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Constructed by: Christina Iverson
Edited by: Patti Varol

Today’s Theme: This or That, for Two

Themed solutions are literal interpretations of frequent phrases, clued with TWO examples of that reinterpretation:

• 23A “An Introduction to Calculus” or “The Art of Public Speaking”? : TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE
• 37A Christian Louboutin footwear or a Fendi bag? : FASHION ILLUSTRATION
• 58A Gibson Flying V or Fender Stratocaster? : GUITAR CASE
• 64A Emmy statue or the Stanley Cup? : PRIZE SPECIMEN
• 79A Richter or Mohs? : SCALE MODEL
• 95A Wedding or merger? : UNION REPRESENTATIVE
• 115A Marble high or butcher block? : COUNTER INSTANCE

Read on, or leap to …
… a whole listing of solutions

Bill’s time: 11m 56s

Bill’s errors: 0

Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

Across

1 PowerShot camera-maker : CANON

The PowerShot is a line of compact cameras launched by Canon in 1996. I used to personal one, earlier than my smartphone took over as my point-and-shoot choice …

6 Arches National Park state : UTAH

The beautiful Arches National Park is positioned in jap Utah, simply outdoors of Moab. The principal focus of the park is the preservation of over 2,000 pure sandstone arches. The arches are comparatively fragile, and 43 have collapsed since 1970, primarily because of erosion attributable to wind and rain.

10 Middle of a Latin boast : VIDI

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 brief conflict between Rome and Pharnaces II of Pontus.

19 Skybox setting : ARENA

Our time period “arena” comes from the Latin “harena”, a spot of fight. Originally “harena” was used to explain sand or a sandy place. Those Ancient Roman locations of fight had been coated with sand to absorb blood.

20 Herb with grayish leaves : SAGE

In Britain and Ireland, sage is listed as one of many 4 important herbs. And these can be “parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme”.

21 Novelist Kingsley : AMIS

Kingsley Amis (what an excellent title!) was a really profitable English author, well-known for producing entertaining, comedic novels. His most well-known novel might be his first, “Lucky Jim” printed in 1954. That mentioned, he gained a Booker Prize for a later novel, “The Old Devils” printed in 1986. He handed on a few of his expertise by means of his genes, it appears, as his son Martin Amis is a really profitable novelist too.

22 “Get Out” author/director Jordan : PEELE

Jordan Peele is a former solid member of the sketch comedy present “Mad TV”. Peele created his personal sketch comedy present “Key & Peele” with fellow-Mad TV alum Keegan-Michael Key. Peele began internet hosting and producing the revival of “The Twilight Zone” in 2019.

“Get Out” is a 2017 horror movie written and directed by Jordan Peele. I don’t do horror, however I do hear that this one is nicely made …

26 Trattoria fare : PASTA

A trattoria is an Italian restaurant. In Italian, a “trattore” is the keeper of mentioned consuming home.

29 Picnic container : COOLER

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

31 Sphinx, partially : LION

In Greek mythology, the creature often called the Sphinx had the physique of a lion, the wings of a fowl and the face of a lady. The Sphinx threatened to strangle and devour any one who couldn’t reply a well-known riddle: “Which creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?” Oedipus was capable of save himself by accurately answering “Man”. The thought is {that a} man crawls on all fours as a child, after which walks on two toes as an grownup, and walks with a cane in outdated age. “Sphinx” is definitely a Greek phrase, which means “the strangler” …

37 Christian Louboutin footwear or a Fendi bag? : FASHION ILLUSTRATION

Christian Louboutin is a clothier from Paris who is thought for creating stiletto footwear with trademark, red-lacquered soles. His largest particular person shopper is American creator Danielle Steel, who is claimed to personal extra that 6,000 pairs of Louboutin footwear!

Fendi is an Italian vogue home that was based in 1925 by Adele Casagrande. Fendi began out as a fur and leather-based store in Rome, and as of late is known for its line of purses.

