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Constructed by: Jerry Edelstein
Edited by: Patti Varol

Today’s Reveal Answer: Half and Half

Themed solutions every comprise two phrases, each of which may observe “HALF”:

• 61A Coffee creamer possibility, or what can precede each components of the solutions to the starred clues : HALF AND HALF

• 16A *Sibling by marriage : STEPBROTHER (“half step” & “half brother”)
• 23A *Best Picture Oscar winner directed by Barry Jenkins : MOONLIGHT (“half-moon” & “half-light”)
• 29A *Wee : PINTSIZE (“half-pint” & “half size”)
• 43A *Lengthy guarantee interval : LIFETIME (“half-life” & “halftime”)
• 50A *Retrace one’s steps : BACKTRACK (“halfback” & “half-track”)

Read on, or leap to …
… a whole record of solutions

Bill’s time: 5m 45s

Bill’s errors: 0

Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

Across

5 Candy __ Saga: match-three recreation app : CRUSH

“Candy Crush Saga” is an “app” model of the browser online game “Candy Crush”. Apparently it is rather, very fashionable. Not with me, although …

13 Org. with a Women’s Rights Project : ACLU

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has its roots within the First World War. It grew out of the National Civil Liberties Bureau (CLB) that was based to supply authorized recommendation and help to conscientious objectors. The ACLU’s motto is “Because Freedom Can’t Protect Itself”. The ACLU additionally hosts a weblog on the ACLU.org web site referred to as “Speak Freely”.

14 Small cap : BEANIE

A beanie is a knitted, close-fitting hat with no brim. The title in all probability comes from the slang time period “bean” that means “head”.

19 Can opener : POP TAB

The time period “pop top” refers to an entire household of designs for opening the highest of a soda can. The oldest methodology is the “pull tab” or “ring pull”, invented in Canada in 1956. The design was long-lived, nevertheless it had its issues, so the world heaved a sigh of aid with the invention of the stay-on-tab in 1975. The new design led to much less accidents and eradicated all these used pull tabs that littered the streets.

23 *Best Picture Oscar winner directed by Barry Jenkins : MOONLIGHT (“half-moon” & “half-light”)

“Moonlight” is a 2016 semi-autobiographical movie based mostly on an unpublished play by Tarell Alvin McCraney titled “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue”. “Moonlight” received the season’s Best Picture Oscar, thus changing into the primary movie to take action with an all-black forged, and the primary with an LGBT storyline.

Filmmaker Barry Jenkins began his profession as a director in 2003, and directed his first function in 2008. He walked away from directing for eight years, and made his return as director of the hit movie “Moonlight” in 2016. “Moonlight” received that season’s Oscar for Best Picture, making Jenkins solely the second black individual to direct a Best Picture winner (following Steve McQueen, who directed 2013’s “12 Years a Slave”).

The phases of the moon have been given the next names, so as:

• New moon
• Waxing crescent moon
• First quarter moon
• Waxing gibbous moon
• Full moon
• Waning gibbous moon
• Third quarter moon
• Waning crescent moon
• Dark moon

25 Fictional wolf’s disguise : GRANDMA

“Little Red Riding Hood” is a fairy story that originated in Europe and was first revealed in France by Charles Perrault in 1697. The title interprets into French as “Le Petit Chaperon Rouge”.

28 “Get Smart” crime org. : KAOS

The satirical comedy collection referred to as “Get Smart” was the creation of Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, and starred Don Adams as Agent 86, Maxwell Smart. Agent 86 labored for the spy company CONTROL, alongside the beautiful Agent 99 (performed by Barbara Feldon). CONTROL’s sworn enemy was the prison group referred to as KAOS. Smart’s shoe cellphone was a hilarious prop utilized in virtually each episode. When Smart dialed the quantity 117, the shoe transformed right into a gun. Cool stuff …

29 *Wee : PINT-SIZE (“half-pint” & “half size”)

A US pint contains 16 fluid ounces, and an imperial pint is 20 fluid ounces. The time period “pint” comes into English by way of Old French, finally from the Latin “picta” that means “painted”. The title arose from a line painted on the facet of a beer glass that marked a full measure of ale.

