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Constructed by: Samuel A. Donaldson & Doug Peterson
Edited by: Patti Varol

Today’s Theme: We’ve Moved!

Themed solutions on the high of the grid sound like widespread phrases with an “US” sound lacking. That “US” sound has MOVED, has been added to phrases within the backside of the grid:

• 23A Command to Alexa? : YOU CANNOT BE SIRI (you can’t be critical – “us”)
• 32A Like one who nailed the Kylie costume? : JENNER TO A FAULT (beneficiant to a fault – “us”)
• 48A Stocking stuffer for Fido? : CHRISTMAS BONE (Christmas bonus – “us”)
• 64A Roman who tried to cease Brutus? : CAESAR’S PAL (Caesars Palace – “us”)
• 73A Pumice stones, emery boards, and so forth.? : CALLUS TECH (Caltech + “us”)
• 89A Headline about Condoleezza’s gaffe? : RICE ERRONEOUS (Rice-A-Roni + “us”)
• 107A Rucker’s music catalog? : DARIUS PRODUCTS (dairy merchandise + “us”)
• 119A Painting depicting angels? : PIECE OF THE PIOUS (piece of the pie + “us”)

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

Bill’s time: 12m 52s

Bill’s errors: 0

Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

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1 WWE officers : REFS

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is an organization selling skilled wrestling as a type of leisure.

5 More deadpan : DRIER

The time period “deadpan”, slang for “impassive expression”, comes from “dead” (expressionless) and “pan” (slang for “face”).

10 “Coffee Cantata” composer : BACH

Johann Sebastian Bach died when he was 65-years-old, in 1750. He was buried in Old St. John’s Cemetery in Leipzig, and his grave went unmarked till 1894. At that point his coffin was positioned, eliminated and buried in a vault throughout the church. The church was destroyed in an Allied bombing raid throughout WWII, and so after the struggle the stays needed to be recovered and brought to the Church of St. Thomas in Leipzig.

“Coffee Cantata” is a extra acquainted identify for Johann Sebastian Bach’s secular cantata “Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht” (“Be Still, Stop Chattering”). The “Coffee Cantata” isn’t actually a cantata in any respect, and is best described as a mini-comic opera. It explores habit to espresso.

14 Girl Scout cookie additionally known as Caramel deLite : SAMOA

Depending on which bakery makes the actual number of Girl Scout cookies, the identify can range. For instance, Little Brownie Bakers makes Samoa cookies, whereas ABC Bakers makes use of the identical recipe and calls the cookies Caramel deLites. The assumption is that these cookies have the unique identify “Samoa” as a result of they comprise the tropical substances of coconut and cocoa. The hottest number of Girl Scout cookies bought are Thin Mints.

19 Indian vacationer metropolis : AGRA

Agra is a medieval metropolis on the banks of the river Yamuna in India that was the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1556 to 1658. The metropolis is dwelling to a few UNESCO World Heritage Sites:

• The Taj Mahal: the well-known mausoleum inbuilt reminiscence of Mumtaz Mahal.
• Agra Fort: the location the place the well-known Koh-i-Noor diamond was seized.
• Fatehpur Sikri: a historic metropolis that’s dwelling to well-preserved Mughal structure.

21 __ vera : ALOE

Aloe vera is a succulent plant that grows in comparatively dry climates. The plant’s leaves are filled with biologically-active compounds which were studied extensively. Aloe vera has been used for hundreds of years in natural medication, primarily for topical therapy of wounds.

23 Command to Alexa? : YOU CANNOT BE SIRI (you can’t be critical – “us”)

Siri is a software program utility that works with Apple’s iOS working system. “Siri” is an acronym standing for Speech Interpretation and Recognition Interface. Voice-over artist Susan Bennett revealed herself as the feminine American voice of Siri just a few years in the past. The British model of Siri is named Daniel, and the Australian model is named Karen. Also, “Siri” is a Norwegian identify that means “beautiful woman who leads you to victory”, and was the identify the developer had chosen for his first little one.

Alexa is a private assistant utility that’s most related to Amazon Echo good audio system. Apparently, one motive the identify “Alexa” was chosen is as a result of it’d remind one of many Library of Alexandria, the “keeper of all knowledge”.

26 “The Bachelorette” props : ROSES

“The Bachelorette” is a actuality tv present about courting with the intent of marriage, and is a spin-off of “The Bachelor”. The marriage that resulted from the primary season (2003) remains to be going robust, with the couple now mother and father.

