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Constructed by: Taylor Johnson
Edited by: Patti Varol

Today’s Theme: We’re Done Here

Themed solutions make sense provided that we LEAVE “ME” OUT OF IT, take away “ME” from of the clue:

• 121A “I want nothing to do with this!,” and how you can make the six starred clues match their solutions : LEAVE ME OUT OF IT

• 23A *Beemer with a “Fighting Spirit” : MODELO ESPECIAL [Beer with a “Fighting Spirit”]
• 33A *Mewed quietly : MARRIED IN SECRET [Wed quietly]
• 52A *Firmest supply : STARTING BID [First offer]
• 69A *Dreamed each risk : WORRY YOURSELF SICK [Dread every possibility]
• 90A *Charmed, e.g. : LEAFY GREENS [Chard, e.g.]
• 105A *Ramen from a restaurant : DINED AND DITCHED [Ran from a restaurant]

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Bill’s time: 13m 16s

Bill’s errors: 0

Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

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5 Feature of some debit playing cards : CHIP

Smart cost playing cards are credit score and debit playing cards that embody an built-in circuit chip for safety. Smart playing cards could be categorized into two principal varieties. Here within the US, we use chip and signature playing cards, that means that we use a signature to determine the bearer of the cardboard. Most Europeans use chip and PIN playing cards, which require the bearer to offer a PIN as an alternative of a signature.

9 Flea market warning : AS IS

Flea markets are recognized by varied names all over the world. In Australia, the time period “trash and treasure market” is used. Such outside occasions are known as automobile boot gross sales in Britain and Ireland, whereas indoor variations is perhaps jumble gross sales or bring-and-buy gross sales.

20 Headey of “Game of Thrones” : LENA

English actress Lena Headey is greatest recognized for taking part in Cersei Lannister on the fantasy sequence “Game of Thrones”. Headey was born in Bermuda, the place her father was stationed as a police officer.

22 Painter Monet : CLAUDE

French artist Claude Monet was one of many founders of the Impressionist motion, and certainly the time period “Impressionism” comes from the title of his 1872 portray “Impression, Sunrise”. That work depicts the port of Le Havre, which was Monet’s hometown. Later in his life, Monet bought a home in Giverny, and famously put in lily ponds and a Japanese bridge within the property’s in depth gardens. He spent twenty years portray the water lily ponds, producing his most well-known works. I used to be lucky sufficient to go to Monet’s home and gardens in Giverny just a few years in the past. A good looking place …

23 *Beemer with a “Fighting Spirit” : MODELO ESPECIAL [Beer with a “Fighting Spirit”]

Modelo Especial is a Mexican beer model relationship again to 1925. It is now the preferred imported beer within the US, after knocking Corona off the highest spot.

26 Military coaching teams : CADRES

A cadre is mostly a bunch of skilled personnel on the core of a bigger group that the small group trains or closely influences. “Cadre” is a French phrase that means “frame”. We use it within the sense {that a} cadre is a bunch that gives a “framework” for the bigger group.

28 Tazo beverage : TEA

The Tazo Tea Company was based in 1994 in Portland, Oregon. Tazo was bought in 1999 by Starbucks, after which by Unilever in 2017.

29 Casserole pasta : ZITI

Cylindrical pasta is understood on the whole as “penne”, and there are lots of variants. For instance, ziti is a very massive and lengthy tube with square-cut ends. “Penne” is the plural of “penna”, the Italian for “feather, quill”.

31 German equipment model : MIELE

Miele is a producer of kitchen tools primarily based in Germany. The firm was based by Carl Miele and Reinhard Zinkann in 1899, and remains to be privately-held and family-run. One of Miele’s first merchandise was a butter churn.

32 Many an irs.gov obtain : FORM

Form 1040, issued by the IRS, is the “US Individual Income Tax Return”. It was initially created only for tax returns from 1913, 1914 and 1915, however it’s a type that simply retains on giving, or ought to I say “taking” …?

36 D.C. every day : WAPO

“The Washington Post” (WaPo) is the oldest paper nonetheless being printed within the DC space, having been based in 1877. Famously, “The Post” reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein led the media’s investigation into what we now known as the Watergate scandal. “The Washington Post” was bought in 2013 by Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com.

