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Constructed by: David Alfred Bywaters
Edited by: Patti Varol

Today’s Reveal Answer: No Exit

Themed solutions comprise two phrases which can be the identical, besides that the letter string “NO” has “EXITED” the primary phrase to make the second:

• 69A “Find another way out” signal and a characteristic of 4 solutions on this puzzle : NO EXIT

• 20A Teatime deal with topped with shaved ice? : SNO-CONE SCONE
• 33A Feature of King Arthur’s court docket? : NOTABLE TABLE
• 41A Gaggle native to northern Italy? : GENOESE GEESE
• 54A Trainee’s dangerous habits? : NOVICE’S VICES

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… an entire checklist of solutions

Bill’s time: 6m 30s

Bill’s errors: 0

Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

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15 Purple berry from Brazilian palms : ACAI

Açaí (pronounced “ass-aye-ee”) is a palm tree native to Central and South America. The fruit has develop into very fashionable in recent times and its juice is a really trendy addition to juice mixes and smoothies.

17 State that’s an archipelago : HAWAII

The famed British explorer Captain James Cook made three voyages of discovery into the Pacific Ocean. Cook was in charge of HMS Resolution on his third voyage, and he and his crew turned the primary Europeans to go to the Hawaiian Islands, in 1778. He landed on Kauai and named the entire archipelago the Sandwich Islands, in honor of the fourth Earl of Sandwich who was in control of the British Admiralty on the time. Cook continued his voyage, leaving Hawaii to discover the coast of what’s now referred to as Canada and Alaska, and returning to Hawaii the next yr. After one month of contact with the native Hawaiians, Cook departed from the islands however was compelled to return to restore a damaged mast. Relations between the Europeans and the islanders had been good however regardless of this a dispute developed and acquired uncontrolled that resulted in Cook being struck on the top and stabbed to demise. His physique was dragged away by the islanders, and as an obvious signal of respect for the Captain, the natives processed his physique in accordance with funeral traditions related to Hawaiian kings and elders. Eventually, after a petition from the remaining crew, a few of Cook’s stays had been additionally returned for a proper burial at sea, adhering to British naval custom.

“Archipelago” is our spelling of the Italian “arcipelago”, a phrase that has Greek roots. The Aegean Sea was as soon as generally known as the Archipelago. The utilization of “Archipelago” migrated over time, finally making use of solely to the Aegean Islands. As a outcome, we use the time period “archipelago” at present not for a sea, however for a gaggle or chain of islands.

18 Went on and on : YAMMERED

Our verb “to yammer”, which means “to complain”, most likely comes from the Middle Duth “jammeren”, which has the identical which means.

20 Teatime deal with topped with shaved ice? : SNO-CONE SCONE

A sno-cone (additionally “snow cone”) is only a paper cone stuffed with crushed ice and topped with flavored water. Italian ice is analogous, however completely different. Whereas the flavoring is added on high of the ice to make a sno-cone, Italian ice is made with water that’s flavored earlier than it’s frozen.

22 Bistro : CAFE

“Bistro” was initially a Parisian slang time period describing just a little wine store or restaurant.

26 Wind quintet wind : OBOE

A wind quintet is a gaggle of 5 woodwind gamers, often flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon.

27 Pub order : ALE

The many, many various kinds of beer can usually be sorted into two teams: ales and lagers. Ales are fermented at comparatively heat temperatures for comparatively brief intervals of time, and use top-fermenting yeasts, i.e. yeasts that float on high of the beer because it ferments. Lagers ferment at comparatively low temperatures and for comparatively lengthy intervals of time. Lagers use bottom-fermenting yeasts, i.e. yeasts that fall to the underside of the beer because it ferments.

33 Feature of King Arthur’s court docket? : NOTABLE TABLE

King Arthur (and his Round Table) most likely by no means actually existed, however his legend may be very persistent. Arthur was supposedly a frontrunner of the Romano-British as they tried to withstand the invasion of the Anglo-Saxons within the late fifth and early sixth centuries.

36 Buffet gasoline : STERNO

Sterno is a jellied alcohol that often is available in a can. The can is opened and the contents burn very simply and persistently. The model identify “Sterno” comes from the unique producer, S. Sternau & Co. of Brooklyn, New York.