27 Like many martinis : STIRRED

Why have a vodka martini shaken and never stirred (like James Bond, 007)? For one factor, the shaken drink tends to be colder. And with extra melted ice within the drink, it isn’t as robust. These are my private observations. No want to put in writing in …

32 Like one who nailed the Kylie costume? : JENNER TO A FAULT (beneficiant to a fault – “us”)

Kylie Jenner is a actuality TV star who achieved some degree of fame on the present “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”.

37 Tree-loving Seuss character : LORAX

“The Lorax” is a 1971 kids’s guide written by Dr. Seuss. It is an allegorical work questioning the issues created by industrialization, and particularly its impression on the surroundings. At one level within the story, the Lorax “speaks for the trees, for the trees have no tongues”. “The Lorax” was tailored into an animated movie that was launched in 2012, with Danny DeVito voicing the title character.

He was shortish, and oldish, and brownish and mossy. And he spoke with a voice that was sharpish and bossy.

39 “Bosch” star Welliver : TITUS

“Bosch” is a well-written police drama sequence produced by Amazon Studios. The title character, detective Harry Bosch, is portrayed by Titus Welliver. Harry Bosch options in a sequence of novels by Michael Connelly, who can also be the TV present’s creator.

40 Midsummer arrivals : LEOS

Leo is the fifth astrological signal of the Zodiac. People born from July 23 to August 22 are Leos.

43 Academia’s “Ancient Eight” : IVIES

The time period “Ivy League” initially outlined an athletic convention, however now it’s used to explain a gaggle of colleges of upper schooling which can be related to each a protracted custom and educational excellence. The eight Ivy League Schools are: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale.

46 Ming issues : VASES

The Ming dynasty lasted in China from 1368 to 1644. It was a time of large innovation in so many areas, together with the manufacture of ceramics. In the late Ming interval, a shift in direction of a market economic system in China led to the export of porcelain on an unprecedented scale, maybe explaining why we have a tendency to listen to extra about Ming vases than we do about porcelain from every other Chinese dynasty.

48 Stocking stuffer for Fido? : CHRISTMAS BONE (Christmas bonus + “us”)

“Fido”, the identify for a lot of a canine, is Latin for “I trust”.

57 Couch kin : SETTEE

“Settee” is one other phrase for “couch”. The time period comes from the Old English “setl”, which was a protracted bench with a excessive again and arms.

58 Rhino kin with lengthy snouts : TAPIRS

All 4 species of tapir are endangered. Even although the tapir seems very similar to a pig, it’s extra intently associated to the horse and the rhinoceros.

60 Teegarden of “Friday Night Lights” : AIMEE

Aimee Teegarden is an actress greatest identified for showing within the TV sequence “Friday Night Lights”, taking part in coach Eric Taylor’s teenage daughter Julie.

“Friday Night Lights” is a 2004 movie based mostly on a 1990 guide “Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream” by H. G. Bissinger. The movie stars Billy Bob Thornton as a highschool soccer coach. I haven’t seen the film, however completely loved “Friday Night Lights”, the next TV sequence.

61 “A Wrinkle in Time” style : FANTASY

“A Wrinkle in Time” is a guide by Madeleine L’Engle. Published in 1962, it’s described as a science fantasy. Included within the guide’s forged of characters are Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which, all of whom transform supernatural beings who transport the antagonists by way of the universe. “A Wrinkle in Time” was tailored right into a 2018 film of the identical identify starring Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling because the three “Mrs” characters.

64 Roman who tried to cease Brutus? : CAESAR’S PAL (Caesars Palace – “us”)

The most well-known man with the identify “Brutus” in historic Rome was Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger. It was this Brutus that Julius Caesar turned to when he was assassinated on the steps of the Senate. William Shakespeare immortalized Brutus by that includes him in his play, “Julius Caesar”, and giving his sufferer the road “Et tu, Brute?”

Caesars Palace is one among my favourite accommodations on the Las Vegas strip, regardless that it’s starting to point out its age. Caesars opened in 1966.

67 __ butter : SHEA

Shea butter is a typical moisturizer and lotion used as a beauty. It is a fats that’s extracted from the nut of the African shea tree. There is proof that shea butter was used again in Cleopatra’s Egypt.

