourth mostly recognized psychological dysfunction, making it about as prevalent as bronchial asthma.

16 “Culture Warlords” creator Lavin : TALIA

“Culture Warlords: My Journey into the Dark Web of White Supremacy” is a disturbing e book by Talia Lavin. It is the creator’s account of a venture through which she created a web-based identification that she used to go to chat rooms and web sites frequented by fascist white supremacists.

19 Discontinued Apple units : IPODS

The iPod is Apple’s discontinued signature line of transportable media gamers. The iPod first hit the market in 2001 with a tough drive-based system, now referred to as the iPod Classic. Later fashions all used flash reminiscence, permitting a smaller kind issue. The smallest of the flash-based fashions is the iPod Shuffle, which was launched in 2005.

21 27-Down garment : BRA
[27D Lingerie brand : BALI]

The phrase “brassière” is French in origin, nevertheless it isn’t the phrase that the French use for a “bra”. In France, what we name a bra is called a “soutien-gorge”, translating to “held under the breast”. The phrase “brassière” is certainly utilized in France however there it describes a child’s undershirt, a lifebelt or a harness. “Brassière” comes from the Old French phrase for an “arm protector” in a army uniform (“bras” is the French for “arm”). Later “brassière” got here to imply “breastplate” and from there the phrase was used for a kind of lady’s corset. The phrase jumped into English round 1900.

22 Toothpaste alternative : CREST

Crest is a Procter & Gamble model of toothpaste that was launched within the mid-fifties. Back then, the product was referred to as Fluoristan, a reference to the important thing ingredient stannous fluoride that helps stop tooth decay.

23 *Channing Tatum movie sequence that includes strippers : MAGIC MIKE (giving “Magic”)

“Magic Mike” is a 2012 film starring Channing Tatum as a younger male stripper. The movie’s storyline is loosely based mostly on Tatum’s real-life experiences, as he labored as a stripper in Tampa, Florida when he was 18 years outdated.

Magic: The Gathering is a card sport, one performed with a deck of themed playing cards. It is a comparatively current invention by a math professor named Richard Garfield. It was launched to the general public in 1993, and has a big following at this time.

26 “Waterloo” singers : ABBA

“Waterloo” is the tune that successfully launched the astounding profession of Swedish band ABBA. They carried out “Waterloo” in 1974 because the Swedish entry within the annual Eurovision Song Contest, and walked away with the competitors (I keep in mind it effectively!). The contest has been working since 1956, and “Waterloo” was chosen (in 2005) as the very best tune within the competitors’s historical past.

38 Yale pupil : ELI

Elihu Yale was a rich service provider born in Boston in 1649. Yale labored for the British East India Company, and for a few years served as governor of a settlement at Madras (now Chennai) in India. After India, Yale took over his father’s property close to Wrexham in Wales. It was whereas resident in Wrexham that Yale responded to a request for monetary assist for the Collegiate School of Connecticut in 1701. He despatched the college a donation, which was used to erect a brand new constructing in New Haven that was named “Yale” in his honor. In 1718, the entire faculty was renamed to “Yale College”. To at the present time, college students of Yale are nicknamed “Elis”, once more honoring Elihu.

39 *Martial arts sequence based mostly on the writings of Bruce Lee : WARRIOR (giving “War”)

Warrior
Bruce Lee was born not removed from right here, in San Francisco, though he was raised in Hong Kong, returning to the US to attend school. Sadly, Bruce Lee died when he was solely 32 years outdated, on account of cerebral edema (a swelling of the mind) attributed to adversarial reactions to the ache killing drug Equagesic.

“Warrior” is against the law drama sequence that’s based mostly on the writings of martial artist and actor Bruce Lee. Lee’s concept was a tv sequence a few martial artist within the American Old West, titled “Ah Sahm”. He pitched the concept to Warner Bros., however the studio handed. Claims have been made that Warner reconfigured Lee’s idea and got here out with the hit present “Kung Fu” starring David Carradine. “Warrior” first aired in 2019, lengthy after Lee had died, and is ready throughout the Tong Wars of San Francisco within the 1870s.

43 Artist Yoko : ONO

Yoko Ono is an avant-garde artist. She met her future husband John Lennon for the primary time whereas she was getting ready her conceptual artwork exhibit referred to as “Hammer a Nail”. Visitors have been inspired to hammer in a nail right into a wood board, creating the paintings. Lennon wished to hammer within the first nail, however Ono stopped him because the exhibition had not but opened. Apparently Ono relented when Lennon paid her an imaginary 5 shillings to hammer an imaginary nail into the wooden.

47 Hawkeye projectile : ARROW

Hawkeye is a supervillain turned superhero within the Marvel universe. The alter ego of Clint Barton, Hawkeye is a grasp archer.