Our phrase “buffet” comes from the French “bufet” which means “bench, sideboard”. So, a buffet is a meal served from a “bufet”.

37 Farfalle form : BOW TIE

Farfalle is often known as bow-tie pasta due to its form. The identify comes from the Italian “farfalla” which means “butterfly”.

41 Gaggle native to northern Italy? : GENOESE GEESE

A set of geese is known as a “gaggle” when on the bottom. When geese are in V-formation in flight, they’re referred to collectively as a “skein”.

Genoa is a seaport within the very north of Italy, within the area generally known as Liguria. One of Genoa’s most well-known sons was Christopher Columbus. Another was the violinist Niccolò Paganini.

50 Biblical land west of Nod : EDEN

According to the Bible’s Book of Genesis, after Cain murdered his brother Abel, he fled to the “Land of Nod”. Nod was positioned “east of Eden” (from which John Steinbeck acquired the title for his celebrated novel “East of Eden”).

52 Part of t.i.d., on an Rx : TER

Abbreviations on a medical prescription (Rx) are shortened types of Latin phrases. “Ter in die” is Latin for “three times a day”, abbreviated to “TID”. “Bis in die” (BID) could be twice a day, and “quater in die” (QID) could be 4 occasions a day.

53 Lover of Aphrodite : ARES

The Greek god Ares is sometimes called the Olympian god of warfare, however initially he was considered the god of bloodlust and slaughter. Ares united with Aphrodite to create a number of gods, together with Phobos (Fear), Deimos (Terror) and Eros (Desire). Ares was the son of Zeus and Hera, and the Roman equal to Ares was Mars.

59 Microscope blobs : PROTOZOA

Protozoans are single-celled organisms that had been historically grouped with animals. Nowadays, protozoans are thought of a gaggle by themselves, and neither animals, vegetation nor fungi. The time period “protozoa” interprets as “first animals”.

60 Excuses : ALIBIS

“Alibi” is the Latin phrase for “elsewhere” as in, “I claim that I was ‘elsewhere’ when the crime was committed, I have an ‘alibi’”.

64 Folk singer DiFranco : ANI

Ani DiFranco is a folk-rock singer and songwriter. DiFranco has additionally been labeled a “feminist icon”, and in 2006 received the “Woman of Courage Award” from National Organization for Women.

65 Champagne designation : BRUT

Sparkling wines might be categorised in accordance with sweetness. These classifications are, from driest to sweetest:

• Brut Nature
• Extra Brut
• Brut
• Extra Dry
• Dry
• Semi-Dry
• Sweet

67 Drug in Michael Pollan’s “How to Change Your Mind” : LSD

Journalist Michael Pollan wrote a 2018 ebook that turned a No. 1 New York Times bestseller. The full title of the work is “How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence”. Pollan tailored the ebook right into a four-part documentary for Netflix, utilizing the shorter title “How to Change Your Mind”.

68 Feed adequately : SATE

Journalist Michael Pollan wrote a 2018 ebook that turned a No. 1 New York Times bestseller. The full title of the work is “How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence”. Pollan tailored the ebook right into a four-part documentary for Netflix, utilizing the shorter title “How to Change Your Mind”.

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1 Tennis star Barty who introduced her retirement in 2022, familiarly : ASH

Ashleigh Barty is a retired skilled tennis participant from Australia. She was ranked No. 1 on this planet in singles when she retired in March of 2022. Barty is the one the second Australian to earn the WTA’s No. 1 rating, after Evonne Goolagong Cawley. Barty is a pure athlete. She took a break from tennis from 2014 to 2016, throughout which era she performed semi-professional cricket. She had by no means performed aggressive cricket earlier than, and but earned her place as an everyday member of her crew.

3 Adage : SAW

A noticed is an outdated adage, a saying.

5 Halter attachment : REIN

A halter is a bit of headgear used to assist within the management of animals resembling horses, bulls and canine. The halter often has a lead rope or leash hooked up.

7 Rifle attachment : BAYONET

A bayonet is a blade that’s hooked up to the muzzle finish of a rifle. It’s thought that the time period “bayonet” derives from the French metropolis of Bayonne in Gascony, the place maybe bayonets had been first made.

