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Constructed by: Christina Iverson
Edited by: Patti Varol

Today’s Themed Clue: Feeling below the Weather?

Themed solutions are FEELINGS, and every is discovered UNDER a sort of WEATHER within the grid:

• 17A Cozy spot to learn a ebook, maybe : BAY WINDOW (hiding “WIND”)
• 20A Feeling below the climate? : FEAR

• 33A Spot the place cleaning soap scum could accumulate : SHOWER DRAIN (hiding “RAIN”)
• 40A Feeling below the climate? : LOVE

• 41A “That’s hardly a surprise” : IT’S NO WONDER (hiding “SNOW”)
• 47A Feeling below the climate? : HOPE

• 58A Expenditures that may’t be recovered : SUNOk COSTS (hiding “SUN”)
• 64A Feeling below the climate? : IRE

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

Bill’s time: 8m 10s

Bill’s errors: 0

Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

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1 “The Mandalorian” actor Weathers : CARL

Carl Weathers is an actor and retired skilled soccer participant. Most famously, maybe, Weathers performed boxer Apollo Creed within the “Rocky” motion pictures.

“The Mandalorian” is a TV collection within the “Star Wars” universe that’s set 5 years after the occasions within the 1983 movie “Return of the Jedi”. The present was created by actor and filmmaker Jon Favreau, and has been nicely obtained. The title character is Din Djarin (performed by Pedro Pascal), a bounty hunter with a ward named Grogu. Grogu is an toddler of the identical species as Yoda, and so is referred to by viewers as “Baby Yoda”.

15 Lav : LOO

It has been advised that the British time period “loo”, meaning “toilet”, comes from “Waterloo” (water closet … water-loo), but no one seems to know for sure. Another suggestion is that the term comes from the card game of “lanterloo”, wherein the pot was referred to as the toilet!

16 Jungian archetype : ANIMA

The ideas of anima and animus are discovered within the Carl Jung faculty of analytical psychology. The thought is that inside every male there resides a female inside character referred to as the anima, and inside every feminine there’s a male inside character often called the animus.

17 Cozy spot to learn a ebook, maybe : BAY WINDOW

A bay window is a window that tasks outdoors, past the wall. The ensuing house contained in the wall kinds a “bay-like” house inside a room.

19 Tiffany collectibles : LAMPS

The archetypal Tiffany lamp is made utilizing items of coloured, leaded glass with a copper foil bonding the items collectively, and a solder utilized over the foil. The ensuing impact resembles a stained glass window.

21 Omniscient : ALL-WISE

Omniscience is the standard of getting full data and consciousness. The time period comes from the Latin “omnis” which means “all” and “scientia” which means “knowledge”.

26 “Born a Crime” memoirist Trevor : NOAH

“Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” is a comedic autobiographical ebook penned by comic Trevor Noah. It tells of Noah’s formative years rising up throughout apartheid in South Africa. The title refers to the truth that black-white marriages had been unlawful below apartheid, and the very existence of a mixed-race youngster was proof of against the law.

37 Some forensic drama spinoffs : CSIS

The “CSI” franchise of TV exhibits has been tremendously profitable, and appears to actually have legs. “CSI: Miami” (the “worst” of the franchise, I feel) was canceled in 2012 after ten seasons. “CSI: NY” (the “best” of the franchise) was canceled in 2013 after 9 seasons. The unique “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” was set in Las Vegas, and hung in there till 2015 when it ended with a two-hour TV film. Then there was “CSI: Cyber”. It lasted for 2 seasons, earlier than being canceled in 2016. “CSI: Vegas”, a sequel to the unique “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”, launched in 2021.

46 Syncopated work : RAG

In the world of music, syncopation is the anticipated emphasis away from the usually accented beat, producing an sudden rhythm, an “offbeat” rhythm. Syncopation is a attribute of many genres of music, notably ragtime and jazz.