39 Musical finale : CODA

In music, a coda is primarily a passage that brings a motion to a conclusion. “Coda” is Italian for “tail”.

40 __ buco : OSSO

“Osso” is the Italian phrase for bone, as within the title of the dish “osso buco” (bone with a gap), which options braised veal shanks.

43 Marinara tomato : ROMA

The Roma tomato isn’t thought-about an heirloom selection however it is rather widespread with dwelling gardeners, particularly these gardeners that don’t have numerous area. It is a bush kind (versus vine kind) and desires little or no room to offer numerous tomatoes.

Italians use the time period “marinara” not for a sauce, however within the title of a recipe that features a tomato-based sauce. For instance, “spaghetti alla marinara” can be a spaghetti dish, served “mariner’s style”. The tomato sauce that we name “marinara” is named “salsa di pomodoro” in Italy.

48 Fragrant fir : BALSAM

The Balsam fir is an evergreen tree that’s native to japanese and central North America. The Balsam is often used as a Christmas tree, particularly within the northeastern US.

55 Legal org. : ABA

The American Basketball Association (ABA) merged with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1976. The ABA used a ball with the colours pink, white and blue. The NBA makes use of a extra conventional orange ball.

57 “Fast Money” cable community : CNBC

“Fast Money” is a inventory buying and selling information present aired on weekdays on CNBC.

58 Poker selection : HOLD ‘EM

In the cardboard sport known as Texas maintain ‘em, two gap playing cards are dealt to every participant, and 5 group playing cards are dealt face up on the desk. The group playing cards are dealt within the three phases. The first three playing cards are dealt in a single stage (the flop), then the fourth card is proven (the flip), and at last the fifth card (the river).

59 Rebecca Solnit’s “__ Explain Things to Me” : MEN

“Men Explain Things to Me” is a 2014 assortment of seven essays by American author Rebecca Solnit. The e book’s title is taken from the primary essay, a 2008 work that explores the silencing of girls, and the idea that males at all times know higher. This essay impressed the usage of the time period “mansplaining”.

64 __ Lingus : AER

Aer Lingus is my favourite airline! Well, the service isn’t that nice, however after I get on board an Aer Lingus aircraft I really feel like I’m again in Ireland. Aer Lingus is the nationwide airline of Ireland, with “Aer Lingus” being a phonetic spelling of the Irish “aer-loingeas” that means “air fleet”. These days Aer Lingus can solely lay declare to the title of Ireland’s oldest airline as it’s not the most important. That honor goes to the controversial price range airline Ryanair.

66 Pop Warner soccer division : PEE WEE

Pop Warner Little Scholars (or simply “Pop Warner”) is the most important youth soccer group within the nation. It was based in 1929, and named for soccer coach Pop Warner, who made main contributions to the nonprofit in its early years.

68 Rock singer? : SIREN

In Greek mythology, the Sirens had been seductive bird-women who lured males to their deaths with their track. When Odysseus sailed near the island dwelling of the Sirens he needed to listen to their voices, however in security. He had his males plug their ears with beeswax after which ordered them to tie him to the mast and to not free him till they had been secure. On listening to their track Odysseus begged to be let free, however the sailors simply tightened his bonds and the entire crew sailed away unhurt. We typically use the time period “siren” at present to explain a seductively charming lady.

74 Poutine topping : GRAVY

Poutine is a dish that originated in rural Quebec within the late fifties. It is made with french fries coated in a brown gravy sauce, all topped with cheese curds.

76 River formations : DELTAS

A river delta is a triangular landform on the mouth of a river created by the deposition of sediment. The use of the time period “delta” on this context comes from the triangular form of the Greek letter delta. The Nile Delta in Northern Egypt is likely one of the world’s largest river deltas, and covers 150 miles of shoreline on the Mediterranean. The most well-known “delta” within the United States isn’t really a delta in any respect. The Mississippi Delta is an alluvial plain that lies 300 miles north of the river’s precise delta, but it is called the “Mississippi River Delta”. Very complicated …

82 Viral social media posts : MEMES

A meme (from “mineme”) is a cultural observe or thought that’s handed on verbally or by repetition from one individual to a different. The time period lends itself very properly to the web world the place hyperlinks, emails, recordsdata and so forth. are so simply propagated.

