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Constructed by: Jeffrey Wechsler
Edited by: Patti Varol

Today’s Reveal Answer: Added

Themed solutions are frequent phrases with “ED” ADDED:

• 65A Extra, and a two-word trace to the solutions to the starred clues : ADDED and ADD “ED”

• 17A *Teachers who demand excellent asanas? : YOGA PEDANTS (add ED to “yoga pants”)
• 24A *Blogs and newsletters about elevating a household? : MAMMA MEDIA (add ED to “mamma mia”)
• 49A *Lion or tiger within the National Zoo? : FEDERAL CAT (add ED to “feral cat”)
• 58A *Ocean predator taking no matter comes its method? : MAKE-DO SHARK (add ED to “mako shark”)

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Bill’s time: 10m 05s

Bill’s errors: 0

Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

Across

6 Like a WiFi-enabled toaster : SMART

“Wi-Fi” is nothing greater than a trademark, a trademark registered by an affiliation of producers of apparatus that use wi-fi LAN (Local Area Network) know-how. A tool labeled with “Wi-Fi” has to satisfy sure outlined technical requirements, mainly which means that the gadgets can discuss to one another. The identify “Wi-Fi” suggests “Wireless Fidelity”, though apparently the time period was by no means supposed to imply something in any respect.

11 Storage acronym : ROM

Read-only reminiscence (ROM)

14 “Always Innovating” infomercial model : RONCO

Ronco was an organization that manufactured and bought merchandise primarily for the kitchen. Over the years, the corporate was intently related to the “-O-Matic” suffix, and significantly the “Veg-O-Matic” vegetable slicer. Ronco was additionally related to the phrase “set it and forget it”, which was used for the Showtime Rotisserie Grill. Ronco went bankrupt in 2018.

16 AQI monitor : EPA

The air high quality index (AQI) is monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

17 *Teachers who demand excellent asanas? : YOGA PEDANTS (add ED to “yoga pants”)

A pedant is an individual “who trumpets minor points of learning”, an individual who tends to nit-pick. “Pedant” comes by way of Middle French from the Italian phrase “pedante” which means “teacher”.

“Asana” is a Sanskrit phrase that interprets actually as “sitting down”. The asanas are the poses {that a} practitioner of yoga assumes. The most well-known is the lotus place, the cross-legged pose known as “padmasana”.

19 High pts. : MTS

Mountain (mt.)

20 Acrylic different : ENAMEL

Those could be kinds of paints.

21 California’s Big __ : SUR

Big Sur is a stunning a part of the California Coast situated south of Monterey and Carmel. The identify “Big Sur” comes from the unique Spanish description of the world as “el sur grande” which means “the big south”.

23 Semi : RIG

A “semi” is a “semi-trailer truck”. The automobile is so known as as a result of it consists of a tractor and a half-trailer. The half-trailer is so known as as a result of it solely has wheels on the again finish, with the entrance supported by the tractor.

30 Wickerwork : CANING

The Wych elm is often known as the Scots elm. It is the most typical species of elm present in Europe. The time period “wych” comes from the Old English “wice” which means “pliant, supple”. The phrase “wice” additionally offers rise to our phrase “wicker”.

34 City on the Rhine : BASEL

The metropolis of Basel in Switzerland lies proper the place the Swiss, French and German borders meet, and so has suburbs that lie in each France and Germany.

43 Exactly proper : SPOT-ON

Something described as spot-on is precisely appropriate. The time period “spot-on” originated with the Royal Air Force in WII when it described a shot or bomb that was proper on track.

44 Mike and __ : IKE

“Mike and Ike” is a model of fruit-flavored sweet made by Just Born beginning in 1940. Just Born launched fairly a singular advertising and marketing marketing campaign in 2012 asserting that Mike and Ike had “split up due to creative differences”. The marketing campaign concerned manufacturing of two completely different containers for the sweet displaying one or the opposite identify scratched out. Clever …

45 Inbox clogger : SPAM

The time period “spam”, used for undesirable electronic mail, is taken from a “Monty Python” sketch. In the sketch (which I’ve seen) the dialog is taken over by the phrase Spam, a play on the glut of canned meat within the markets of Britain after WWII. So “spam” is used for the glut of emails that takes over on-line communication. I can simply think about nerdy Internet varieties (like me) adopting one thing from a “Monty Python” sketch to explain a web based phenomenon …

49 *Lion or tiger within the National Zoo? : FEDERAL CAT (add ED to “feral cat”)

“Feral”, which means “existing in a wild or untamed state”, comes from the Latin phrase “fera” which means “wild animal”.

51 Mendes of “Girl in Progress” : EVA

I’m most aware of actress Eva Mendes as the feminine lead within the film “Hitch”, wherein she performed reverse Will Smith. Mendes began a relationship with fellow actor Ryan Gosling in 2011, and the couple have two youngsters collectively.

