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Constructed by: Mark Valdez & Brooke Husic
Edited by: Patti Varol

Today’s Reveal Answer: Add Up

Themed solutions are frequent phrases with “UP” ADDED:

• 71A Make sense, and a touch to the solutions to the starred clues : ADD UP

• 20A *Separation after the vernal equinox? : SPRING BREAKUP (from “spring break”)
• 31A *Nightmare for a marriage baker? : CAKE MIX-UP (from “cake mix”)
• 45A *Arrangement of extras for a zombie film? : DEAD SETUP (from “dead set”)
• 58A *Halloween costume that’s a sheet on the underside and a witch’s hat on high? : MONSTER MASH-UP

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Bill’s time: 8m 37s

Bill’s errors: 0

Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

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6 Word information, informally : DOCS

Microsoft Word paperwork have the “.doc” file extension, no less than these created previous to the introduction of Microsoft Office 2007. The extension used now’s “.docx”.

10 Box set unit : DVD

The abbreviation “DVD” doesn’t truly stand for something lately, though it was initially brief for “digital video disk”. The use of the phrase “video” was dropped as DVDs began for use for storing much more than video. As a end result, some of us assign the phrase “digital versatile disk” to “DVD”.

13 The Gem State : IDAHO

Idaho has the nickname “Gem State”, primarily as a result of nearly each identified sort of gemstone has been discovered there. Idaho can be typically known as the Potato State, as potatoes are such a well-liked crop within the state. I’d go for the potatoes over the gems, however that’s in all probability simply me. Oh, and Idaho license plates have borne the slogan “Famous Potatoes” for many years …

14 “By yesterday!” letters : ASAP!

As quickly as attainable (ASAP)

15 Ginger or daikon : ROOT

It is the foundation of the ginger flowering plant that’s most prized, as it’s used as a spice and a folks medication. Almost half of the ginger consumed the world over comes from India.

The daikon is a Japanese winter radish with a light taste. The Japanese title “daikon” interprets as “big root”.

17 “The Princess and the Frog” setting : BAYOU

A bayou is a marshy inlet or outlet of a lake or river, normally with stagnant or slow-moving water. The precise origins of the time period “bayou” is unsure, however it’s thought maybe to come back from the Choctaw (a Native American folks from the southeast) phrase “bayuk”, that means “small stream”.

“The Princess and the Frog” is an animated function launched in 2009 by Walt Disney Studios. The movie is ready in New Orleans within the twenties. A waitress known as Tiana kisses a prince who had been become a frog, after which she herself turns right into a frog.

18 “Carol” star Rooney : MARA

Actress Rooney Mara is famous for her function within the 2010 movie “The Social Network” and for enjoying the title character within the 2011 hit film “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”. Mara has American soccer in her blood. Her mom’s household based the Pittsburgh Steelers, and her father’s household based the New York Giants.

The 2015 movie “Carol” is a couple of forbidden affair between a feminine photographer and an older lady in the course of a tricky divorce in Fifties America. Rooney Mara performs the photographer Therese Belivet, and Cate Blanchett performs the title character Carol Aird. I haven’t seen this one but, however I hear good issues …

19 “The Country Girls” novelist O’Brien : EDNA

Edna O’Brien is an Irish novelist and playwright who is understood for her works that shine a light-weight on the issues of girls referring to males and society on the whole. O’Brien’s first novel, “The Country Girls”, was banned, burned and denounced by the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland. As a end result, O’Brien left the nation and now lives in London.

20 *Separation after the vernal equinox? : SPRING BREAKUP (from “spring break”)

Something associated to the season of spring is described as vernal, with “vernal” coming from the Latin “ver” that means “spring-time”.

An equinox is a phenomenon dictated by the lean of the earth’s axis. Twice yearly, that tilt “evens out” and the solar is equidistant from factors on the similar latitude each north and south of the equator. It is as if the earth has no tilt relative to the solar. The time period “equinox” comes from the Latin for “equal night”, inferring that evening and day are equally lengthy, because the impact of the earth’s “tilt” is nullified. Equinoxes happen every year round March twenty first (the vernal equinox) and September twenty third (the autumnal equinox).

40 Thompson of “Passing” : TESSA

Tessa Thompson is an actress from Los Angeles who is understood for enjoying the supporting function of Jackie Cook on the TV present “Veronica Mars”, and for enjoying pupil chief Diane Nash within the 2014 movie “Selma”. She additionally portrays superheroine Valkyrie in motion pictures based mostly on Marvel Comics characters.