8 Anthem with the road “The True North strong and free” : O CANADA

Canada’s nationwide anthem “O Canada” was commissioned in 1880 by the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, so the unique phrases are in French. The first English translation was made in 1906. The present English lyrics have been revised a number of occasions, however the French model stays the identical because it did again in 1880.

O Canada!
Our dwelling and place of origin!
True patriot love in all of us command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North sturdy and free!
From far and broad,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God maintain our land wonderful and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

9 Fabric with metallic threads : LAME

Lamé is a cloth that has metallic yarns included within the weave. It is a well-liked material for trendy night put on, and in addition within the sport of fencing. The metallic threads are conductive and so assist register a contact by an épée.

11 Flashing gentle : STROBE

A strobe gentle is a tool that produces common flashes, like the sunshine on high of a police automotive. The time period derives from the Greek “strobos” which means “twisting, whirling”.

28 Doubleday incorrectly credited with inventing baseball : ABNER

Abner Doubleday was a normal within the Union Army throughout the Civil War. Some say that Doubleday fired the primary shot in protection of Fort Sumter within the first battle of the struggle. After the Civil War, whereas stationed in San Francisco, Doubleday took out a patent for the cable automotive system that also runs within the metropolis. Claims have been made that Doubleday additionally invented baseball, with the primary sport being performed in Elihu Phinney’s cow pasture in Cooperstown, New York.

30 Westminster landmark : ABBEY

The precise identify for the Gothic church we all know as Westminster Abbey is the Collegiate Church of St. Peter at Westminster. The Abbey is a well-liked location for coronations and royal weddings and burials.

34 Bol. neighbor : ARG

Argentina is the second largest nation in South America (after Brazil), and the world’s largest Spanish-speaking nation. The identify “Argentina” comes from the Latin “argentum”, the phrase for “silver”. It is believed that the identify was given by the early Spanish and Portuguese conquerors who additionally named the Rio de la Plata (the “Silver River”). Those early explorers acquired maintain of numerous silver objects that they discovered among the many native inhabitants.

Bolivia is a landlocked nation in South America that’s bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Peru and Argentina. The land now occupied by Bolivia was initially a part of the Inca Empire. The nation declared independence from Spain in 1809, which led to 16 years of struggle. When the Republic was lastly named, “Bolivia” was chosen in honor of Venezuelan-born revolutionary chief, Simón Bolívar.

35 Short-horned bighorn : EWE

The male bighorn sheep of North America has horns that may weigh as much as 30 kilos, which is about 10% of the animal’s physique weight.

44 South Asian garb : SARI

The merchandise of clothes referred to as a “sari” (additionally “saree”) is a strip of material, as one may think, uncommon maybe in that it’s unstitched alongside the entire of its size. The strip of material can vary from 4 to 9 meters lengthy (that’s plenty of materials!). The sari is often wrapped across the waist, then draped over the shoulder leaving the midriff naked. I have to say, it may be a stupendous merchandise of clothes.

45 Epistolary buddy : PEN PAL

Something described as epistolary pertains to a letter or letters. The Latin “epistola” interprets into English as “letter, message”.

55 Picnic discards : COBS

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

56 “The Snowy Day” Caldecott winner __ Jack Keats : EZRA

Ezra Jack Keats was an American writer and illustrator who’s most well-known for his 1962 award-winning kids’s image ebook “The Snowy Day”. Keats was identified for setting his books in city environments and for that includes protagonists with various cultural backgrounds.

57 Adam’s eldest : CAIN

According to the Bible, Adam and Eve had a number of kids, though solely the primary three are talked about by identify: Cain, Abel and Seth.

58 Red Muppet with a pet goldfish named Dorothy : ELMO

The “Sesame Street” character named Elmo has a birthday each February third, and on that birthday he at all times turns 3½ years outdated. The man behind/below Elmo on “Sesame Street” for a few years was Kevin Clash. If you need to study extra about Elmo and Clash, you may watch the 2011 documentary “Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey”.

61 Amazon.com supply : BOX

Amazon.com is the most important on-line retailer on this planet. It can also be the most important Internet firm on this planet by income. The firm was based in 1994 by Jeff Bezos, in his storage in Bellevue, Washington. I’m a giant fan of Amazon’s strategy to customer support …

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