“Girl in Progress” is a 2012 film starring Eva Mendes because the mom of a teenage woman who units herself duties designed to speed up her “progress” in direction of maturity. The daughter, and title character, is performed by Cierra Ramirez.

52 Actress Cheryl : LADD

Cheryl Ladd’s most well-known function was Kris Munroe in tv’s “Charlie’s Angels”. Ladd changed Farrah Fawcett-Majors when the latter opted out of the present. Cheryl Ladd was the daughter-in-law of famed Hollywood actor Alan Ladd, as she was married to Ladd’s son, David. After the couple divorced, Cheryl retained the Ladd identify.

53 Hägar creator Browne : DIK

“Hägar the Horrible” is a comic book strip that was created by the late Dik Browne and is now drawn by his son, Chris Browne. “Hägar the Terrible” (not “Horrible”) was the nickname given to Dik by his sons. The strip’s title character is a red-bearded Viking dwelling on the Norwegian coast through the Middle Ages. Hägar lives together with his overbearing spouse Helga, his delicate son Hamlet, his fairly daughter Honi, and his intelligent canine Snert.

54 Area that’s removed from a strike zone : GUTTER

A pinsetter is a mechanical gadget that places bowling pins into place, returns balls, and clears fallen pins. Prior to the invention of the pinsetting machine, younger males referred to as pinboys used to reset the pins by hand.

57 Inventor Whitney : ELI

Inventor Eli Whitney is finest recognized for inventing the cotton gin. Whitney additionally got here up with the necessary idea of “interchangeable parts”. Parts which can be interchangeable might be swapped out of apparatus or maybe utilized in associated designs.

58 *Ocean predator taking no matter comes its method? : MAKE-DO SHARK (add ED to “mako shark”)

The shortfin mako shark can seem on restaurant menus, and consequently the species is dying out in some elements of the world. The mako will get its personal again generally although, as assaults on people should not unknown. It is the fastest-swimming shark, and has been clocked at speeds of over 40 miles/hour. And the shark in Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea”, that’s a mako. “Mako” is the Maori phrase for “shark” or “shark tooth”.

60 Summer alongside the Seine : ETE

The Seine is the river that flows via Paris. It empties into the English Channel to the north, on the port metropolis of Le Havre.

61 “SNL” alum Cheri : OTERI

Cheri Oteri was the SNL (“Saturday Night Live”) forged member who commonly appeared with Will Ferrell within the skit that includes a pair of Spartan cheerleaders.

62 Nightingale, notably : NURSE

Florence Nightingale is named the founder of recent nursing. Nightingale labored as a nurse, tending wounded troopers through the Crimean War. There she turned referred to as “The Lady with the Lamp” as she routinely made her rounds through the evening. Not lengthy after returning to London, Nightingale arrange the primary secular nursing college on this planet, at St. Thomas’ Hospital.

63 Sci-fi/fantasy writer whose emblem is a mountain peak : TOR

Tor Books is a publishing home in New York City that makes a speciality of science fiction and fantasy novels.

64 Velvety backyard flower : PANSY

The pansy is a backyard flower that takes its identify from the French phrase “pensée” which means “thought”. This identify was chosen because the flower was usually used as an emblem of remembrance. The petals of pansies have darkish blotches that usually seem to type the define of a face.

Down

1 Young chickens : FRYERS

Chickens bought for cooking are marketed as fryers, broilers and roasters, relying on measurement. Fryers weigh 2.5-4 kilos, broilers 4-6 kilos, and roasters 6-8 kilos.

2 Coin that’s for the birds? : LOONIE

The frequent loon (additionally “great northern diver”) is the provincial chook of Ontario, and the state chook of Minnesota. The loon as soon as appeared on Canadian $20 payments and in addition seems on the Canadian one-dollar coin, giving the coin the nickname “the loonie”.

3 Order from Captain Picard : ENGAGE

When Gene Roddenberry was creating the “Star Trek” spin-off sequence “Star Trek: The Next Generation”, I feel he selected a fairly magnificent identify for the brand new starship captain. “Jean-Luc Picard” is imitative of 1 or each of the twin-brother Swiss scientists Auguste and Jean Felix Piccard. The function of Picard was performed by the fantastic Shakespearean actor Patrick Stewart.

5 Pandora’s field remnant : HOPE

According to Greek mythology, Pandora was the primary lady. She was created by the gods, with every god bestowing on her a present. Her identify might be translated from Greek as “all-gifted”. Pandora is known for the story of “Pandora’s Box”. The story must be about Pandora’s “Jar”,as a Sixteenth-century error in translation created a “box” out of the “jar”. In the story of Pandora’s Box, curiosity obtained the higher of her and he or she opened up a field she was meant to depart alone. As a end result she launched all of the evils of mankind, simply closing it in time to lure hope inside.