Ragtime music was on the top of its recognition within the early 1900s. It takes its title from its attribute “ragged” rhythms. The most well-known ragtime composer was Scott Joplin, who had a giant hit along with his “Maple Leaf Rag” when it was printed in 1899. He adopted that up with a string of hits, together with the “Pine Apple Rag” (sic). Ragtime fell out of favor about 1917 when the general public turned to jazz. It had a resurgence within the forties when jazz musicians began to incorporate ragtime tunes of their repertoires. But it was the 1973 film “The Sting” that introduced the true revival, because the hit soundtrack included quite a few ragtime tunes by Scott Joplin, together with the celebrated “The Entertainer” initially printed in 1902.

48 Practice of slicing open a bottle of champagne : SABERING

The strategy of opening a bottle of champagne utilizing a sword is named sabrage, or sabering. It includes sliding the sword alongside the physique of the bottle in order that it hits the lip and separates the collar from the neck. Despite the necessity for a “sharp” motion of the sword, it is very important use the “blunt” facet of the sword to offer most affect on the lip of the bottle.

52 City east of El Paso : ODESSA

The metropolis of Odessa, Texas has as its image the jack rabbit. This is as a result of from the thirties by means of the seventies town hosted a rodeo for roping rabbits. The Humane Society utilized strain and town did away with the custom in 1977.

57 Fire signal of spring : ARIES

Each of the twelve astrological indicators is related to one of many classical parts:

• Fire indicators: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
• Earth indicators: Taurus, Capricorn, Virgo
• Air indicators: Libra, Aquarius, Gemini
• Water indicators: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

63 Asian playing mecca : MACAU

Macau (additionally “Macao”) is an autonomous territory of China positioned on the Pearl River estuary about 40 miles west of Hong Kong. It was a Portuguese colony from the mid-1500s till 1999. Macau was actually the primary European colony in China, and the final, having been handed again to the Chinese in 1999, two years after Hong Kong was returned by the British. Macau’s financial system is pushed by tourism and playing. The territory’s gaming income is the very best for any playing middle on the planet.

66 Proto- end : -PLASM

The phrase “protoplasm” comes from the Greek, which means first (protos) factor fashioned (plasma). It is the title given to the cell contents, all the things that’s surrounded by the plasma membrane. The protoplasm in most cells is split into two components, the cytoplasm which surrounds the nucleus, and the nucleoplasm discovered throughout the nucleus.

67 U.Ok. half : ENG

The phrases “United Kingdom”, “Great Britain” and “England” can typically be confused. The official use of “United Kingdom” originated in 1707 with the Acts of Union that declared the international locations of England and Scotland as “United into One Kingdom by the Name of Great Britain”. The title modified once more with the Acts of Union 1800 that created the “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland” (a lot to the chagrin of many of the Irish inhabitants). This was partially reversed in 1927 when the present title was launched, the “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”, in recognition of an unbiased Irish Free State within the south of the island of Ireland.

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1 Semi-important half? : CAB

A “semi” is a “semi-trailer truck”. The car is so referred to as as a result of it consists of a tractor and a half-trailer. The half-trailer is so referred to as as a result of it solely has wheels on the again finish, with the entrance supported by the tractor.

2 “The penny drops!” : AHA!

When the penny drops for somebody, that individual has lastly understood one thing. The phrase “the penny dropped” was coined within the Nineteen Thirties in Britain and alludes to machines, like public telephones, that require cash to “drop” in an effort to function.

3 “West Coast” singer Lana Del __ : REY

“Lana Del Rey” is the stage title of singer/songwriter Elizabeth Grant. Del Rey calls herself a “self-styled gangsta Nancy Sinatra”. Nice …

5 Internet abbreviation earlier than an web abbreviation? : TL;DR

Too lengthy, didn’t learn (TL;DR)

6 Hopping marsupial, casually : ROO

Marsupials are mammals that carry their younger in a pouch. Better-known marsupials are kangaroos, koalas, wombats and Tasmanian devils. As you possibly can in all probability inform from this listing, most marsupials are native to the Southern Hemisphere.