42 Hunter close to the Pleiades : ORION

According to Greek mythology, Orion was a large hunter who was positioned within the evening sky by Zeus, the king of the gods. Orion may be very recognizable as a constellation, particularly with the three vibrant stars often called “Orion’s Belt”. The brightest star within the sky, Sirius, is claimed to be Orion’s looking canine, and this star sits at Orion’s “foot”.

The Seven Sisters of Greek mythology are often known as the Pleiades. The Seven Sisters had been the daughters of the titan Atlas, who had been pressured to hold the heavens on his shoulders. In an act of kindness, Zeus remodeled the sisters first into doves, after which into stars in order that they may present consolation for his or her father. There is certainly a cluster of seven stars within the evening sky named for the parable and often called the Pleiades.

45 Yo lead-in : FRO-

Frozen yogurt (“froyo” or “fro-yo”)

48 Chemistry lab substances : SOLUTES

A “solute” is a substance dissolved in a fluid, thereby making a “solution”.

51 “C’est la __!” : VIE

“C’est la vie” is French for “that’s life”.

52 Crossword diagram : GRID

Arthur Wynne is mostly credited with the invention of what we now know as a crossword puzzle. Wynne was born in Liverpool, England and emigrated to the US when he was 19-years-old. He labored as a journalist and was residing in Cedar Grove, New Jersey in 1913 when he launched a “Word-Cross Puzzle” in his web page of puzzles written for the “New York World”. The first ebook of crossword puzzles was printed by Shuster & Shuster, in 1924. The assortment of puzzles was an enormous hit, and crosswords had been elevated to the extent of “a craze” in 1924 and 1925.

55 Fifth Avenue retailer : SAKS

Fifth Avenue in New York City is typically known as the “most expensive street in the world”. The part that runs by means of Midtown Manhattan is residence to upscale shops, reminiscent of Saks Fifth Avenue.

58 Gibson Flying V or Fender Stratocaster? : GUITAR CASE

Gibson is a producer of guitars and different musical devices. It was based by Orville Gibson in 1902, though Gibson began making devices in 1894.

The Stratocaster (typically “Strat”) is an electrical guitar that has been made by Fender since 1954. The firm that made Fender electrical guitars was based in Fullerton, California in 1946 by Leo Fender.

60 Gaelic tongue : ERSE

There are literally three Erse languages: Irish, Manx (spoken on the Isle of Man) and Scots Gaelic. In their very own tongues, these can be “Gaeilge” (in Ireland), “Gaelg” (on the Isle of Man) and “Gaidhlig” (in Scotland).

63 Dam that created Lake Nasser : ASWAN

Lake Nasser is a big synthetic lake created because of the development of the Aswan High Dam (initiated by President Nasser). Lake Nasser lies in southern Egypt and northern Sudan. Strictly talking, the part of the lake in Sudan is known as Lake Nubia.

64 Emmy statue or the Stanley Cup? : PRIZE SPECIMEN

The Emmy Awards are the tv equal of the Oscars from the world of movie, the Grammy Awards in music and the Tony Awards for the stage. Emmy Awards are introduced all year long, relying on the sector of tv being honored. The most well-known of those ceremonies are the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Daytime Emmy Awards. The distinctive title “Emmy” is a softened model of the phrase “immy”, the nickname given to the video digicam tubes present in outdated tv cameras. The Emmy statuette was designed by tv engineer Louis McManus in 1948, and depicts a lady holding up an atom. McManus used his spouse as a mannequin for the girl.

The Stanley Cup is known as for Lord Stanley of Preston, the Governor General of Canada from 1888 to 1893. Lord Stanley’s sons grew to become avid followers of ice hockey whereas in Canada, and so he donated the trophy in 1909, initially as a problem cup for the nation’s finest newbie membership.

69 TV grouch : OSCAR

Oscar the Grouch is the Muppet who lives in a rubbish can. Oscar’s persona comes from varied sources. He is known as after Oscar Brand who was one of many board members of the Children’s Television Workshop, the backers for “Sesame Street” because the Muppets had been being developed within the sixties. Oscar’s character was impressed by an offended waiter that when served Jim Henson (father of the Muppets). The voice was modeled on a grumpy New York cab driver encountered at some point by Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who brings Oscar to life.

