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Constructed by: Lynn Lempel
Edited by: Patti Varol

Today’s Theme: Game Day

Themed solutions are frequent phrases reinterpreted as phrases mentioned whereas taking part in a GAME cited within the clue:

• 28A Prompt to a Twister participant? : PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN
• 45A Encouragement to a Yahtzee participant? : GET THIS STRAIGHT
• 69A Sad request to 1’s Hangman opponent? : GIVE ME A HAND
• 97A Advice to a checkers participant? : JUMP AT THE CHANCE
• 114A Prayer for a chess participant? : GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
• 3D With 73-Down, assertion to 1’s Scrabble opponent? : IT’S YOUR WORD …
• 73D See 3-Down : … AGAINST MINE

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

Bill’s time: 13m 18s

Bill’s errors: 0

Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

Across

5 Left on board? : PORT

The left aspect of a ship was once known as the “larboard” aspect, however this was dropped in favor of “port” because the pronunciation of “larboard” was simply confused with “starboard”, the best aspect of the vessel. The time period “port” was chosen because it was customary to dock a ship, for loading in port, with the left aspect of the vessel towards the dock.

13 Church studying : PSALM

The Greek phrase “psalmoi” initially meant “songs sung to a harp”, and gave us the phrase “psalms”. In the Jewish and Western Christian traditions, the Book of Psalms accommodates 150 particular person psalms, divided into 5 sections.

18 Falafel bread : PITA

Falafel is a ball of floor chickpeas or fava beans that has been deep fried and served in pita bread. I really like chickpeas, however falafel is usually too dry for me …

19 Civil rights chief Medgar : EVERS

Medgar Evers was an African-American civil rights activist from Mississippi who was assassinated by the Klu Klux Klan in 1963. A 12 months after the homicide, one Byron De La Beckwith was arrested and charged with the crime. Two trials didn’t return a call on Beckwith’s guilt because the juries, composed utterly of white males, deadlocked each instances. New proof was unearthed some thirty years later so Beckwith might be retried and he was lastly convicted of the homicide in 1994. Back in 1963, Evers was buried with full army honors in Arlington National Cemetery. Evers had served within the US Army in France throughout WWII and left the army with the rank of sergeant.

24 Piece of historical past : RELIC

A relic is one thing that has survived from the previous, reminding us of that previous.

25 Gumbo pod : OKRA

Gumbo is a kind of stew or soup that originated in Louisiana. The major ingredient will be meat or fish, however to be true gumbo it should embrace the “holy trinity” of greens, specifically celery, bell peppers and onion. Okra was once a requirement however that is not the case. Okra gave the dish its identify because the vernacular phrase for the African vegetable is “okingumbo”, from the Bantu language spoken by lots of the slaves delivered to America.

28 Prompt to a Twister participant? : PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN

Twister is a sport requiring numerous bodily dexterity and suppleness. It includes gamers putting particular palms and toes onto coloured pads on a mat, as directed by a spinning arrow on a board. Sales of the sport obtained a fantastic increase in 1966, when Eva Gabor performed Twister with Johnny Carson on “The Tonight Show”.

33 Glove materials : LATEX

Latex is a naturally occurring polymer made by some crops that may also be made synthetically. About one in ten of the flowering crops on the planet make the milky fluid known as latex. It serves as a protection towards bugs and is exuded when a plant is injured or attacked by bugs. Latex is collected commercially and is the supply of pure rubber, which can be utilized to make issues akin to gloves, condoms and balloons.

40 Former NBA star Ming : YAO

Yao Ming is a retired skilled basketball participant from Shanghai who performed for the Houston Rockets. At 7’6″, Yao was the tallest man taking part in within the NBA.

45 Encouragement to a Yahtzee participant? : GET THIS STRAIGHT

The cube sport Yahtzee was launched in 1956 and is a variant of earlier cube video games, particularly the sport “Yacht” (which even has an analogous identify). Yahtzee is required leisure in our home throughout holidays. The sport includes the rolling of 5 cube, with the intent of getting sure mixtures. Quite a lot of these mixtures resemble poker palms, akin to a straight, three of a form, 4 of a form and a full home.

50 One in a dory : ROWER

A dory is a small boat that’s round 20 toes lengthy with a shallow draft, a flat backside and a pointy bow. Dories are generally used for fishing.

52 Dory’s companion : NEMO

“Finding Nemo” is a 2003 animated blockbuster from Pixar. The movie was the winner of the Oscar that 12 months for Best Animated Feature. Believe it or not, “Finding Nemo” is the best-selling DVD of all time and, till 2010’s “Toy Story 3”, it was the highest-grossing, G-rated film on the field workplace.