70 Head-slapping cry : D’OH!

“The Simpsons” is without doubt one of the most profitable packages produced by the Fox Broadcasting Company. Homer Simpson’s catchphrase is “D’oh!”, which grew to become such a well-known exclamation that it has been included within the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) since 2001. “D’oh!” could be translated as “I should have thought of that!”

71 National Back to School Mo. : AUG

As the primary Emperor of Rome, Octavian was given the identify Caesar Augustus. The month of August, initially known as “Sextilis” in Latin, was renamed in honor of Augustus.

72 Bubbly Italian : 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 dangerous status as a “poor man’s champagne”. The “Spumante” was dropped in a advertising try at rebranding related to a discount within the quantity of residual sugar within the wine.

73 Pumice stones, emery boards, and so forth.? : CALLUS TECH (Caltech + “us”)

Our adjective “callous”, that means “hardhearted”, comes from the Latin “callus” that means “hard skin”. We nonetheless use the time period “callus” in English for a hardened or thickened a part of the pores and skin.

Pumice is volcanic rock that’s shaped by lava cooling. There are bubbles in pumice on account of water and carbon dioxide frothing out of the lava because it cools. Because of the frothy construction, pumice is comparatively gentle and is a superb thermal insulator. As such, it’s utilized in building to make insulating breeze blocks.

Emery is a really laborious sort of rock that’s crushed to be used as an abrasive. Emery paper is made by gluing small particles of emery to paper. Emery boards are simply emery paper with a cardboard backing. And emery boards are primarily used for submitting nails.

Caltech is extra correctly often called the California Institute of Technology, and is a non-public research-oriented faculty in Pasadena. One of Caltech’s tasks is the administration and operation of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. If you watch “The Big Bang Theory” on tv like me, you would possibly know that the 4 lead characters all work at Caltech.

77 Kerosene : LAMP OIL

Kerosene is a mix of hydrocarbons that’s used primarily as a gas. Kerosene is risky, however is much less flammable than gasoline. Over within the UK and Ireland, we name the identical gas “paraffin”.

81 Unable to see the large image : MYOPIC

A myope is somebody affected by myopia, short-sightedness. Far-sightedness or long-sightedness is named hypermetropia or hyperopia .

87 Short trailer : TEASER

The time period “trailer” was initially used within the movie trade to explain commercials for upcoming options. These trailers had been initially proven on the finish of a film being screened, therefore the identify. This apply shortly fell out of favor as theater patrons often left on the finish of the film with out paying a lot consideration to the trailers. So, the trailers had been moved to the start of the present, however the time period “trailer” continued.

89 Headline about Condoleezza’s gaffe? : RICE ERRONEOUS (Rice-A-Roni + “us”)

Condoleezza “Condi” Rice was the second African American to function US Secretary of State (after Colin Powell) and the second girl to carry the workplace (after Madeleine Albright). Prior to turning into Secretary of State in President George W. Bush’s administration, Rice was the primary girl to carry the workplace of National Security Advisor. In personal life, Rice is a remarkably succesful pianist. Given her stature in Washington, Rice has had the chance to play piano in public with the likes of cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and soul singer Aretha Franklin.

Rice-A-Roni was launched in 1958 by the Golden Grain Macaroni Company of San Francisco. The firm was run by an Italian immigrant and his 4 sons. The spouse of one of many sons created a pilaf dish for the household diner they owned. It was an enormous hit, so her brother-in-law created a business model by mixing dry hen soup combine with rice and macaroni. Sounds like “a San Francisco treat” to me …

92 Princess Charlotte’s aunt : PIPPA

Pippa Middleton is the youthful sister of Kate Middleton, aka Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Pippa has been chased by the media ever since she appeared because the maid of honor in her sister’s marriage ceremony to Prince William.

Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (b. 2015) is the second little one of Prince William and Catherine, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Charlotte has a comparatively excessive rating in succession to the British throne in comparison with her feminine ancestors. Before the foundations had been modified in 2011, Charlotte would have been bumped down the road of succession when her youthful brother Louis was born in 2018, simply because he was a male and he or she was not.

96 Disney hero with a “superbark” : BOLT

“Bolt” is a 2008 animated Disney film a couple of canine (Bolt) who believes he has superpowers. That’s as a result of Bolt is a working canine, one who performed a task on a TV sequence for his complete life. The title character is voiced by actor John Travolta.