79 Richter or Mohs? : SCALE MODEL

The Richter scale was developed in 1935 by Charles Richter on the California Institute of Technology. The Richter Scale has largely been deserted, changed by the second magnitude scale (MMS). Even although the US Geological Survey has been reporting earthquakes utilizing the MMS since 2002, the media is inclined to combine issues up and use phrases reminiscent of “Richter magnitude”.

The Mohs scale of mineral hardness was developed in 1812 by Friedrich Mohs. Basically Mohs took minerals and scratched them with different minerals. In this fashion he was capable of decide which minerals had been hardest (most scratch resistant) and which softest. On the size, diamond is the toughest (and rated 10), whereas talc is the softest (and rated 1).

82 Indie pop duo __ and Sara : TEGAN

Tegan and Sara is an indie pop duo comprising Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirstan Quin, an identical twin sisters from Canada.

86 Haitian good friend : AMIE

A male good friend in France is “un ami”, and a feminine good friend is “une amie”.

The Republic of Haiti occupies the smaller, western portion of the island of Hispaniola within the Caribbean. The remainder of the island is taken up by the Dominican Republic. Haiti is certainly one of solely two nations within the Americas to have French as an official language, the opposite being Canada.

87 “Sold out” signal : SRO

Standing room solely (SRO)

90 Scepter high : ORB

An orb and cross (“globus cruciger”) has been used as a Christian image of authority since Medieval instances. The cross sits atop the globe, indicating Christ’s authority over the world. When the orb is held within the hand of a king or queen, this means the authority invested within the earthly ruler.

A scepter (“sceptre” in Britain and Ireland) is a ceremonial workers, one typically held by a monarch.

91 109-Across maker’s want : LYE
[109A Dove bar : SOAP]

Soap is principally made by including a powerful alkali (like lye) to a fats (like olive oil or palm oil). The fat break down within the fundamental resolution in a course of known as saponification. The crude cleaning soap is extracted from the combination, washed, purified and completed in molds.

92 Philly Ivy : UPENN

The University of Pennsylvania (additionally “Penn” and “UPenn”) was based in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia. Penn was the primary faculty within the nation to supply each graduate and undergraduate programs. Penn’s sports activities groups are often called the Quakers, and typically the Red & Blue.

104 Fitness portmanteau : TAE BO

Tae Bo isn’t an historic martial artwork, although it maybe feels like one. The self-discipline was developed as a type of cardio train within the Nineteen Nineties by taekwondo skilled Billy Blanks who gave it the title Tae Bo, a melding of “taekwondo” and “boxing”.

105 Fleecy boots : UGGS

Uggs are sheepskin boots that had been first produced in Australia and New Zealand. The unique Uggs have sheepskin fleece on the within for consolation and insulation, with a tanned leather-based floor on the skin for sturdiness. “Ugg” is a generic time period Down Under, though it’s a model title right here within the US.

108 French infinitive : ETRE

The verb “to be” is “ser” in Spanish and “être” in French.

109 Dove bar : SOAP

Dove is a model of non-public care merchandise made by Unilever. The model originated within the UK, again in 1955.

118 Amalfi Coast nation : ITALY

Amalfi, Italy is a coastal city on the Gulf of Salerno positioned about 30 miles southeast of Naples. The city offers its title to the favored vacationer vacation spot often called the Amalfi Coast.

120 Old Dodge : OMNI

The Dodge Omni is principally the identical automotive because the Plymouth Horizon, and was produced by Chrysler from 1978-90. The Omni is a front-wheel drive hatchback, the primary in an extended line of front-wheel drive vehicles that had been very profitable for Chrysler. The Omni was really developed in France, by Chrysler’s Simca division. When manufacturing was stopped within the US in 1990, the tooling was bought to an Indian firm that continued manufacturing for the Asian marketplace for a number of years.

121 Ghana’s capital : ACCRA

Accra sits on Ghana’s coast and is a significant seaport in addition to the nation’s capital metropolis. The title “Accra” comes from a neighborhood phrase “Nkran” which means “ants”, a reputation chosen due to the massive variety of anthills discovered within the space when town was based.