Pixar’s 2016 animated characteristic “Finding Dory” is a sequel to the megahit movie “Finding Nemo”. “Finding Dory” appears to have constructed on the success of its predecessor and had the highest-grossing opening weekend ever in North America for an animated film.

53 “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” co-star : JOLIE
65 “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” co-star : PITT

Angelina Jolie is a remarkably profitable Hollywood actress from Los Angeles, California. Jolie has performing in her blood as her father is actor Jon Voight. Her godparents are actors Jacqueline Bisset and Maximilian Schell. Jolie’s first marriage was to British actor Jonny Lee Miller, who performs Sherlock Holmes on the TV present “Elementary”. Her second marriage was to actor Billy Bob Thornton, and the third to actor Brad Pitt.

Brad Pitt’s first main position was the cowboy hitchhiker within the 1991’s “Thelma and Louise”. Pitt’s life offscreen garners as a lot consideration as his work onscreen, it appears. The tabloids revel within the sequence of high-profile relationships by which he has been concerned. He was engaged to Gwyneth Paltrow for some time, married to Jennifer Aniston after which to Angelina Jolie.

“Mr. & Mrs. Smith” is a 2005 movie starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie within the title roles. It’s a enjoyable movie, kind of a melded romantic comedy and motion film. The movie is famous as the primary time Pitt and Jolie met, after which they fell in love and have become the media’s “Brangelina” merchandise.

54 Psychology 101 topic : EGO

Sigmund Freud created a structural mannequin of the human psyche, breaking it into three components: the id, the ego, and the superego. The id is that a part of the psyche containing the essential instinctual drives. The ego seeks to please the id by inflicting sensible conduct that advantages the person. The superego virtually has a parental position, contradicting the id by introducing important pondering and morals to behavioral decisions.

59 Heavenly octet : PLANETS

There are a number of mnemonics used to recollect the planets and the order by which they’re discovered within the Solar System. One instance is “My Very Easy Method Just Shows Us Nine Planets”, however that doesn’t actually work since Pluto was relegated from “planethood” in 2006. The oft-quoted mnemonic for the eight planets is “My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nachos”. Given the relegation of Pluto, I type of like “Many Very Educated Men Just Screwed Up Nature”.

61 Benchmark : NORM

A benchmark is one thing that serves as a typical used to measure others. The unique benchmark was some extent of reference utilized by surveyors. Literally, a benchmark was an angle-iron pushed into the bottom as a help (or “bench”) for a leveling instrument.

63 “Salt Fat __ Heat”: Samin Nosrat cookbook : ACID

“Salt Fat Acid Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking” is a 2017 cookbook penned by chef and TV host Samin Nosrat. A finest vendor, it has been described as extra of a reference guide than a group of recipes. Nosrat explains methods to grasp taste and texture utilizing salt, fats, acid and warmth, 4 parts that she calls the “cardinal directions” of cooking.

67 D’backs, on a sports activities ticker : ARI

The Arizona Diamondbacks (additionally “D-backs”) joined Major League Baseball’s National League in 1998. By successful the World Series in 2001, the Diamondbacks turned the quickest growth crew to take action in Major League historical past.

68 Actor Alan who hosts the “Clear+Vivid” podcast : ALDA

Alan Alda has had a fantastic tv profession, most notably as a lead actor in “M*A*S*H”. He was born Alphonso D’Abruzzo within the Bronx, New York City. Alda gained his first Emmy in 1972, for enjoying surgeon Hawkeye Pierce on “M*A*S*H”. He additionally gained an Emmy in 2006 for his portrayal of Presidential candidate Senator Arnold Vinick in “The West Wing”. When it involves the massive display screen, my favourite of Alda’s motion pictures is the 1978 romantic comedy “Same Time, Next Year” by which he starred reverse Ellen Burstyn.

69 Sad request to 1’s Hangman opponent? : GIVE ME A HAND

The word-guessing sport Hangman appears to have been performed first in Victorian England. At one time it was generally known as “Birds, Beasts and Fishes” because the phrases to be guessed needed to be kinds of animal.

72 Microwaves : ZAPS

The first family microwave oven was launched to the market in 1955, by the Tappan Stove Company in Ohio.