97 Islamic chief : IMAM

An imam is a Muslim chief, and infrequently the individual in control of a mosque and/or maybe a Muslim neighborhood.

106 “Physical” singer __ Lipa : DUA

Dua Lipa is a singer-songwriter and vogue mannequin from England. She was born in London to Albanian mother and father, and considers her native language to be Albanian. She additionally speaks English with a British accent.

107 Rucker’s music catalog? : DARIUS PRODUCTS (dairy merchandise + “us”)

Hootie & the Blowfish is an American rock band, first shaped in 1986 on the University of South Carolina. The main determine within the band was Darius Rucker, and it was he who got here up with the band’s very unique identify. “Hootie” and “Blowfish” had been the nicknames of two pals of Rucker from the school choir. Hootie had a spherical face and glasses, and was so-named on account of his owl-like look. Blowfish had chubby cheeks, which earned him his moniker.

114 Skater Midori : ITO

Midori Ito is a Japanese determine skater. Ito was the primary girl to land a triple/triple soar and a triple axel in competitors. In truth, she landed her first triple soar in coaching when she was solely 8 years previous. Ito received Olympic silver in 1992, and was chosen because the individual to gentle the Olympic cauldron on the graduation of the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan.

118 Not obtuse : ACUTE

In geometry, there are a number of courses of angles:

• Acute (< 90 levels) 
• Right (= 90 levels) 
• Obtuse (> 90 levels and < 180 levels) 
• Straight (180 levels) 
• Reflex (> 180 levels)

123 Choir stand : RISER

A riser is a platform that elevates a gaggle of individuals above a crowd, and so is good for the efficiency of a choir.

124 Holding insured by the FDIC : ACCT

During the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into regulation the Banking Act of 1933. The laws established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), meant to be a brief authorities company that offered insurance coverage on deposits made by clients of certified monetary establishments. The first accounts to be coated, in 1934, had an insurance coverage restrict of $2,500. Since the monetary disaster of 2008, that restrict is $250,000.

125 Daiquiri garnishes, typically : LIMES

Daiquirí is a small village on the coast close to Santiago, Cuba and a key location within the American invasion of Cuba in the course of the Spanish-American War. Supposedly, the cocktail known as a “daiquiri” was invented by American mining engineers in a bar in close by Santiago.

126 Bunker : TRAP

Sand traps on a golf course are known as bunkers on the opposite aspect of the Atlantic.

127 Monopoly stack : DEEDS

In the sport of Monopoly there are 28 title deeds:

• 22 streets
• 4 railroads
• 2 utilities

128 Some boxers : DOGS

The boxer breed of canine (one among my favorites) originated in Germany. My first canine was a boxer/Labrador combine, a lovely mixture. Our present household canine is a boxer/pug combine, and is one other attractive animal.

The boxer breed of canine (one among my favorites) originated in Germany. My first canine was a boxer/Labrador combine, a lovely mixture. Our present household canine is a boxer/pug combine, and is one other attractive animal.

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1 Tampa Bay staff : RAYS

The Tampa Bay Rays MLB staff is a comparatively younger franchise, having been shaped in 1998. The preliminary identify of the franchise was the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. While often called the Devil Rays, the staff completed final within the league virtually yearly. The identify was modified to the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008, and I’m advised the Rays began right into a streak of successful seasons quickly after.

2 Four-award acronym : EGOT

The acronym “EGOT” stands for “Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony”, and is a reference to performers who’ve received all 4 awards. Also often called the “Showbiz Award Grand Slam”, there are comparatively few people who’ve been so honored. The first 5 to take action had been:

1. Richard Rodgers in 1962
2. Helen Hayes in 1977
3. Rita Moreno in 1977
4. John Gielgud in 1991
5. Audrey Hepburn in 1994 (posthumously)

4 “__ bleu!” : SACRE

French audio system don’t actually use the profanity “sacré bleu”, not less than not anymore, however we see it rather a lot in English literature that includes native French audio system. Most famously it’s uttered by Agatha Christie’s pleasant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. There is a few dispute concerning the origins of “sacré bleu” (sacred blue), however French dictionaries clarify that it’s a “softening” of the choice “sacré Dieu” (Holy God).

5 Mexican bread : DINERO

“Dinero” is a Spanish phrase that means “money”, in addition to a slang time period for cash right here within the US.