49 Baseball VIPs : GMS

General supervisor (GM)

50 [shrug emoji] : [IDK]

I don’t know (IDK)

51 Nov. honoree : VET

Veterans Day was referred to as Armistice Day, and is noticed on November eleventh annually. This specific date was chosen because the Armistice that ended WWI was signed on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918.

58 Lawn care software : AERATOR

Lawn aeration is the method of making holes within the soil to help within the development of the grass. The spiking of the soil severs the roots of the prevailing grass, which causes the blades to multiply and therefore thickening the garden.

60 Upshot : OUTCOME

Back within the 1500s, the “up shot” was the ultimate shot in an archery match. We now use the time period “upshot” to explain the tip end result, the conclusion.

61 Body artwork : TATS

The phrase “tattoo” (usually shortened to “tat”) was first utilized in English within the writings of the well-known English explorer Captain Cook. In his descriptions of the indelible marks adorning the pores and skin of Polynesian natives, Cook anglicized the Tahitian phrase “tatau” into our “tattoo”. Tattoos are typically known as “ink”.

64 God of struggle : ODIN

In Norse mythology, Odin was the chief of the gods. He is often depicted as having one eye, reflecting the story of how he gave one in all his eyes in trade for knowledge.

65 God of affection : EROS

The identify of Eros, the Greek god of affection, provides rise to our phrase “erotic” which means “arousing sexual desire”. Eros was referred to in Latin as each “Amor” (which means “love”) and “Cupid” (which means “desire”).

68 “Auld Lang __” : SYNE

The tune “Auld Lang Syne” is a staple at New Year’s Eve (effectively, truly within the opening minutes of New Year’s Day). The phrases have been written by Scottish poet Robbie Burns. The literal translation of “Auld Lang Syne” is “old long since”, however is best translated as “old times”. The sentiment of the tune is “for old time’s sake”.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And by no means delivered to thoughts?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And days of auld lang syne?

For auld lang syne, my pricey
For auld lang syne
We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness but
For days of auld lang syne

69 Helen who was the primary actress to realize the EGOT : HAYES

Helen Hayes was an actress born in 1900 in Washington D.C. Such was Hayes’ success that she got here to be referred to as the First Lady of the American Theater. She additionally gave her identify to the Helen Hayes Awards which acknowledge excellence in Washington D.C. theater productions. She was the primary actress (and the second individual, after Richard Rodgers) to win the leisure grand slam of an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony (an EGOT). Her adopted son was actor James McArthur, who originated the position of “Danno” on the TV present “Hawaii Five-O”.

70 Austin competition, briefly : SXSW

South by Southwest, also called “SXSW”, is an annual competition that has been going down in Austin, Texas since 1987. SXSW is a melded occasion, combining a music competition, a movie competition and an interactive competition.

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2 Kinks lady with “a dark brown voice” : LOLA

“Lola” is a wonderful tune that was written by Ray Davies and launched by the Kinks again in 1970. Inspired by an actual life incident, the lyrics inform of a younger man who met a younger “lady” in a membership, danced together with her, after which found “she” was truly a transvestite. The storyline isn’t very conventional, and the music is great.

The Kinks have been an English band who participated within the British Invasion of America within the sixties, though solely briefly. After touring the US in the course of 1965, the American Federation of Musicians refused permits for the Kinks to e book concert events for 4 years, apparently in response to some rowdy on-stage habits by the band.

5 Nick identify? : SANTA

Saint Nicholas of Myra is the inspiration for Santa Claus. Nicholas was the Bishop of Myra (now in modern-day Turkey) throughout the 4th century AD, and was identified for being beneficiant to the poor. Centuries after he died, his stays have been desecrated by Italian sailors and moved to Bari in Italy. One legend has it that the relics have been moved once more centuries later and reburied within the grounds of Jerpoint Abbey in Co. Kilkenny in Ireland, the place you’ll be able to go to the grave at this time. I select to consider that Santa Claus’s relics are certainly buried in Ireland …

8 TV sequence from Seoul, e.g. : Ok-DRAMA

TV dramas made in South Korea within the Korean language are identified nowadays as Ok-dramas. They have grow to be extraordinarily fashionable around the globe in recent times, with one notable instance being the hit present “Squid Game” distributed by Netflix.

9 Selfie __ : STICK

Selfie sticks; oh, how I hate selfie sticks. A stroll down the Strip in Vegas is an enlightening examine in what’s mistaken with modern pictures …

10 Insalata of tomato, mozzarella, and basil : CAPRESE

A Caprese salad (“insalata caprese” in Italian) is a comparatively easy, however scrumptious, salad comprising sliced mozzarella and tomatoes, with candy basil and seasoned with salt and olive oil. It is assumed the dish originated on the island of Capri, therefore the identify “Caprese”. I’m an enormous fan …

13 Lickety-split : FAST

“Lickety-split” is the most recent in a line of phrases that come from the phrase “lick”, which was used within the sense of a “fast sprint in a race” again within the early 1800s. From “lick” there advanced “licketie”, “lickety-click”, “lickety-cut” and eventually “lickety-split”, all simply colourful methods to say “fast”.