76 “Summertime Sadness” singer Lana __ Rey : DEL

“Summertime Sadness” is a 2012 track co-written and recorded by Lan Del Ray. The track’s accompanying music video is shot like a house film. It portrays Del Ray and actress Jaime King as a pair, a pair who each commit suicide individually by leaping from a peak. Summertime disappointment certainly …

80 Entertainment trade grand slam, for brief : EGOT

The acronym “EGOT” stands for “Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony”, and is a reference to performers who’ve gained all 4 awards.

87 Arborist’s affected person : TREE

Tree surgeons are also called arborists. Such professionals concentrate on the well being of particular person timber, whereas foresters handle complete forests.

91 Prosecco kin : ASTI

Asti is a glowing white wine from the Piedmont area of Italy that’s named for the city of Asti round which the wine is produced. The wine was once known as Asti Spumante, and it had a really unhealthy fame as a “poor man’s champagne”. The “Spumante” was dropped in a advertising and marketing try at rebranding related to a discount within the quantity of residual sugar within the wine.

Prosecco nonetheless and glowing wines are named for the village of Prosecco within the province of Trieste in northeastern Italy.

97 Advice to a checkers participant? : JUMP AT THE CHANCE

“Checkers” is one more phrase that I needed to study transferring throughout the Atlantic. In Ireland, the sport is known as “draughts”.

100 Connective tissue : SINEW

“Sinew” is one other identify for “tendon”. Tendons are bands of collagen that join muscle to bone. Tendons are much like ligaments and fasciae, that are additionally connective tissue made out of collagen, however ligaments be a part of bone to bone, and fasciae join muscle to muscle. We additionally use the time period “sinew” to imply muscular energy.

102 Sculling want : OAR

A scull is a ship used for aggressive rowing. The fundamental hull of the boat is also known as a shell. Crew members who row the boat will be known as “oars”. And, a scull can also be an oar mounted on the strict of a small boat. It’s all very complicated …

103 Botanist Gray and actor Butterfield : ASAS

Asa Gray was an necessary American botanist within the nineteenth century. He was a lifelong pal of Charles Darwin, albeit primarily by means of correspondence. Darwin’s guide “Forms of Flowers” was devoted to Gray.

Asa Butterfield is a actor from London whose breakthrough got here with the title position within the 2008 Holocaust film “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”. More lately, he starred within the wonderful Netflix comedy-drama sequence “Sex Education” alongside Gillian Anderson.

108 Like the River Shannon : IRISH

The Shannon is the longest river in Ireland, draining one fifth of the island’s space. It is known as for a Celtic goddess named Sionna.

111 Forced (on) : FOISTED

The phrase “foist”, which means “to pass off fraudulently as genuine”, comes from the Dutch phrase which means “take in hand”. The unique idea got here from taking part in cube, by which one die was held surreptitiously in a single hand.

114 Prayer for a chess participant? : GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

I assume the queen in chess could be thought of versatile due to the huge scope that it has in strikes. It can transfer forwards and backwards, any variety of squares. It also can transfer sideways, and diagonally.

122 Real doozies : LULUS

We name a outstanding factor or an individual a lulu. The time period “lulu” was coined in honor of Lulu Hurst, the Georgia Wonder, who was a stage magician energetic within the Eighties.

A doozy is one thing extraordinary or weird. The precise origins of the phrase “doozy” aren’t clear, however it could be a by-product of the identify Eleanora Duse, an Italian actress in style early within the twentieth century. Some say that the time period comes from the Duesenberg model of vehicle, which was certainly known as a “duesy”. However, the usage of “doozy” in print happens earlier than the Duesenberg hit the market.

123 Globetrotter’s want : VISA

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

126 Singer Ronstadt : LINDA

Linda Ronstadt is a singer-songwriter from Tucson, Arizona. She actually does have a beautiful voice, and is somebody who could make any track her personal. In the late seventies, Ronstadt was the highest-paid lady on the planet of rock music.

127 Turn over __ leaf : ANEW

To flip over a brand new leaf is to start out anew, with a change in perspective or method. The literal interpretation of “leaf” on this case is “page of a book”. Someone turning over a brand new leaf is popping to a clean web page, making a recent begin.

128 Some TVs : SONYS

Sony was based by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation). The two companions met within the Japanese Navy throughout WWII.

129 Fed. IDs : SSNS

Social Security quantity (SSN)

131 Spill the beans : TELL

To spill the beans is to disclose a secret. The expression first appeared in American English, within the early 1900s. The phrase arose as a substitute for “spoil the beans” or “upset the applecart”. The equally which means phrase “spill the tea” is extra prevalent on the opposite aspect of the Atlantic.