6 South African bread : RAND

The rand is the forex of South Africa. Much of South Africa’s famed gold comes from mines round Johannesburg within the Witwatersrand (Afrikaans for “the ridge of white waters”). The rand forex takes its identify from this ridge.

7 Texter’s qualification : IMO

In my opinion (IMO)

8 Ballpark fig. : EST

A ballpark determine is an estimated amount. The unique “ballpark figure” was an estimate of the variety of individuals attending a baseball recreation, the dimensions of the group within the “ballpark”.

9 Wright of “House of Cards” : ROBIN

Actress Robin Wright is maybe greatest identified from taking part in the conniving Claire Underwood within the American model of “House of Cards”. For a few years, Wright was married to fellow actor Sean Penn.

The hit TV present “House of Cards” is a political drama that highlights ruthless manipulation throughout the corridors of energy in Washington, D.C. The present is an adaptation of a BBC miniseries of the identical identify, which in flip is predicated on a novel by Michael Dobbs.

10 Hoops rating : BASKET

Basketball is really a North American sport. It was created in 1891 by Canadian James Naismith on the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts. His objective was to create one thing energetic and attention-grabbing for his college students within the fitness center. The first “hoops” had been really peach baskets, with the bottoms of the hampers intact. When a participant obtained the ball into the “net”, somebody needed to clamber up and get the ball again out once more with a purpose to proceed the sport!

11 “Paper Girls” actress Wong : ALI

Ali Wong is a slapstick comedian from San Francisco who’s a protégé of Chris Rock. She made two very profitable Netflix stand-up specials “Baby Cobra” and “Hard Knock Wife”. She additionally labored as a author for the hit sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat”.

“Paper Girls” is a sci-fi TV sequence based mostly on a comic book guide sequence of the identical identify. The title characters are 4 women who ship newspapers within the early morning, and who get caught up in a battle between time-travelers.

12 First identify in civil rights : CORETTA

Coretta Scott King was the spouse of Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta was a civil rights chief herself, and maintained a outstanding position within the motion following her husband’s 1968 assassination. She is usually known as the First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement.

14 Font line : SERIF

Serifs are particulars on the ends of characters in some typefaces. Typefaces with out serifs are often called sans-serif, utilizing the French phrase “sans” that means “without” and “serif” from the Dutch “schreef” that means “line”. Some individuals say that serif fonts are simpler to learn on paper, whereas sans-serif fonts work higher on a pc display. I’m not so positive although …

16 Errant pool shot : MISCUE

Someone described as errant is roving round, particularly in quest of journey, as in “knight-errant”.The time period “errant” has come to imply “behaving wrongly” and “straying outside the bounds”.

17 Verdi work based mostly on a Shakespeare work : OTELLO

Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Otello” was first carried out in 1887 at La Scala Theater in Milan. The opera is predicated on Shakespeare’s play “Othello” and is taken into account by many to be Verdi’s best work.

18 Balance sheet itemizing : ASSETS

The stability sheet of an organization is a snapshot (single-point-in-time) view of an organization’s monetary place. The stability sheet lists all the corporate’s liabilities, all of its property, and all of its possession fairness. The property of an organization, much less its liabilities equals the possession fairness. The time period “balance” is used as a result of property at all times stability out with the sum of liabilities and shareholder fairness.

24 With 49-Down, physique that was as soon as the world’s fourth-largest lake : ARAL … 49 See 24-Down : … SEA

The Aral Sea is a superb instance of how humankind can have a devastating impact on the surroundings. In the early sixties the Aral Sea coated 68,000 sq. miles of Central Asia. Soviet irrigation tasks drained the lake to such an extent that right this moment the overall space is lower than 7,000 sq. miles, with 90% of the lake now fully dry. Sad …

30 Checked out for a job? : CASED

The phrase “to case the joint” is American slang that means “to examine a location with the intent of robbing it”. The origins of the phrase are apparently unknown, though it dates again not less than to 1915.

32 Jakarta’s island : JAVA

Java is a big island in Indonesia that’s dwelling to the nation’s capital, Jakarta. With a inhabitants of over 130 million, Java is probably the most populous island on the planet, with much more individuals than Honshu, the primary island of Japan.