36 Video recreation princess : ZELDA

“The Legend of Zelda” is a online game. Apparently, it’s very profitable …

39 Early ISP : AOL

AOL was a number one Internet Service Provider (ISP) within the Eighties and Nineties. The firm does nonetheless present dial-up entry to the Internet for some subscribers, however most customers now entry AOL utilizing quicker, non-AOL ISPs.

43 *Lengthy guarantee interval : LIFETIME (“half-life” & “halftime”)

The half-life of a radioactive substance is the time it takes for half of the substance to “disappear” attributable to radioactive decay. So, if a radioactive ingredient has a half-life of say 100 years, then in 100 years 50% of the ingredient can have disappeared, however 50% nonetheless stays. In 500 years there’ll nonetheless be over 3% of the fabric left mendacity round. That’s one of many terrifying issues about nuclear weapons and nuclear vitality. The fallout and waste simply don’t appear to go away …

50 *Retrace one’s steps : BACKTRACK (“halfback” & “half-track”)

A half-track is (normally) a navy automobile with wheels on the entrance and tracks on the again. In a way, a half-track is sort of a hybrid of a truck and a tank. It handles extra like a truck or automobile, and has the traction of a tank.

54 Fin. neighbor : RUS

The worldwide border between Finland and Russia runs about 830 miles in a north-south course. Largely as a consequence of the size of this border, Finland points extra visas to Russians than another EU nation. Well, that was till Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 …

55 Mid-month date : IDES

There have been three vital days in every month of the outdated Roman calendar. These days initially relied on the cycles of the moon however have been finally “fixed” by legislation. “Kalendae” have been the primary days of every month, initially the times of the brand new moon. “Nonae” have been initially the times of the half moon. And “idus” (the ides) was initially the day of the complete moon, finally mounted on the fifteenth day of a month. Actually, the ides have been the fifteenth day of March, May, July and October. For all different months, the ides fell on the thirteenth. Go determine …

56 “__-ching!” : CHA

The interjection “cha-ching!” is used to have a good time a windfall, the surprising reception of a lot of cash. The time period is imitative of the sound made by a mechanical money register when ringing up a transaction. “Cha-ching!” was popularized by the 1992 film “Wayne’s World”. It was additionally used across the similar time in a TV spot for Rally’s hamburgers that featured a younger Seth Green.

60 __ & Perrins steak sauce : LEA

Sauce producer Lea & Perrins was based approach again in 1837, within the metropolis of Worcester, England. The firm’s most well-known product is Worcestershire sauce, which was named for the county through which the condiment was first produced.

61 Coffee creamer possibility, or what can precede each components of the solutions to the starred clues : HALF AND HALF

Half and half is a dairy product consisting of half milk and half mild cream.

63 Trains that rumble overhead : ELS

Elevated railroad (El)

64 “Murder on the __ Express” : ORIENT

1934’s “Murder on the Orient Express” is probably essentially the most well-known detective novel penned by the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. Christie’s Belgian detective Hercule Poirot has to find out which of the passengers on the Orient Express practice dedicated a homicide. Spoiler alert: all of them did …!

67 Raise a glass (to) : TOAST

The custom of toasting somebody in all probability dates again to the reign of Charles II, when the follow was to drink a glass of wine to the well being of a ravishing or favored girl. In these days, spiced toast was added to drinks so as to add taste, so using the phrase “toast” was an indicator that the girl’s magnificence would improve the wine. Very charming, I need to say …

Down

1 Stinging insect : WASP

While wasps are thought-about a nuisance by many, they’re crucial to the agricultural business. Wasps prey on many pest bugs, whereas having little or no impression on crops.

2 Prefix with -plasm : ECTO-

The endoplasm is the internal a part of a cell’s cytoplasm, and the ectoplasm is the outer half.