7 Ames resident : IOWAN

The metropolis of Ames, Iowa was well-known for holding the now-defunct Ames Straw Poll (additionally “Iowa Straw Poll) prematurely of presidential elections. The ballot in query was used to gauge the extent of help for 2 or extra Republican candidates, though non-Republicans had been allowed to forged a vote. To vote one needed to be an Iowa resident and had to purchase a ticket to the fundraising dinner at which the vote was taken. The occasion obtained a number of protection, so it boosted the native financial system as journalists hit the city. It was a really profitable fundraiser for the Republican Party in Iowa as nicely, however the usefulness of the straw ballot in predicting the eventual winner of the nomination was much less clear. There had been six straw polls from its inception in 1979, and simply 2 out of the 6 occasions the ballot winner went on to seize the social gathering’s nomination. The Republican Party determined to tug the plug on the occasion in 2015.

8 Wild duck : MALLARD

The mallard is probably essentially the most recognizable of all geese and is often known as the wild duck. The title “mallard” has the identical Latin root as our phrase “male”, in all probability reflecting how flamboyant the coloring is of the male of the species relative to the feminine.

10 Rogers of “Bosch: Legacy” : MIMI

Mimi Rogers is a favourite actress of mine, though she hasn’t actually had the starring roles in huge motion pictures. Off display screen. Rogers is legendary for her affiliation along with her second husband, Tom Cruise. It was Mimi who launched Tom to Scientology. Mimi Rogers may also be seen enjoying a number of so-called “celebrity poker”, and she or he is on the board of administrators of the World Poker Tour.

“Bosch: Legacy” is a spin-off of the profitable present “Bosch”. Titus Welliver reprises his function as Harry Bosch, however now Bosch has retired from the LAPD and is working as a non-public investigator.

14 Double daggers, in printing : DIESES

A dagger (additionally “obelisk”, plural “obeli”) is a typographical image. The dagger is normally used to point a footnote, if an asterisk has already been used for a similar goal. An extra footnote is perhaps marked with a double dagger, a variant with two handles. The double dagger is known as a diesis (plural “diases”).

18 “Goes without sayin’” : NATCH

“Natch” is a slang time period which means “naturally, of course”. “Natch” is solely a shortening of the phrase “‘naturally”, and was first recorded on the finish of WWII.

22 Tolkien trilogy, to followers : LOTR

“Lord of the Rings” (LOTR)

23 “Braxton Family Values” sister : TRACI

Singer Traci Braxton started her profession with the quintet of sisters often called the Braxtons. Traci is probably finest recognized lately for her look on the fact present “Braxton Family Values”.

The Braxton Family singers are sisters Toni, Traci, Towanda, Trina and Tamar.

25 Chicago canine element : RELISH

A Chicago-style sizzling canine consists of an all-beef frankfurter on a poppy seed bun. The sausage is topped with yellow mustard, darkish inexperienced relish, chopped uncooked onion, pickle spear, sport peppers, tomato slices and a touch of celery salt.

28 “… and your little dog, too!” canine : TOTO

Toto is Dorothy’s canine within the movie “The Wizard of Oz”, and within the unique ebook “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum. Toto was performed within the film by a canine referred to as Terry, however Terry’s title was quickly modified to Toto in actual life because of the success of the movie.

In the 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz”, the Wicked Witch of the West has a couple of issues to say to Dorothy after they first meet. One of the extra well-known strains is:

I’ll get you, my fairly, and your little canine, too!

29 Graceful swimmers : SWANS

An grownup male swan is a cob and an grownup feminine is a pen. Young swans are swanlings or cygnets.

31 Indigenous New Zealanders : MAORIS

The Māori are the indigenous folks of New Zealand. They are japanese Polynesian in origin and commenced arriving in New Zealand comparatively just lately, beginning a while within the late Thirteenth century. The phrase “māori” merely means “normal”, distinguishing mortal people from religious entities. The Māori confer with New Zealand as “Aotearoa”.

34 Old Icelandic textual content : EDDA

“Poetic Edda” and “Prose Edda” are two historic works which are the supply for a lot of Norse mythology. Both Eddas had been written in Thirteenth-century Iceland.