34 Mariano who leads the MLB in profession saves : RIVERA

Mariano Rivera is knowledgeable baseball pitcher from Panama City. Rivera performed for the New York Yankees from 1995 till his retirement on the finish of the 2013 season. Rivera holds the league document for probably the most profession saves (at 652). He is understood by the nicknames “Mo” and “Sandman”. In 2019, Rivera grew to become the primary participant elected unanimously to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

35 Apple Store choices : MACS

The technical help desk present in Apple Retail Stores is reasonably inventively known as the Genius Bar. The licensed help technicians are often called “Geniuses”. The trainees are known as GYOs: Grow-Your-Own-Geniuses.

36 Tennis icon Arthur : ASHE

Arthur Ashe was knowledgeable tennis participant from Richmond, Virginia. In his youth, Ashe discovered himself having to journey nice distances to play towards Caucasian opponents as a result of segregation that also existed in his dwelling state. He was rewarded for his dedication by being chosen for the 1963 US Davis Cup staff, the primary African-American participant to be so honored. Ashe continued to run into hassle due to his ethnicity although, and in 1968 was denied entry into South Africa to play within the South African Open. In 1979, Ashe suffered a coronary heart assault and had bypass surgical procedure, with follow-up surgical procedure 4 years later throughout which he contracted HIV from blood transfusions. Ashe handed away in 1993 on account of issues from AIDS. Shortly afterwards, Ashe was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton.

44 Public saleWeb, since 1997 : EBAY

eBay was based in 1995 as Public saleWeb. One of the primary gadgets bought was a damaged laser pointer, for $14.83. The purchaser was a collector of damaged laser pointers …

51 Zoe’s companion in vogue : NIC

“NIC+ZOE is a vogue knitwear model led by a mom+daughter partnership Dorian Lightbown and Zoë Chatfield-Taylor.

53 “Feel What U Feel” Grammy winner : LISA LOEB

“Feel What U Feel” is an album launched by musician Lisa Loeb. It is a set of youngsters’s songs, and received the Grammy for the Best Children’s Album in 2018.

65 “How’s it goin’?” : SUP?

“Sup?” is slang for “what’s up?”

66 Disco period time period : A GOGO

Go-go dancing began within the early sixties. Apparently, the primary go-go dancers had been girls on the Peppermint Lounge in New York City who would spontaneously soar up onto tables and dance the twist. It wasn’t lengthy earlier than golf equipment all over the place began hiring girls to bop on tables for the leisure of their patrons. Out in Los Angeles, the “Whisky a Go Go” membership on Sunset Strip added a twist (pun meant!), as they’d their dancers carry out in cages suspended from the ceiling, creating the occupation of “cage dancing”. The identify “go-go” really comes from two expressions. The expression in English “go-go-go” describes somebody who’s excessive vitality, and the French expression “à gogo” describes one thing in abundance.

67 “Shoo!” : SCAT!

Our phrase “scat!” means “get lost!” It comes from a Nineteenth-century expression “quicker than s’cat”, which meant “in a great hurry”. The unique phrase most likely got here from the phrases “hiss” and “cat”.

69 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 trade. 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.

74 The Miners of the NCAA : UTEP

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) was based in 1914 because the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy. To today, there’s a mine shaft on the campus. The mascot of the college’s sports activities groups is Paydirt Pete, a prospector from the mining trade. The groups are often known as the UTEP Miners and Lady Miners.

75 “For a great nose indicates a great man” speaker : CYRANO

Cyrano de Bergerac was a French dramatist who lived within the seventeenth century. Paintings and drawings present that Bergerac had a big nostril, though the dimensions was exaggerated by those that wrote about his life. Reputedly, Cyrano fought in over 1000 duels, principally instigated by somebody insulting his nostril. In the play written about his life, Cyrano had a well-known lover named Roxane. It is believed that the Roxane character was modeled on Cyrano’s cousin who lived along with his sister in a convent.

76 __ polloi : HOI

“Hoi polloi” is a Greek time period that interprets actually as “the majority, the many”. In English, “hoi polloi” has come to imply “the masses” and is commonly utilized in a derogatory sense. Oddly, the time period has additionally come to explain “the elite”.

77 Actor Schreiber : LIEV

Liev Schreiber is very thought to be a stage actor, and has many classical roles underneath his belt. He received a Tony in 2005 for his Broadway efficiency in “Glengarry Glen Ross”, and earned wonderful opinions for his efficiency in Shakespeare’s “Cymbeline”.