3 Tusked animals : ELEPHANTS

The onerous, white materials referred to as ivory has primarily been sourced from the tusks of elephants, though it will also be collected from the walrus, hippopotamus, killer whale, wart hog and others. The phrase “ivory” comes into English by way of Latin from the traditional Egyptian phrase for “elephant”.

4 Small tenting shelter : PUP TENT

A pup tent is a small ridge tent, one meant to be used by 2-3 individuals. The time period “pup tent” has been round because the mid-1800s. A pup tent was typically referred to as a canine tent.

7 Loosen, as a bra : UNHOOK

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 named 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 navy 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 girl’s corset. The phrase jumped into English round 1900.

8 “Burnt” crayon shade : SIENNA

The shade generally known as “sienna” or “burnt sienna” was initially a pigment comprised of earth discovered round Siena in Tuscany.

10 Parsley piece : SPRIG

In Britain and Ireland, parsley is listed as one of many 4 important herbs. And these could be “parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme”.

12 Bob who had a recurring position on “Fuller House” : SAGET

Bob Saget was an actual enigma to me. He made a reputation for himself taking part in very sugary roles in TV exhibits like “Full House” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos”, and but on the earth of stand-up comedy Saget was recognized for very blue and raunchy routines.

“Full House” is a sitcom that initially aired from the late eighties by means of the mid-nineties. It’s all about two males serving to a 3rd man increase his three younger daughters after his spouse is killed by a drunk driver. Bob Saget performs the widowed father, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen play the youngest daughter. A sequel titled “Fuller House” began airing on Netflix in 2016.

14 Texter’s “Gimme a sec” : BRB

Be proper again (brb)

21 Travel doc : VISA

A visa is normally a stamp in a single’s passport, a sign that one is permitted to enter (and fewer usually, to exit) a specific nation. The phrase “visa” comes into English, by way of French, from the Latin expression “charta visa” that means “paper that has been seen”, or “verified paper”.

25 Honor roll figs. : GPAS

Grade level common (GPA)

26 Puerto __ : RICO

Puerto Rico (PR) is positioned within the northeastern Caribbean (within the Atlantic Ocean), east of the Dominican Republic. The title “Puerto Rico” is Spanish for “rich port”. The locals usually name their island Borinquen, the Spanish type of “Boriken”, the unique title utilized by the natives.

27 “Les __”: musical nickname : MIZ

The 1980 musical “Les Misérables” is an adaptation of the 1862 novel of the identical title by Victor Hugo. The present opened in London in 1985, and is the longest operating musical within the historical past of London’s West End. My spouse and I noticed “Les Miz” within the Queen’s Theatre in London a few years in the past, however have been solely capable of get tickets within the very again row. The theater seating may be very steep, so the again row of the balcony is extraordinarily excessive over the stage. One of the massive occasions within the storyline is the constructing of a road barricade over which the rebels combat. At the peak we have been seated we may see the stagehands behind the barricade, sitting ingesting Coke, even smoking cigarettes. On cue, the stagehands would rise up and catch a dropped rifle, or an actor who had been shot. It was fairly comical. I didn’t actually benefit from the present that a lot, to be trustworthy. Some nice songs, however the musical model of the storyline simply didn’t appear to hold collectively for me.

32 Equal probability : FAIR SHAKE

A good shake is honest remedy, an equal probability. “Fair shake” is an Americanism that dates again no less than to the 1830s, and doubtless originated with the shaking of cube.

33 Heavy guide : TOME

“Tome” first got here into English from the Latin “tomus” which implies “section of a book”. The unique utilization in English was for a single quantity in a multi-volume work. By the late sixteenth century, “tome” had come to imply “large book”.

34 Iditarod automobile : SLED

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race covers an unbelievable 1,161 miles, from Anchorage to Nome in Alaska. The race begins yearly on the primary Saturday in March, with the primary race having been held in 1973. Finishing instances vary from over 8 days to fifteen days or extra. The first few races solely used a northern route, however then a southern route was added to the roster each second yr. It’s sort of factor, as a result of when the racers take the northern route they don’t even cross by means of the city of Iditarod!