35 Director Reitman and tennis nice Lendl : IVANS

Ivan Reitman is a movie producer and director who was born in Slovakia, however who has lived in Canada since he was a small boy. Reitman is finest recognized for producing and directing comedy motion pictures. His lengthy listing of hits consists of “Stripes”, “Ghostbusters”, “Kindergarten Cop” and “Dave”. Ivan’s son Jason Reitman can be a profitable director, and was on the helm for the movies “Juno”, “Thank You for Smoking” and “Up in the Air”.

Ivan Lendl is a former skilled tennis participant from Czechoslovakia. Lendl appeared in eight consecutive US Open finals within the eighties, a file that stands to today.

36 “Passing” actress Ruth : NEGGA

Ruth Negga is an Ethiopian-born Irish actress. On the silver display screen, she is probably finest recognized for taking part in Mildred Loving within the 2016 movie “Loving”, and Clare Bellew within the 2021 movie “Passing”. She additionally has a starring function within the supernatural journey TV present “Preacher”, enjoying Tulip O’Hare.

“Passing” is a strong 2021 movie primarily based on a 1929 novel of the identical title by Nella Larsen. The title is a reference to “racial passing”, which happens when a member of 1 racial group is perceived as (passes as) a member of one other. The main use of the time period was within the US, describing a black or brown one that handed for white in an effort to keep away from racial segregation and discrimination. The forged of the film “Passing” is led by actors Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga.

38 Stir-fry greens : SNOW PEAS

The snow pea lives as much as its title. It continues to develop when it’s snowing.

42 Marsupial that performs useless : OPOSSUM

Although they’re each marsupials, the opossum and the possum are two distinct animals. True possums are present in Australia and different locations within the South Pacific. Opossums are present in North America.

The idiom “playing possum” means pretending to be useless. The phrase is utilized in recognition of the habits of the Virginia Opossum that does simply that, performs useless as a protection mechanism. We usually use the time period “possum” colloquially for the opossum species that dwell right here in North America, however actually, the true “possums” are marsupials native to Australia.

45 Censor for safety causes, e.g. : REDACT

Our phrase “redact”, which means to revise or edit, comes from the previous participle of the Latin “redigere” which means “to reduce”.

51 Nail polish model in sq. bottles : ESSIE

Essie Cosmetics is an organization that was based by Essie Weingarten, and which is now owned by L’Oreal. Apparently, Queen Elizabeth II will solely put on Essie’s Ballet Slippers coloration nail polish. Well, that’s what Wikipedia claims …

55 Costa __ : RICA

Costa Rica is a rustic in Central America that’s bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the South. Costa Rica is exceptional in my view, a frontrunner on the world stage in lots of areas. It has been known as the “greenest” nation on the planet, the “happiest” nation on the planet, and has a extremely educated populace. In 1949, the nation unilaterally abolished its personal military … completely!

56 Rare blood kind, briefly : B-NEG

The most necessary grouping of blood varieties is the ABO system. Blood is classed as both A, B, AB or O, relying on the kind of antigens on the floor of the pink blood cells. A secondary designation of blood is the Rh issue, wherein different antigens are labeled as both constructive or unfavorable. When a affected person receives a blood transfusion, ideally the donor blood must be the identical kind as that of the recipient, as incompatible blood cells will be rejected. However, blood kind O-neg will be accepted by recipients with all blood varieties, A, B, AB or O, and constructive or unfavorable. Hence somebody with O-neg blood kind is known as a common donor.

59 Spigoted server : URN

Back within the fifteenth century, a spigot was particularly a plug to cease a gap in a cask. Somewhere alongside the best way, a spigot had a valve added for variable management of stream.

60 __ Tomé and Príncipe : SAO

The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe is an island nation off the west coast of Africa comprising primarily two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe. São Tomé and Príncipe is positioned within the Gulf of Guinea, off the coast of Gabon. It was colonized by Portugal after POrtuguese explorers found the islands within the fifteenth century. After gaining independence in 1975, São Tomé and Príncipe grew to become the smallest Portuguese-speaking nation on the planet.

62 Bowen Yang’s present, for brief : SNL

Bowen Yang is an actor and comic who joined the forged of “Saturday Night Live” in 2019, after working for a 12 months with the present’s writing employees. When Yank grew to become a forged member, he was the primary Chinese-American to look recurrently on SNL.

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