42 Draped apparel : TOGA

In historic Rome, the classical apparel often called a toga (plural “togae” or “togas”) was normally worn over a tunic. The tunic was constituted of linen, and the toga itself was a bit of material about twenty ft lengthy constituted of wool. The toga might solely be worn by males, and provided that these males have been Roman residents. The feminine equal of the toga was known as a “stola”.

43 Zoom various : SKYPE

The primary function of the Skype software, when launched, was that it permits voice communication to happen over the Internet (aka VoIP). Skype has different options corresponding to video conferencing and on the spot messaging, however the software made its title from voice communication. Skype was based by two Scandinavian entrepreneurs and the software program vital was developed by a crew of engineers in Estonia. The growth mission was initially known as “Sky peer-to-peer” so the primary business title for the applying was “Skyper”. This needed to be shortened to “Skype” as a result of the skyper.com area title was already in use.

45 *Arrangement of extras for a zombie film? : DEAD SETUP (from “dead set”)

A zombie is a corpse that has been introduced again to life by some mystical means. Our fashionable use of the time period largely stems from the undead creatures featured within the 1968 horror film known as “Night of the Living Dead”. Now that movie I haven’t seen, and doubtless by no means will …

58 *Halloween costume that’s a sheet on the underside and a witch’s hat on high? : MONSTER MASH-UP (from “Monster Mash”)

“Monster Mash” is a enjoyable novelty music launched by Bobby Pickett in 1962. Pickett sings “Monster Mash” in a voice that imitates Boris Karloff.

68 Spanish royal : REINA

In Spanish, a “reina” (queen) lives in a “palacio” (palace).

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1 Tell 62-Across : FIB

To fib is to inform a lie. The verb “to fib” seemingly comes from “fibble-fable” that means “nonsense”, with “fibble-fable” coming from “fable”.

2 Civil rights pioneer __ B. Wells : IDA

Ida B. Wells was an African-American journalist and chief of the civil rights motion. She revealed a pamphlet in 1892 known as “Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases”, which publicized the horrors of lynching of African Americans by white mobs within the South.

5 Major part of Iceland’s financial system : TOURISM

Iceland is essentially the most sparsely populated nation in the entire of Europe, with two-thirds of the nation’s inhabitants residing in and across the capital metropolis of Reykjavik. Iceland was settled by the Norse folks in AD 874, and was dominated for hundreds of years by Norway after which Denmark. Iceland grew to become impartial in 1918, and has been a republic since 1944. Iceland isn’t a member of the EU however is a member of NATO, having joined in 1949 regardless of not having a standing military.

7 Great Plains individuals who name themselves “Children of the Middle Waters” : OSAGE

The Osage Nation originated within the Ohio River valley in what we now name Kentucky. The title “Osage” was first utilized by French merchants for the individuals who known as themselves “Ni-U-Ko’n-Ska”, that means “Children of the Middle Water”.

8 Pasta vitamins, for brief : CARBS

Only comparatively small quantities of carbohydrate could be saved by the human physique, however these shops are vital. The precise storage molecule is a starch-like polysaccharide known as glycogen, which is discovered primarily within the liver and muscle mass. Glycogen is a fast supply of vitality when required by the physique. Most of the physique’s vitality is saved within the type of fats, a extra compact substance that’s mobilized much less quickly. Endurance athletes usually eat meals excessive in carbohydrates (carbo-loading) a couple of hours earlier than an occasion, in order that their physique’s glycogen is at optimum ranges.

9 Peloponnesian city-state : SPARTA

Sparta was a city-state in historic Greece that was well-known for her navy may. Spartan kids had a tricky upbringing, and new child infants have been bathed in wine to see if the kid was robust sufficient to outlive. Every baby was offered to a council of elders that determined if the child was appropriate for rearing. Those kids deemed too puny have been executed by tossing them right into a chasm. We’ve been utilizing the time period “spartan” to explain one thing self-disciplined or austere for the reason that 1600s.

The Peloponnese is a peninsula in southern Greece that was as soon as dwelling to the traditional city-state Sparta. Technically, the Peloponnese has been an island since 1893 when the Corinth Canal was accomplished, separating the peninsula from the mainland.

11 Spirit of the cosmos? : VODKA

Like so many well-known cocktails, the precise origins of the cosmopolitan are disputed. It is a really good drink, in my humble opinion. One of the usual recipes is 4 components citrus vodka, 1.5 components Cointreau, 1.5 components lime juice and three components cranberry juice.