6 Benchmark: Abbr. : STD

A benchmark is one thing that serves as a typical used to measure others. The authentic 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.

7 Oppressive atmospheres : MIASMAS

The phrase “miasma” was first used for the toxic ambiance thought to come up from swamps and rotting matter, and which might trigger illness. Nowadays, a miasma is only a thick cloud of fuel or smoke.

8 Per __ : ANNUM

The Latin phrase for yr is “annus”. We usually see it utilized in Latin phrases, however often with a unique spelling. In “anno Domini”, the “anno” is the ablative case of “annus” because the phrase means “in the year of the Lord”. Another instance is “per annum”, wherein “annum” is the accusative case because the literal translation of the phrase is “during the year”.

10 XFL scores : TDS

The XFL was an American Football league that solely survived for one season. The intention of the league was to supply soccer followers with one thing to look at within the low season, however the followers didn’t trouble. There was dialogue when the league was based that “XFL” would stand for “Extreme” Football League, however the determination was made to let the “X” stand for nothing in any respect. The XFL was revived in 2020.

18 Bull on a glue bottle : ELMER

Elsie the Cow is the mascot of the Borden Company. Elsie first appeared on the New York World’s Fair in 1939, launched to represent the proper dairy product. She is so well-known and revered that she has been awarded the levels of Doctor of Bovinity, Doctor of Human Kindness and Doctor of Ecownomics. Elsie was additionally given a husband named Elmer the Bull. Elmer ultimately moved over to the chemical division of Borden the place he gave his identify to Elmer’s Glue.

22 Life guides : MENTORS

A mentor is a trusted trainer or counselor. The time period “mentor” comes from Homer’s “Odyssey” in which there’s a personality named Mentor. He is a buddy of Odysseus, though he’s a comparatively ineffective outdated man. The goddess Athena takes on Mentor’s look with a view to information Odysseus’s younger son Telemachus via troublesome occasions.

25 Synagogue construction : ARK

The Torah ark is present in a synagogue, and is the decorative container wherein the Torah scrolls are saved. The phrase “Torah” finest interprets as “teaching” or “law”, I’m instructed.

26 Shot not allowed in some pool halls : MASSE

In billiards, a massé shot is one wherein the cue ball makes an excessive curve as a result of participant imparting heavy spin on the ball together with his or her cue held comparatively vertically. Some pool halls don’t enable massé pictures as there’s a threat of ripping the fabric protecting the desk.

28 Came down laborious? : SLEETED

Apparently, “sleet” is a time period used to explain two completely different climate situations. One is a bathe of ice pellets which can be smaller than hail, and the second is a mix of rain and snow, with the snow melting because it falls.

34 After-school lineup : BUS FLEET

We use the time period “bus” for a mode of transportation as it’s an abbreviated type of the unique “omnibus”. We imported “omnibus” by way of French from Latin, wherein language it means “for all”. The thought is that an omnibus is a carriage “for all”.

36 Less liable to final : SHODDIER

Something described as shoddy is of inferior high quality, particularly if it has a delusive look of top quality.

39 23andMe’s inventory in commerce : DNA DATA

23andMe was the primary firm to supply direct-to-consumer genetic testing, doing so in 2007. Initially, 23andMe provided a check that decided a topic’s predisposition to an inventory of particular genetic traits, together with baldness and blindness. The firm now presents a cheap ancestry DNA check as effectively. The identify “23andMe” is a reference to the 23 pairs of chromosomes within the cells of a human.

41 Pseudonym letters : AKA

Also referred to as (aka)

46 “Hoist with his own __”: Hamlet : PETARD

In days of outdated, a petard was a small bomb that was used to breach fortified gates and partitions. The phrase “hoist with his own petard” comes from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, and is a reference to a petard detonating prematurely and blowing up (“hoisting”) the bomber.

55 Sch. the place John McCain is buried : USNA

The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is situated in Annapolis, Maryland. It was based in 1845 and educates officers for each the US Navy and the US Marine Corps. The motto of the USNA is “Ex Scientia Tridens”, which interprets as “From Knowledge, Sea Power”.

John McCain went into the US Naval Academy (USNA) in 1958, following a household custom as his father and grandfather had been each four-star admirals. The youthful McCain didn’t obtain the identical rank, and retired from the Navy as a captain in 1981. That stated, his profession improvement was interrupted by nearly six years spent as a prisoner of conflict (POW) in North Vietnam. John McCain was a US Senator from Arizona from 1987 till he handed away in 2018. His physique was interred on the USNA Cemetery in Annapolis.

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