122 Accounted for a bag, say : TARED

Tare is the burden of a container that’s deducted from the gross weight to find out the web weight, the burden of the container’s contents.

125 Trapshooting : SKEET

There are three forms of aggressive shotgun goal taking pictures sports activities:

• Skeet taking pictures
• Trap taking pictures
• Sporting clays

Down

1 __ the Elder: Roman historian : CATO

Cato the Elder was a Roman statesman, recognized traditionally as “the elder” so as to distinguish him from his great-grandson, Cato the Younger. Cato the Elder’s final place inside Roman society was that of Censor, making him answerable for sustaining the census, and for supervising public morality.

3 Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, __” : NEXT

“Thank U, Next” is a 2018 music co-written and recorded by Ariana Grande. The title is a phrase that Grande apparently makes use of close to the breakup of a relationship. I suppose it means “Thank you for the past relationship, let’s move onto the next one”. After the music’s launch, the phrase “Thank U, next” grew to become common on the Internet, utilized in the identical means it’s used within the music.

6 Grand Slam element : US OPEN

To win the Grand Slam of tennis, a participant should win the 4 main tournaments in the identical season:

• The Australian Open (in mid-January, performed on onerous courts)
• The French Open (in May/June, performed on clay)
• Wimbledon (in June/July, performed on grass)
• The US Open (in August/September, performed on onerous courts)

9 Bewitch : HEX

“Hexen” is a German phrase which means “to practice witchcraft”. The use of the phrase “hex” in English began with the Pennsylvania Dutch within the early 1800s.

10 “Scoot!” : VAMOOSE!

To vamoose is to to depart, coming from the Spanish “vamos” which means “let’s go”.

12 Comedian Phyllis : DILLER

Phyllis Diller was one of many first feminine standup comedians to attain industrial success. Famously, she was a champion of beauty surgical procedure and underwent 15 totally different procedures. This led to the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery presenting her with an award for bringing beauty surgical procedure “out of the closet”.

14 Google Play obtain : APP

Google Play is Google’s distribution service for digital media content material. The service was launched in 2008 as Android Market. Android Market was mixed with Google Music, Google Movies and Google eBookstore in 2012 to type Google Play.

17 Pop star John : ELTON

Elton John’s actual title is Reginald Dwight. Sir Elton was knighted in 1998, not for his music per se, however for his charitable work. He based his personal Elton John AIDS Foundation again in 1992.

24 __ 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.

36 Tupperware high : LID

Back within the Nineteen Thirties, Earl Tupper was working on the DuPont Chemical Company, and from DuPont obtained rigid items of polyethylene slag. Tupper purified the slag and formed it into unbreakable containers. He added hermetic lids with a “burping seal” that supplied tight seals much like that supplied by the lids on paint cans. He known as his new product Tupperware.

37 “Chicago” choreographer : FOSSE

Bob Fosse gained extra Tony Awards for choreography than anybody else, a grand whole of eight (and one other Tony for route). Fosse additionally gained an Oscar for Best Director for the 1972 film “Cabaret”, even beating out the formidable Francis Ford Coppola who was nominated that very same 12 months for “The Godfather”.

The great 1975 musical “Chicago” is predicated on a 1926 play of the identical title written by a information reporter known as Maurine Dallas Watkins. Watkins had been assigned to cowl the homicide trials of Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner for the “Chicago Tribune”, and used the story that unfolded as the idea for her play. Annan grew to become the character Roxie Hart, and Gaertner grew to become Velma Kelly. I’ve solely ever seen the film model of “Chicago” and by no means a reside efficiency …

39 Fabric retailer part : SILKS

The textile often called silk is produced from a pure protein fiber produced from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm. Ethical vegans are inclined to keep away from silk as many, many silkworms die so as to produce a comparatively small quantity of cloth. Raw silk is obtained by boiling the silkworms alive contained in the cocoons that yield the fibers.

40 “Shazam!” actor Zachary : LEVI

“Shazam!” is a 2019 superhero film starring Zachary Levi because the title character.