86 City with a view of Vesuvius : NAPLES

Naples (“Napoli” in Italian) is the third largest metropolis in Italy. The title “Napoli” comes from the town’s Ancient Greek title, which interprets as “New City”. That’s a little bit of a paradox as at present Naples is likely one of the oldest continuously-inhabited cities on the planet.

Mount Vesuvius is on the Bay of Naples, simply over 5 miles from the town of Naples. The most well-known of the volcano’s eruptions came about in AD 79, the one which destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Today, Vesuvius is taken into account to be one of the crucial harmful volcanoes on the planet, largely as a result of it’s on the heart of essentially the most densely populated volcanic area on the planet, with 3 million folks residing close by.

89 Cal. neighbor : ORE

The Oregon Treaty of 1846 settled a dispute between the US and the UK over sovereignty of the Oregon Country. “The Oregon Country” was the title given by the Americans to a big swathe of land west of the Rocky Mountains. That similar disputed land was referred to as the Columbia Department by the British. Oregon turned a US state in 1859.

90 *Charmed, e.g. : LEAFY GREENS [Chard, e.g.]

Chard is a stunning leafy vegetable, in my humble opinion. It is similar species because the backyard beet, however chard is grown for the leaves and beet is grown for the roots. Chard additionally goes by the names Swiss chard, silverbeet, mangold. In some components of Australia, it’s even referred to as spinach.

92 Actress Plimpton : MARTHA

Actress Martha Plimpton is maybe greatest recognized for taking part in Virginia Slims Chance within the sitcom “Raising Hope”. I greatest know her because the scheming lawyer Patti Nyholm within the glorious authorized drama “The Good Wife”. Plimpton was in a romantic relationship with fellow actor River Phoenix for a number of years, apparently leaving him due to his abuse of medicine, abuse that may result in his loss of life just a few years later.

94 __ colada: tropical mocktail : NADA

“Piña colada” is a Spanish time period that interprets into “strained pineapple”. The piña colada cocktail was launched within the Caribe Hilton San Juan in 1954, and since 1978 it has been the official beverage of Puerto Rico. The mocktail model of the drink is called a nada colada.

99 “Pitch Perfect” actress __ Mae Lee : HANA

Actress Hana Mae Lee is greatest recognized for taking part in Lilly Onakuramara within the “Pitch Perfect” films.

105 *Ramen from a restaurant : DINED AND DITCHED [Ran from a restaurant]

Dining and dashing (additionally “dining and ditching”) is the fraudulent observe of consuming a meal at a restaurant after which leaving with out paying the invoice.

114 Central Florida metropolis : OCALA

The metropolis of Ocala, Florida was based close to a historic village with the identical title. In the native Timucua language “Ocala” means “Big Hammock”. Back within the Eighteen Nineties, Ocala was well-known for its oranges, with over one third of that fruit shipped from Florida coming from the town. Also, thoroughbred horse farming in Florida began in Ocala, again in 1943. Some people at present name Ocala the “Horse Capital of the World”, however I wager that’s disputed by others …

116 Hoodwink : CON

“To hoodwink” has had the that means “to deceive” since about 1600. Prior to that it meant merely “to blindfold”, and is solely a mixture of the phrases “hood” and “wink”.

117 Noisy insect : CICADA

Cicadas are bugs which might be discovered all around the world. Although they resemble locusts, cicadas are an unrelated household. The title “cicada” is Latin and translated as “tree cricket”. However, the title is imitative of the click sound the insect makes utilizing components of its exoskeleton referred to as “tymbals”.

125 Loser to the tortoise : HARE

“The Tortoise and the Hare” is maybe essentially the most well-known fable attributed to Aesop. The cocky hare takes a nap throughout a race in opposition to the tortoise, and the tortoise sneaks previous the end line for the win whereas his speedier good friend is sleeping.