Down

1 Bug-hitting-the-windshield sound : SPLAT!

What we all know as a windshield right here in North America, is known as a windscreen on the opposite aspect of the Atlantic. In America, we use the time period “windscreen” for a mesh or foam gadget positioned round a microphone to restrict noise attributable to wind.

2 Yamaha with a bench seat : PIANO

The Japanese firm Yamaha began out manner again in 1888 as a producer of pianos and reed organs. Even although the corporate has diversified since then, Yamaha’s emblem nonetheless displays its musical roots. Said emblem is made up of three intersecting tuning forks, and might even be seen on Yamaha bikes and ATVs.

3 With 73-Down, assertion to 1’s Scrabble opponent? : IT’S YOUR WORD … [73 See 3-Down : … AGAINST MINE]

The sport of Scrabble has been round since 1938, and is the invention of an architect named Alfred Mosher Butts. Butts was born on April Thirteenth, and we now have a good time National Scrabble Day on April Thirteenth every year in his honor.

6 1980 Olympics monitor medalist Steve : OVETT

Steve Ovett is a retired British middle-distance runner from England, a gold medal winner within the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Ovett had a really public rivalry with fellow English Olympian Sebastian Coe.

8 The Jonas Brothers, e.g. : TRIO

The Jonas Brothers Pop rock band includes brothers Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas. They recorded their first track in 2005, and actually achieved fame a couple of years later because of repeated appearances on the Disney Channel. They cut up up in 2013, citing “creative differences”, however got here again as a trio in 2019.

10 Black tea : PEKOE

A pekoe (or extra generally “orange pekoe”) is a medium-grade black tea. There is not any orange taste in an orange pekoe tea. The “orange” identify more than likely derived from the identify of the buying and selling firm that introduced the tea to Europe from Asia.

13 Woman on Argentina’s 100 peso observe : PERON

Eva Perón was the second spouse of President Juan Perón who was in workplace from 1946 to 1955. The Argentine First Lady was identified affectionately by the individuals as “Evita”, the Spanish language diminutive of “Eva”. “Evita” can also be the title of a tremendously profitable musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice that’s primarily based on the lifetime of Eva Perón.

14 Bamboozles : SNOWS

We use the phrase “snowed under” to explain a state of being or feeling overwhelmed, as if one was helpless when lined in a snowdrift. The by-product time period “snow job” describes an try to persuade somebody that one thing is true, when actually it isn’t.

It’s thought that the beautiful phrase “bamboozle” got here into English from the Scottish “bombaze” which means “perplex”. We’ve been utilizing “bamboozle” for the reason that very early 1700s.

17 “__ America”: 2020 miniseries in regards to the ERA motion : MRS

The 2020 miniseries “Mrs. America” chronicles the (up to now) unsuccessful marketing campaign to cross the Equal Rights Amendment. This historic drama has fairly the solid, together with Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Tracy Ullman and Sarah Paulson. I haven’t seen this one but, however it’s on my “Must See” record …

30 French vogue large : DIOR

Fashion designer Christian Dior confirmed off his first assortment in 1947, to nice acclaim. The editor-in-chief of “Harper’s Bazaar” remarked, “it’s such a new look!” as there was a transparent distinction with the austere designs that dominated the battle years. The comment resulted within the assortment being labeled eternally because the “New Look”.

35 Like two 2015 Max Scherzer video games : NO-HIT

Max Scherzer is an expert baseball pitcher with the nickname “Mad Max”. Clearly, a fantastic pitcher has nice eyes. Scherzer’s eyes occur to be totally different colours; one blue and one brown.

36 Will of “Blue Bloods” : ESTES

Actor Will Estes performed JJ Pryor on the TV drama “American Dreams”, after which Jamie Reagan on the police drama “Blue Bloods”.

“Blue Bloods” is a police drama sequence a few household of law enforcement officials led by Police Commissioner Frank Reagan, performed by Tom Selleck. The present first aired in 2010.

39 Classical pianist Alice Sara __ : OTT

Alice Sara Ott is a classical pianist from Germany. Sadly, she introduced in 2019 that she has been recognized with a number of sclerosis.

44 Nikolai who wrote “The Overcoat” : GOGOL

Nikolai Gogol was a Russian author who was born in Ukraine. He wrote numerous satirical items that attacked corrupt forms in Russia, which led to his being exiled. Gogol’s most well-known work might be “Taras Bulba”, from 1836.

“The Overcoat” is a brief story written by Nikolai Gogol, and revealed in 1842. The story was so effectively acquired and so influential in Russian literature circles that it led to the well-known author Fyodor Dostoevsky saying, “We all come out from Gogol’s ‘Overcoat’”.