24 Rodriguez of “Jane the Virgin” : GINA

Actress Gina Rodriguez is probably finest identified for taking part in the title position within the comedy-drama TV present “Jane the Virgin”. She additionally voices the title character within the animated sequence “Carmen Sandiego”.

27 Lingerie model : BALI

The Bali model of lingerie began out as Fay-Miss in 1927, earlier than changing into the Bali Brassiere Company in 1969.

28 *Netflix sequence starring Adjoa Andoh as Lady Danbury : BRIDGERTON (giving “Bridge”)

“Bridgerton” is a captivating interval drama TV sequence based mostly on a sequence of historic romance novels by Julia Quinn. Most of the motion takes place in London’s excessive society throughout the Regency Era. An intriguing ingredient is the present’s strategy to race. There is a typical, albeit unfounded, assertion that King George III’s spouse Queen Charlotte was of African descent. “Bridgerton” runs with this assertion, portraying the period’s society as fairly numerous.

I first famous English actress Adjoa Andoh when she had a supporting position on the BBC sci-fi present “Doctor Who”. I’m guessing that the majority viewers in North America know her for taking part in Lady Danbury within the interval drama “Bridgerton”.

The model of the cardboard sport bridge that’s performed principally at this time is contract bridge. Auction bridge is an identical sport, and is a precursor to contract bridge.

31 *Emmy-nominated miniseries a few lady leaving her Hasidic group : UNORTHODOX (giving “Uno!”)

The drama miniseries “Unorthodox” is predicated on a 2012 autobiography by Deborah Feldman titled “Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots”. The TV present is the primary made by Netflix through which the spoken language is primarily Yiddish.

UNO! is a card sport that was developed within the early seventies and that has been bought by Mattel since 1992. It falls into the shedding household of card video games, which means that the aim is to do away with all of your playing cards whereas stopping opponents from doing the identical.

32 T. rex, e.g. : DINO

The hottest dinosaurs depicted within the films, particularly the older ones, are the Tyrannosaurs and the Allosauruses. They look very comparable, with the previous being the actually massive man. One distinction between the 2, is that they weren’t round on the similar time. The allosaurus was round throughout the Jurassic interval, however the T. Rex didn’t seem on Earth for an additional 100 million years or so, throughout the Cretaceous interval.

33 Freight boat : SCOW

A scow is a flat-bottomed boat with squared-off ends that’s usually used for transportation, often pushed or pulled by a barge. Often, a scow might be seen carrying junk or rubbish.

37 Ascot kin : CRAVAT

The cravat originated in Croatia and was an adjunct used with a army uniform. Cravats have been launched to the fashion-conscious French by Croatian mercenaries enlisted right into a regiment of the French military. The English positioned lots of emphasis on the knot used for the cravat, and within the interval after the Battle of Waterloo the cravat got here to be referred to as a “tie”. What we now name a tie in English remains to be referred to as a “cravate” in French.

An ascot is a large tie that narrows on the neck, which nowadays is barely actually worn at weddings or a part of a gown uniform. The tie takes its identify from the Royal Ascot horse race at which punters nonetheless flip up in formal put on at Ascot Racecourse in England.

41 “Tubular!” : RAD!

“Tubular” is a slang from the Nineteen Eighties which means “awesome, excellent”.

45 Stalemate : IMPASSE

“Impasse” is a French phrase describing a blind alley or an impassable street, and we use the time period to imply “stalemate”.

“Stalemate” is a time period utilized in chess when one participant (who will not be in test) can not make a authorized transfer. A sport of chess with a stalemate is asserted a draw. We use the time period metaphorically for a no-win state of affairs usually.

48 Updates the backstory to accommodate new materials, for brief : RETCONS

Authors will usually use a tool referred to as “retroactive continuity” (retcon) so as to add new data to details which have already been established within the narrative.

52 Provides sufficient : SATES

“Sate” is a variant of the older phrase “satiate”. Both phrases can imply both to fulfill an urge for food absolutely, or to eat to extra.

59 Gold-certifying org. : RIAA

The first Gold Record awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) was in 1958, to Perry Como for his 1957 hit “Catch a Falling Star”. However, the idea of a “gold record” got here from the RCA Victor report label. The firm offered a strong gold recording of “Chattanooga Choo Choo” to Glenn Miller throughout a radio broadcast in 1942, in honor of gross sales of the recording exceeding a million copies.

60 Shoppe descriptor : OLDE

The phrase “olde” wasn’t truly used a lot sooner than the Nineteen Twenties. “Olde” was launched to present a quaint vintage really feel to model names, store names and many others. as in “Ye Olde Shoppe”.

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