126 Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT

The initialism “QED” is used on the finish of a mathematical proof or a philosophical argument. QED stands for the Latin “quod erat demonstrandum” that means “that which was to be demonstrated”.

128 Actress Dahl who’s Lorenzo Lamas’s mom : ARLENE

Arlene Dahl is an American film actress who was fairly well-known through the Fifties. Among her display screen credit was enjoying the feminine lead in 1959’s “Journey to the Center of the Earth”, alongside James Mason and Pat Boone.

Lorenzo Lamas is an actor from Santa Monica, California who’s greatest recognized maybe for taking part in the character Hector Ramirez on the cleaning soap opera “The Bold and the Beautiful”. Lamas’ stepmother was Esther Williams, who married his father when Lorenzo was eleven years outdated.

130 Oxen harness : YOKE

A yoke is a wood beam used between a pair of animals in order that they’re pressured to work collectively.

131 Scottish caps : TAMS

A tam o’shanter is a person’s cap worn historically by Scotsmen. “Tams” had been initially all blue (and known as “blue bonnets”) however as extra dyes turned available they turned extra colourful. The title of the cap comes from the title character of the Robert Burns poem “Tam o’ Shanter”. A pom-pom adorning a tam is called a toorie.

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1 Fairy-tale bear : MAMA

The story of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” was first recorded in 1837 in England, though the narrative was round earlier than it was really written down. The unique fairy story was fairly grotesque, however successive variations turned extra family-oriented. The character that ultimately turned Goldilocks was initially an aged lady, and the three “nameless” bears turned Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Baby Bear.

3 Pascal of “The Mandalorian” : PEDRO

Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal’s break got here with a task on “Game of Thrones”, enjoying Oberyn Martell (aka “The Red Viper”). He then portrayed DEA agent Javier Peña on the biographic crime present “Narcos”. A 3rd distinguished function got here with a proposal to play the title character within the “Star Wars” spinoff “The Mandalorian”.

“The Mandalorian” is a TV sequence 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 properly acquired. 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”.

7 App with pics : INSTA

Instagram (usually abbreviated to “Insta”, or “IG”) is a photo-sharing utility, one that’s extraordinarily widespread. Instagram began in San Francisco in 2010. Facebook bought Instagram two years later, paying $1 billion. The billion-dollar Instagram firm had simply 13 workers on the time of the sale …

8 Origami want : PAPER

Origami is the standard Japanese artwork type of paper folding. The best-known instance of the craft is the paper crane (“orizuru“). The word “origami” is derived from “ori“ (folding) and “kami” (paper).

9 “Abbott Elementary” community : ABC

“Abbott Elementary” is a sitcom within the mockumentary style. The present was created by and stars Quinta Brunson as a cup-half-full second-grade trainer in a Philadelphia public faculty. The premise of “Abbott Elementary” is {that a} movie crew is making a documentary concerning the lives of lecturers working in underfunded colleges.

12 Longtime Chicago Symphony conductor : SOLTI

Sir Georg Solti was an ideal Hungarian-British conductor, who spent 22 years as music director of the Chicago Symphony, certainly one of many prestigious positions he held on the planet of classical music and opera. Solti was awarded 31 Grammy Awards, essentially the most gained by any particular person in any style of music. I feel it’s type of cool that Solti’s title includes two notes within the solfa scale: sol-ti …

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) was established in 1891 because the “Chicago Orchestra”. It was based by German-American violinist and conductor Theodore Thomas. The CSO’s house is Orchestral Hall in Chicago, which has the title “Theodore Thomas Orchestra Hall” inscribed on the façade.

13 Covertly add to an electronic mail : BCC

A blind carbon copy (bcc) is a replica of a doc or message that’s despatched to somebody with out different recipients of the message realizing about that further copy.

14 Oakland’s county : ALAMEDA

“Alameda” is Spanish for “a place full of poplars”. There are numerous places within the US and elsewhere with the title “Alameda”, together with the county of Alameda, California the place I lived for many years. Alameda County is dwelling to the town of Alameda, positioned on Alameda Island.

The metropolis of Oakland, positioned within the San Francisco Bay Area, was settled by the Spanish in 1772. The space now referred to as Oakland was known as “Encinal” by these early settlers, which interprets as “oak grove”, giving the town its title.