46 First title in civil rights historical past : ROSA

Rosa Parks was one of some courageous ladies in days passed by who refused to surrender their seats on a bus to white ladies. It was the stand taken by Rosa Parks on December 1, 1955 that sparked the Montgomery, Alabama Bus Boycott. President Clinton introduced Ms. Parks with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996. When she died in 2005, Rosa Parks grew to become the primary ever lady to have her physique lie in honor within the US Capitol Rotunda.

47 Clive of “Gosford Park” : OWEN

English actor Clive Owen first grabbed the general public’s consideration in his place of birth within the early nineties, when he performed the lead in a preferred TV present known as “Chancer” a few likable conman. More not too long ago, Owen has been enjoying Dr. John W. Thackery on the Cinemax medical drama sequence “The Knick”.

“Gosford Park” is a really entertaining 2001 comedy thriller film written by Julian Fellowes, the “fellow” who created “Downton Abbey”. It’s all a few homicide that takes place in a fairly grand Englosh nation home within the Nineteen Thirties. The itemizing of actors is extremely spectacular, and consists of Alan Bates, Stephen Fry, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Helen Mirren, Clive Owen, Maggie Smith, Kirstin Scott Thomas and Michael Gambon. It was directed by Robert Altman, and ended up being his second-most profitable movie on the field workplace, after “M*A*S*H”.

49 Fancy jug : EWER

A pitcher is a container for liquid that has a deal with, mouth and spout. The time period “jug” is used for a similar container in different English-speaking nations. “Ewer” is an older time period describing a pitcher/jug. Today, a ewer is a extremely ornamental pitcher, typically with a base and flared spout.

50 Jaipur apparel : SARI

Jaipur is the capital metropolis of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Apparently Jaipur is a really stunning and well-planned metropolis, and is named the “Pink City”.

52 Avocado dip, for brief :

Guacamole is certainly one of my favourite dishes. It is ready by mashing avocados and maybe including the likes of tomato, onion and lime juice. The guacamole recipe dates again as early because the sixteenth century, to the time of the Aztecs. “Guacamole” interprets as “avocado sauce”.

54 IT dept. array : PCS

The unique IBM Personal Computer is mannequin quantity 5150, which was launched to the world on August 12, 1981. The time period “personal computer” was already in use, however the success of the IBM 5150 led to the time period “PC” getting used for all laptop merchandise suitable with the IBM platform.

57 Member of an Iraqi non secular minority : YAZIDI

The Yazidis are a minority group discovered primarily in Iran who’re indigenous to Kurdistan. Their ethnic faith is Yazidism, which is a montheistic custom that emerged within the twelfth century.

62 Scoreboard abbr. for a rainout : PPD

Postponed (PPD)

65 Fencing blade : EPEE

The sword often called an épée has a three-sided blade. It is much like a foil and saber, though the foil and saber have rectangular cross-sections.

66 Actor Mineo : SAL

Actor Sal Mineo’s most well-known function was John “Plato” Crawford, the child who was in awe of the James Dean character in “Rebel Without a Cause”. Sadly, Mineo was murdered in 1976 when he was simply 37 years outdated. He was attacked within the alley behind his Los Angeles residence and stabbed by means of the center. When an arrest was made it was found that the assassin had no concept that his sufferer was a star, and that his plan was simply to rob anybody who got here alongside.

69 Norwegian banking hub : OSLO

Oslo, the capital of Norway, is an historic metropolis that was based round 1048. The medieval metropolis was destroyed by fireplace in 1624 and was rebuilt by the Danish-Norwegian king Christian IV and renamed to Christiana. In 1877 there was an official change of the spelling of town’s title to “Kristiana”, after which extra not too long ago in 1925 the title was restored to the unique Oslo. Things have nearly gone full circle and now the middle of Oslo, the realm that might have been contained by the unique medieval partitions, has apparently been renamed to Christiana.

70 C-section memento : SCAR

The story that Julius Caesar was born through Caesarean part (C-section) appears to be unfounded. Although such procedures had been certainly carried out in historic Rome, there aren’t any experiences of the mom surviving (and Julius Caesar’s mom did increase her baby). The time period “caesarean” comes not from (Julius) Caesar, however fairly instantly from the Latin “caedere” which means “to cut”.