16 Cassette : TAPE

The French for “box” is “casse”. So, a “cassette” is a “little box”.

21 Alaskan folks : INUIT

The Inuit folks dwell within the Arctic, in components of the US, Russia, Greenland and Canada. A member of the Inuit folks is named an “Inuk”.

22 Zehn minus neun : EINS

In German, “zehn” (ten) minus “neun” (9) is “eins” (one).

26 __ chocolate : DARK

Chocolate is constituted of the seeds of the Theobroma cacao tree. The seeds are very bitter and the standard drink made with the seed was known as “xocolatl” by the Aztecs, that means “bitter water”. Our phrase “chocolate” comes from “xocolatl”.

34 Pre-coll. examination : PSAT

Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT)

36 Ancient Teuton : GOTH

The East Germanic tribe known as the Goths had two primary branches, known as the Ostrogoths and the Visigoths. The Visigothic capital was town of Toulouse in France, whereas the Ostrogoth capital was the Italian metropolis of Ravenna simply inland of the Adriatic coast. It was the Visigoths who sacked Rome in 410 CE, heralding the autumn of the Western Roman Empire.

The Germanic peoples of Northern Europe are sometimes known as Teutonic, a time period which originated with the Teutons, one of many Germanic tribes that lived within the area within the days of historic Greece and Rome.

37 __ fresca: Mexican drink : AGUA

An agua fresca is a blended drink made with sugar and water flavored with fruit, cereal, flowers or seeds. Traditional aguas frescas are bought by avenue distributors, particularly in Mexico and the American Southwest. Common flavorings are hibiscus and tamarind.

41 “¡Hasta mañana!” : ADIOS!

The time period “adiós” is Spanish for “goodbye”. “Adiós” comes from the phrase “a Dios vos acomiendo” that means “I commend you to God”.

“Hasta mañana” translates from Spanish as “See you tomorrow”, and actually as “Until tomorrow”.

46 “We Belong to Something Beautiful” cosmetics chain : SEPHORA

Sephora is a French chain of beauty shops, based in 1969. The title “Sephora” is derived from the Greek for “beauty” (“sephos”). We’ve been capable of go to Sephora retailers in JCPenney shops since 2006.

48 Saffron-flavored rice dish : PAELLA

Paella is usually known as the Spanish nationwide dish, however not by Spaniards. In Spain, paella is considered a typical regional dish from Valencia. The title “paella” means “frying pan” in Valencian, and is a reference to the shallow vessel historically used to cook dinner the dish over an open hearth.

Saffron is the world’s costliest spice by weight. It is derived from the saffron crocus. The spice itself is the dried stigma discovered within the flower of the plant.

52 Bat mitzvah scroll : TORAH

A Torah scroll (additionally “Sefer Torah”) is a handwritten copy of the Torah, the primary 5 books of the Hebrew Scriptures.

A Jewish woman turns into a bat mitzvah at 12 years of age, the age at which she turns into answerable for her actions. Boys turn into bar mitzvahs at 13. The phrases translate into English as daughter and son of the commandments.

53 __-Saxon : ANGLO

Germanic tribes invaded Great Britain from the early fifth century and created the nation that we now name England. The Anglo-Saxons (typically merely “Saxons”), as these tribes got here to be known as, held sway within the nation till the Norman Conquest in 1066. The Anglo-Saxons have been descendants of three Germanic tribes:

• The Angles, from Angeln in Northern Germany (and the tribe that gave the title “England”).
• The Saxons, from Lower Saxony and Holland.
• The Jutes, from the Jutland peninsula in Denmark.

55 “The Death of Vivek Oji” creator Akwaeke : EMEZI

Akwaeke Emezi is an creator from Nigeria who focuses on works with LGBT themes. Arguably, their most well-known work is the 2020 novel “The Death of Vivek Oji”, which explores the topic of homosexuality in Nigeria.

64 Shiba __: canine breed : INU

The Shiba Inu is a Japanese breed of canine that was developed for searching. Although the precise etymology of “Shibu” is unclear, the time period interprets as “brushwood”. “Inu” is Japanese for “dog”.

65 Megan Thee Stallion style : RAP

“Megan Thee Stallion” is the stage title of rapper Megan Pete. Pete’s mom Holly Thomas was additionally a rap performer, one utilizing the stage title “Holly-Wood”. Thomas would convey Megan to recording periods quite than put her in daycare, and so uncovered her younger daughter to the recording enterprise at an early age.

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