15 Tom Wolfe coinage for frivolous activism : RADICAL CHIC

An individual described as radical stylish is a celeb or socialite who embraces a radical political place. The time period “radical chic” was coined by creator Tom Wolfe in a “New York” journal article titled “Radical Chic: That Party at Lenny’s”. Wolfe’s argument on the time (1970) was that composer Leonard Bernstein was being absurd and hypocritical by internet hosting a fundraiser for the Black Panther Party.

American creator Tom Wolfe began his profession as a journalist, and was very a lot on the heart of the New Journalism literary motion of the sixties and seventies. His first e book of observe was “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test” that tells the story of Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters. Wolfe additionally wrote “The Right Stuff” concerning the post-war take a look at pilots and the Project Mercury astronauts.

16 One making jerky, maybe : CURER

Jerky is meat that has been trimmed of fats and dried. The time period “jerky” comes into English through Spanish from the Incan Quechua “ch’arki” that means “dried flesh”.

17 “Skyfall” singer : ADELE

I’ve not been a fan of Daniel Craig as James Bond (preferring Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan within the function). However, I noticed “Skyfall” when it first got here out and have been gained over. “Skyfall” is likely one of the greatest Bond movies to date, in my humble opinion. And, Adele’s rendition of the title track is an added plus …

18 Pedometer button : RESET

A pedometer is an instrument worn by a runner or walker that measures the variety of steps taken. The title of the system comes from “pes”, the Latin for “foot”.

24 __ bean : LIMA

The lima bean is also referred to as the butter bean or madagascar bean. It was launched to Europe from the realm round Lima, Peru, therefore the title.

30 “Monsters, __” : INC

The animated function “Monsters, Inc.” was launched in 2001, and was Pixar’s fourth full-length film. It’s about cute monsters, and that’s all I do know aside from that the voice forged included the likes of John Goodman, Billy Crystal and Steve Buscemi.

33 Crescent on Pakistan’s flag : MOON

The nationwide flag of Pakistan has a inexperienced background with a vertical white stripe on the hoist. Centered within the inexperienced discipline is a crescent moon and a star.

34 Apple pill : IPAD

The groundbreaking iPad was launched by Apple in 2010. The iOS-based iPads dominated the marketplace for pill computer systems till 2013, when Android-based tablets (manufactured by a number of firms) took over the number-one spot.

37 Painter’s layer : PRIMER

Primer is the primary layer of paint, a coating on the bottom floor that serves as a sealant.

40 Workplace security org. : OSHA

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was created in 1970 through the Nixon administration. It is a direct successor to the Bureau of Labor Standards that handled some work issues of safety since its founding in 1934. OSHA regulates workplaces within the non-public sector and regulates only one authorities company, specifically the US Postal Service.

42 Taffy kind : SALT WATER

Salt water taffy was invented in Atlantic City and is now discovered all around the US, however primarily in coastal cities (for some motive) and probably not exterior of America. Taffy is made by stretching the strong mass made by boiling up sugar, butter, flavoring, and coloring till it achieves a fluffy texture. Despite the inference within the title, the recipe for salt water taffy doesn’t embody “seawater”, however does embody each salt and water.

44 __ Grand: Las Vegas on line casino : MGM

MGM Resorts International is the title given to a series of lodge resorts and casinos, together with the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The MGM Grand Las Vegas was the most important lodge on the planet when it opened in 1993.

45 Penny prez : ABE

The US one-cent coin has borne the profile of President Abraham Lincoln since 1909, the centennial of Lincoln’s delivery. Fifty years later, a illustration of the Lincoln Memorial was added to the reverse aspect.

47 Dev of “The Newsroom” : PATEL

Dev Patel is an actor from Harrow in England who is maybe greatest recognized for taking part in the lead within the hit film “Slumdog Millionaire”. He additionally stars in a stunning 2012 movie known as “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” alongside an unimaginable forged that included Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith and Tom Wilkinson. Patel additionally had a daily function within the marvelous HBO drama sequence known as “The Newsroom”.