72 Bass beer : ALE

The pink triangle on the label of a bottle of Bass Ale was registered in 1875 and is UK Registered Trade Mark (TM) No: 00001, the primary trademark issued on the earth.

75 Field day gear : POTATO SACK

That can be for a sack race.

76 Tehran resident : IRANI

Tehran is the capital of Iran and is the biggest metropolis within the Middle East, with a inhabitants of about 8.5 million. Iran has been round a extremely very long time and Tehran is definitely the nation’s thirty first nationwide capital.

78 “Eighth Grade” actress Fisher : ELSIE

Elsie Fisher is an actress whose best-known roles are presumably her voice performing. For instance, she voiced Agnes in “Despicable Me” (2010) and “Despicable Me 2” (2013), and Parker Needle in “The Addams Family” (2019).

“Eighth Grade” is a 2018 comedy drama film starring Elsie Fisher as a middle-schooler scuffling with nervousness. Comedian Bo Burnham wrote and directed the movie, and the storyline displays his personal nervousness as a performer, and his frequent panic assaults. I haven’t seen this one, however I hear actually good issues …

87 Verizon Wireless rival : SPRINT

The firm that we all know as we speak as Sprint has a historical past that’s linked with the Southern Pacific railroad firm. Southern Pacific developed a microwave communication system for its inside use throughout its community utilizing rights-of-way related to the corporate’s intensive railway traces. In the early seventies, the corporate laid large lengths of fiber optic cable in these rights-of-way, alongside the tracks, primarily for inside use. The railroad bought extra fiber capability to non-public firms, permitting these firms to function lengthy distance phone service outdoors of AT&T, which at the moment had a long-distance monopoly. Southern Pacific took benefit of adjusting FCC rules and began providing voice service on to customers. That service was provided below the title SPRINT, an acronym that stood for Southern Pacific Railroad Internal Networking Telephony. Very fascinating …

97 Tattle on : RAT OUT

Something described as tattletale is revealing, it offers away a secret. The time period is a mix of “tattle” and “tale”, and might be patterned on the same phrase “telltale”. “To tattle” means “to tell secrets”, and the noun “tattletale” applies to somebody who tells secrets and techniques and informs.

99 Literary realm by the River Shribble : NARNIA

Apparently, it’s not sure how C. S. Lewis got here to decide on Narnia because the title of the fantasy world featured in his sequence of youngsters’s books, together with “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”. There was an historic metropolis in Umbria that the Romans known as Narnia, however there isn’t a proof of a hyperlink.

102 Anxious feeling : AGITA

“Agita” is one other title for “acid indigestion”, and extra usually for “agitation, anxiety”.

108 Writer Bombeck : ERMA

Erma Bombeck wrote for newspapers for about 35 years. She produced greater than 4,000 witty and humorous columns below the title “At Wit’s End”, with all describing her residence life in suburbia.

112 __ moss : PEAT

Peat moss is definitely sphagnum moss that has partially decayed and dried. The time period “peat” moss is used as sphagnum moss is usually present in peat bogs. Sphagnum moss has the power to retailer massive portions of water, so the dried type is utilized by gardeners to situation soil, i.e. to extend the soil’s capability to retain moisture.

114 “Sammy the Seal” author Hoff : SYD

Syd Hoff wrote the kids’s books “Danny and the Dinosaur” and “Sammy the Seal”. Hoff additionally drew two syndicated comedian strips, “Tuffy” (1939-1949) and “Laugh It Off” (1958-1978).

116 SLR digicam by 1-Across : EOS
[1A PowerShot camera-maker : CANON]

I’ve been utilizing Canon EOS cameras for many years now, and don’t have anything however good issues to say about each the cameras and the lenses. The EOS title stands for Electro-Optical System, and was chosen as a result of it evokes the title of Eos, the Titan goddess of daybreak from Greek mythology.

117 Many grad college students, for brief : TAS

Teaching assistant (TA)

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