79 H+, e.g. : ION

Hydrogen is a comparatively easy component, composed of principally a proton, an electron and no neutrons. It is probably the most ample component within the universe.

82 Pie chart no. : PCT

A pie chart may also be known as a circle graph. It is commonly said that Florence Nightingale invented the pie chart. While this isn’t in reality true, she is due credit score for popularizing it, and for creating the pie chart variation often called the polar space diagram. The earliest identified pie chart seems in a guide revealed in 1801 by Scottish engineer William Playfair.

85 Real doozy : LULU

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 Eighteen Eighties.

A doozy is one thing extraordinary or weird. The actual origins of the phrase “doozy” aren’t clear, however it is likely to be a by-product of the identify Eleanora Duse, an Italian actress standard 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, using “doozy” in print happens earlier than the Duesenberg hit the market.

86 “¿Cómo __ usted?” : ESTA

“¿Cómo está usted?” is the extra formal manner of asking “How are you?” in Spanish.

88 Bygone detergent model : RINSO

Rinso was a laundry detergent that was first manufactured in England in 1908 by an organization known as Hudson’s Soap. It was launched into the US in 1918. In America, Rinso took to radio promoting and sponsorship within the days of “soap operas”. Their most well-known program affiliation was with “The Amos ‘n’ Andy Show” within the Forties. One of the model’s slogans was “Solium, the sunlight ingredient”. I do not know what Solium is, however it definitely did promote a number of cleaning soap!

90 Cabs and zins, e.g. : REDS

The cabernet sauvignon (typically simply “cab”) grape has been round for the reason that seventeenth century, and is the results of an opportunity crossing in southwestern France of the cabernet franc and sauvignon blanc grapes.

91 GPS providing : RTE

A world positioning system (GPS) would possibly level out a route (rte.).

94 Colonnaded entryway : PORTICO

A colonnade is a protracted sequence of columns which can be equally spaced, and infrequently help some sort of roof. A colonnade surrounding a porch at an entranceway is named a portico. A colonnade surrounding a courtyard or the perimeter of a constructing is named a peristyle.

97 TSA request : ID CARD

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is the company that employs the nice people who verify passengers and baggage at airports.

98 Peppermint Patty’s pal : MARCIE

Peppermint Patty is a personality within the long-running sketch “Peanuts”, by Charles M. Schulz. Peppermint Patty has a pal named Marcie who famously refers to Peppermint Patty as “Sir”, which is maybe a reference to her status as a tomboy. Tomboy or not, it’s revealed within the strip that Peppermint Patty has fairly a crush on Charlie Brown.

99 Pique : AROUSE

The phrases “whet” and “pique” can each be used within the sense of sharpening, or awakening one’s curiosity or need.

109 Pac-12 participant : UTE

The Utah Utes are the athletic groups of the University of Utah.

110 Sits on a windowsill, say : COOLS

“Sill plate”, or just “sill”, is an architectural time period describing a backside horizontal member to which vertical members are connected. Window sills and door sills are particular sill plates discovered on the bottoms of home windows and door openings.

116 Where lei individuals social gathering? : LUAU

The Hawaiian social gathering or feast often called a “luau” actually dates again to 1819, when King Kamehameha II eliminated spiritual legal guidelines that ruled the consuming of meals. These legal guidelines known as for ladies and men to eat individually. At the identical time as he modified the legal guidelines, the king initiated the luau custom by symbolically consuming with the ladies who moved in his circle.

117 “30 for 30” community : ESPN

“30 for 30” is a sequence of ESPN documentary movies that has aired since 2009. The sequence originated as a celebration of ESPN’s thirtieth birthday. To acknowledge that anniversary, the community commissioned 30 filmmakers to make 30 one-hour movies masking the large tales in ESPN’s 30-year historical past. The sequence was so effectively acquired that ESPN continues to make related documentaries utilizing the “30 for 30” umbrella title.

120 Heart take a look at, for brief : ECG

An EKG measures {the electrical} exercise within the coronary heart. Back in my homeland of Ireland, an EKG is named an ECG (for electrocardiogram). We use the German identify within the US, Elektrokardiogramm, giving us EKG. Apparently the abbreviation EKG is most well-liked, as ECG is likely to be confused (if poorly handwritten, I suppose) with EEG, the abbreviation for an electroencephalogram.

122 “OMG, enough!” : TMI!

Too a lot info (TMI)

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