49 Reef explorer : SNORKELER

Our phrase “snorkel” comes from German navy slang “Schnorchel” that means “nose, snout”. The German slang was utilized to an air-shaft used for submarines, resulting from its resemblance to a nostril, in that air handed by way of it and it made a “snoring” sound. “Schnorchel” comes from “Schnarchen”, the German for “snore”.

51 Thom __ sneakers : MCAN

Thom McAn footwear was launched in 1922 by the Melville Corporation (now CVS Caremark). The model was named after a Scottish golfer known as Thomas McCann. The Thom McAn line is epitomized by the snug leather-based informal and gown shoe, so gross sales have actually been damage in latest a long time by the rising reputation of sneakers.

56 Disputes : BEEFS

A beef is a criticism or a grievance. It’s not fairly clear how “beef” got here to have this that means, however one suggestion is that it derives from the behavior of troopers on the finish of the 1800s complaining concerning the high quality or availability of beef of their rations.

60 Loch resident, familiarly : NESSIE

Scotland’s Loch Ness is legendary for its fabled “monster”, referred to affectionately as “Nessie”. The loch is the second-largest lake within the nation (Loch Lomond is the most important). Loch Ness takes its title from the River Ness that flows from the loch’s northern finish.

65 Winona of “Stranger Things” : RYDER

Hollywood actress Winona Ryder’s actual title is Winona Horowitz. She was born close to the city of Winona in Minnesota, from which she acquired her title. Ryder’s success on the display screen has garnered as a lot media consideration as her life off the display screen. The papers had a discipline day when she was arrested in 2001 on a shoplifting cost adopted by a really public court docket look. Her engagement with Johnny Depp within the early nineties was one other media frenzy. Depp had “Winona Forever” tattooed on his arm, which he had modified after the breakup to “Wino Forever”. A person with a humorousness …

“Stranger Things” is a sci-fi horror TV present made for Netflix that aired its first season in 2016. I don’t do horror, and so haven’t seen it …

68 Pear-shaped instrument : SITAR

The sitar has been round because the Middle Ages. It is a stringed instrument that’s performed by plucking, and is used most frequently in Hindustani classical music. In the West we have now been uncovered to the instrument largely by way of the performances of Ravi Shankar and a few music by George Harrison of the Beatles, a onetime pupil of Shankar.

71 Saudi Arabia neighbor : YEMEN

Yemen is positioned on the Arabian Peninsula, and lies simply south of Saudi Arabia and west of Oman. Yemen is the one state on the peninsula that could be a republic (its official title is the Republic of Yemen). Everyone over the age of 18 will get to vote, however solely Muslims can maintain elected workplace.

72 The Grand __ Opry : OLE

The Grand Ole Opry began out as a radio present in 1925 initially known as the WSM “Barn Dance”. In 1927, the “Barn Dance” radio present was broadcast in a slot after an NBC manufacturing known as “Musical Appreciation Hour”, a set of classical works together with Grand Opera. In a December present, the host of “Barn Dance” introduced, “For the past hour, we have been listening to music taken largely from Grand Opera. From now on we will present the ‘Grand Ole Opry’”. That title was used for the radio present from then on.

73 Serenaded : SANG TO

A serenade is a musical efficiency within the open air, particularly at evening. We have a tendency to consider the time period making use of to a younger man serenading his lover from beneath her window. We imported the phrase through French from the Italian “serenata” that means “evening song”, influenced by the Italian “sera” that means “evening”.

75 Tabula __ : RASA

Tabula rasa (plural “tabulae rasae”) is the concept persons are born with a “blank, clean slate”, and that data comes from expertise and notion. “Tabula rasa” interprets actually from Latin as “scraped tablet”.

79 “__, vidi, vici” : VENI

The oft-quoted assertion “Veni, vidi, vici” (“I came, I saw, I conquered”) is believed by many to have been written by Julius Caesar. The phrases date again to 47 BCE and discuss with the quick conflict between Rome and Pharnaces II of Pontus.

80 International fuel model : ESSO

The Esso model has its roots within the outdated Standard Oil firm because it makes use of the preliminary letters of “Standard” and “Oil” (ESS-O). The Esso model was changed by Exxon within the US, however ESSO remains to be utilized in many different international locations.