45 Italian vogue large : GUCCI

Gucci was based in Rome, in 1921, by Guccio Gucci. Guccio’s son Aldo took over the corporate after his father’s loss of life in 1953. It was Aldo who established the worldwide presence for the model and opened the corporate’s first abroad retailer, in New York City.

46 __ pale ale : INDIA

India pale ale (IPA) is a mode of beer that originated in England. The beer was initially meant for transportation from England to India, therefore the identify.

48 Allowing entry : AJAR

Our phrase “ajar” is believed to come back from Scottish dialect, by which “a char” means “slightly open”.

56 Philadelphia NFLer : EAGLE

The Philadelphia Eagles had been established in 1933 and joined the National Football League as a alternative for the bankrupt Frankford Yellow Jackets, additionally from Philadelphia. The “Eagle” identify was impressed by the Blue Eagle insignia that was utilized by firms who had been in compliance with the National Industrial Recovery Act that was central to President Roosevelt’s New Deal Program.

60 Chili scoop : LADLE

The full identify of the dish that’s typically known as merely “chili” is “chili con carne”, Spanish for “peppers with meat”. The dish was created by immigrants from the Spanish Canary Islands within the metropolis of San Antonio, Texas (a metropolis which the islanders based). The San Antonio Chili Stand was a preferred attraction on the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, and that stand launched the dish to the remainder of America and to the world.

66 Strategic steps : TACTICS

The phrases “strategy” and “tactic” are sometimes confused. In the unique body of reference, specifically battle, technique is set previous to battle. Tactics are applied in the course of the battle, and are in line with the technique.

71 Opposite of sur : NORTE

The cardinal instructions in Spanish are “norte” (north), “este” (east), “sur” (south) and “oeste” (west).

77 Medieval Icelandic assortment : EDDA

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

81 Hindu royalty : RAJAS

“Raja” (additionally “rajah”) is a phrase derived from Sanskrit that’s used notably in India for a monarch or princely ruler. The feminine kind is “rani” (additionally “ranee”) and is used for a raja’s spouse.

94 Strands in a lab : DNA

Both DNA and RNA are advanced molecules comprising nucleotide bases organized in chains. Famously, DNA molecules kind a double-helix construction, with two chains coiled round one another. RNA chains are single-stranded buildings that often fold onto themselves.

106 Jazz saxophonist Rollins : SONNY

Sonny Rollins is a jazz saxophonist with a performing profession that spans over 70 years. One of his nicknames is the Saxophone Colossus.

107 “Waiting for Lefty” dramatist Clifford : ODETS

Clifford Odets was a playwright, screenwriter and director from Philadelphia. “Waiting for Lefty” was the primary play by Clifford Odets that made it to stage, in 1935. The storyline offers with cab drivers who’re planning a strike. Famously, the play breaks by means of the “fourth wall” by putting actors throughout the viewers who react to the motion happening on the stage.

109 TV Land fare : RERUN

TV Land is a cable tv channel that debuted in 1996. “TV Land” is a reputation that was utilized by Nick at Nite within the eighties, and is a time period initially coined by “The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show”.

112 Stand for one thing? : EASEL

The phrase “easel” comes from an outdated Dutch phrase which means “donkey”, would you consider? The thought is that an easel carries its load (an oil portray, say) simply as a donkey can be made to hold a load.

115 Roadie’s vanload : AMPS

A “roadie” is somebody who hundreds, unloads and units up gear for musicians on tour, on the “road”.

117 Pinkie-side arm bone : ULNA

The use of “pinkie” or “pinky” for the little finger or toe comes into English from “pinkje”, the Dutch phrase for a similar digit. Who knew …?

119 Comfy loungewear : PJS

Our phrase “pajamas” (generally “PJs” or “jammies”) involves us from the Indian subcontinent, the place “pai jamahs” had been free becoming pants tied on the waist and worn at night time by locals and in the end by the Europeans residing there. And “pajamas” is one other of these phrases that I needed to study to spell otherwise after I got here to America. On the opposite aspect of the Atlantic, the spelling is “pyjamas”.

120 Lav : LOO

It has been prompt 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”, by which the pot was known as the toilet!

123 Napa Valley tub : VAT

The first business vineyard in Napa Valley, California was established manner again in 1858. However, premium wine manufacturing solely dates again to the Sixties, with the area actually hitting the massive time after its success on the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976. The story of that well-known blind wine tasting is advised within the entertaining 2008 movie “Bottle Shock”.

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