37 Floppy __ : DISK

I don’t suppose my youngsters actually know what a floppy disk is. A floppy disk is made up of a skinny and versatile magnetic materials that may retailer knowledge, enclosed in a protecting case. I’ve used 8-inch floppies in my time, and plenty of 5.25-inch floppy disks. Until pretty lately, I had a desktop that might take 3.5-inch disks, though I believe the final 3.5-inch floppy disappeared from the home a number of years in the past …

38 Toward a ship’s rudder : AFT

A rudder is normally a flat sheet of wooden or steel positioned on the stern of a ship, and underneath the waterline. The rudder is connected to a rudder publish, which rotates to vary the orientation of the rudder therefore steering the boat. That rotation of the rudder publish could be achieved by pulling or pushing a lever referred to as a tiller, which is positioned on the high of the publish.

41 Boats like Noah’s : ARKS

The time period “ark”, when used on the subject of Noah, is a translation of the Hebrew phrase “tebah”. The phrase “tebah” can also be used within the Bible for the basket through which Moses was positioned by his mom when she floated him down the Nile. It appears that the phrase “tebah” doesn’t imply “boat” and nor does it imply “basket”. Rather, a extra applicable translation is “life-preserver” or “life-saver”. So, Noah’s ark was Noah’s life-preserver in the course of the flood.

42 “j” topper : DOT

A tittle is a small diacritical mark utilized in writing. Examples are the cedilla and tilde utilized in some languages, and the dot over the lowercase letters i and j in English.

44 Dog-__: folded on the nook : EARED

The folded-down nook of the web page of a guide, a short lived placeholder, is named a “dog-ear”. I suppose that’s as a result of it appears just like the ear of a canine …

47 Hall of Fame jockey Eddie : ARCARO

Eddie Arcaro was a really profitable jockey, the one rider to win the US Triple Crown twice. Arcaro additionally received extra American traditional races than another jockey.

48 National flower of Mexico : DAHLIA

The dahlia is a flowering plant native to Mexico and Central America. It was named the nationwide flower of Mexico comparatively lately, in 1963. The plant was given the title “dahlia” in 1791, in honor of Swedish botanist Anders Dahl.

50 Olympic gymnast Simone : BILES

Simone Biles holds the document for essentially the most gold medals (4) received by an American gymnast in a single Olympic Games. She achieved the feat on the 2016 video games held in Rio.

51 “Rolling in the Deep” singer : ADELE

“Rolling in the Deep” is a 2010 tune by Adele that she launched on her extremely profitable album “21”. The single was Adele’s first #1 within the US.

57 Demo stuff : TNT

“TNT” is an abbreviation for “trinitrotoluene”. Trinitrotoluene was first produced in 1863 by the German chemist Joseph Wilbrand, who developed it to be used as a yellow dye. TNT is comparatively troublesome to detonate so it was in the marketplace as a dye for some years earlier than its extra explosive properties have been found.

58 Director Kazan : ELIA

Elia Kazan received Oscars for greatest director in 1948 for “Gentleman’s Agreement” and in 1955 for “On The Waterfront”. He was acknowledged by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences when he was given the 1998 Academy Honorary Award citing his lifetime achievement within the business. Kazan additionally directed “East of Eden”, which launched James Dean to film audiences, and “Splendor in the Grass” that included Warren Beatty in his debut position.

59 Country mail rtes. : RFDS

Rural Free Delivery (RFD) began within the US in 1891. Prior to RFD, rural Americans needed to journey to the closest publish workplace to select up their mail.

61 Like habanero peppers : HOT

The habanero chili has a really intense taste. Interestingly, the right spelling of the chili’s title is “habanero”. We usually attempt to be intelligent in English and add a tilde making it “habañero”, which isn’t proper in any respect …

62 Picnic pest : ANT

Our time period “picnic” comes from the French phrase that now has the identical that means, specifically “pique-nique”. The unique “pique-nique” was a modern potluck affair, and never essentially held open air.

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