82 Disney heroine voiced by Auli’i Cravalho : MOANA

“Moana” is a 2016 animated function movie and the 56th animated Disney film. The title character is the daughter of a Polynesian chief who heads off searching for the demigod Maui, hoping that he can save her folks.

Auliʻi Cravalho is an actress who made her debut voicing the title character within the 2016 animated function “Moana”. Cravalho is a local of Hawaii, and reprised her function as Moana in a Hawaiian-language dubbed model of the movie.

84 “Montero” singer Lil __ X : NAS

“Lil Nas X” is the stage title of rapper Montero Lamar Hill. He was born and raised simply exterior of Atlanta. His first hit was “Old Town Road”, which is classed as nation rap.

85 Pro Bowl org. : NFL

The AFC-NFC Pro Bowl is the NFL’s all-star sport, and is performed in direction of the top of the season across the time of the Super Bowl. The guidelines for the Pro Bowl differ from regular NFL video games, with a view to make the sport safer. Apparently, NFL homeowners don’t need their gamers getting injured once they’re not enjoying for their very own crew.

87 Frilly underskirt : PETTICOAT

A petticoat is an undergarment worn from the waist that goes beneath a skirt or gown. That stated, the time period “petticoat” was utilized in my day again in Britain and Ireland for a full-length slip. The title interprets actually as “small coat” and initially described a padded coat worn by males beneath armor.

95 San __ Fault : ANDREAS

The well-known San Andreas Fault in California lies alongside the boundary between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates. The faultline was named in 1885 after a small lake simply south of San Francisco known as Laguna de San Andreas.

100 Novelist Patchett : ANN

Ann Patchett is an creator who lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Patchett’s most well-known work might be her novel “Bel Canto”, printed in 2001. In 2012, “Time” included her within the journal’s checklist of 100 most influential folks on the planet.

102 __ homo : ECCE

According to the Gospel of John, when Pilate offered a scourged and overwhelmed Jesus to the group he used the phrases “Ecce homo”, Latin for “Behold the man”.

105 Steadfast perception : DOGMA

A dogma is a set of beliefs. The plural of “dogma” is “dogmata” (or “dogmas”, for those who’re not a pedant like me!)

108 Yamuna River metropolis : DELHI

The Yamuna is a tributary of the Ganges in India. Just just like the Ganges, many Hindus think about the Yamuna to be sacred. The checklist of cities on the river embody Delhi (the nation’s capital) and Agra (dwelling to the Taj Mahal).

110 First month of el año : ENERO

In Spanish, we begin “el año” (the 12 months) in “enero” (January) as famous on a “calendario” (calendar).

112 Commerce pact till 2020 : NAFTA

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was a treaty between Canada, Mexico and the United States. When NAFTA got here into drive in 1994, it arrange the most important free commerce zone on the planet. It was changed by the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in 2020, an settlement that’s sometimes called NAFTA 2.0 as a result of it largely maintains the provisions within the unique NAFTA treaty.

117 Meet-__: rom-com system : CUTE

“Meet-cute” is a time period used because the Nineteen Thirties or Forties for a scene in a movie or TV present through which a future couple have an amusing first encounter.

118 Cash dispensers : ATMS

ATMs are Automated Teller Machines, and are known as “cashpoints” again in Britain and Ireland. Well, as college students we additionally known as them “drink links”, for apparent causes …

122 Flying formation : VEE

Apparently, birds that fly in a V-formation accomplish that for a few causes. One is that it makes for environment friendly flight and conserves power. The main chook will get no benefit, however each following chook will get to “slipstream” a bit. It has been famous that the lead chook drops to the again of the formation when he/she will get fatigued. It’s additionally thought that the flock can stick collectively extra simply when in formation, so it’s tougher to lose somebody alongside the best way.

123 Connecticut’s Charter __ : OAK

The oak depicted on the Connecticut quarter is the Charter Oak. The tree earned its title from the legend that the unique Royal Charter for the colony was hidden in a cavity of the tree for some time. The tree not exists, because it went down in a storm within the early 1800s.

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