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Constructed by: Zachary David Levy
Edited by: Patti Varol

Today’s Theme: I Oughta Be in Pictures

Themed solutions are titles of PICTURES with a letter I inserted:

• 22A Film remake a few scholar who lastly finds the correct martial arts instructor? : THE SIXTH SENSEI (I in “The Sixth Sense”)
• 37A Film remake that includes a spooky archaeological website? : MIDNIGHT RUIN (I in “Midnight Run”)
• 51A Film remake heavy with artwork metaphors? : MONA LISA SIMILE (I in “Mona Lisa Smile”)
• 69A Film remake that includes damaged raga devices? : THE FAULT IN OUR SITARS (I in “The Fault in Our Stars”)
• 89A Film remake that tries to show all single males are created equal? : BACHELOR PARITY (I in “Bachelor Party”)
• 99A Film remake that includes spa therapies which are no joke? : A SERIOUS MANI (I in “A Serious Man”)
• 123A Film remake that paperwork soapbox websites? : TIRADING PLACES (I in “Trading Places”)

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Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

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1 Device that will catch a non-public comment : HOT MIC

One of my favourite hot-mic moments occurred in 2005, when Paris and London have been vying to host the 2012 Olympics. French President Jacques Chirac in contrast Paris and London in that context whereas chatting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. Chirac mentioned, over a sizzling mic:

The solely factor that they’ve ever performed for European agriculture is mad cow illness … You can’t belief individuals who have such dangerous delicacies.

7 Enemy of historical Athens : SPARTA

Sparta was a city-state in historical Greece that was well-known for her army may. Spartan youngsters had a troublesome 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 newborn was appropriate for rearing. Those youngsters 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 because the 1600s.

19 First MLB participant inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame : ICHIRO

Ichiro Suzuki holds fairly just a few batting data, together with the single-season document for base hits (262) and a record-breaking streak of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Ichiro Suzuki is a large movie star in his native-Japan. His agent says that when you tackle fan mail to “Ichiro Suzuki, Japan”, he’ll get your letter …

20 More hackneyed : CORNIER

Hackney is a location in London, and it in all probability gave its identify to a “hackney”, an peculiar sort of horse round 1300. By 1700 a “hackney” was an individual employed to do routine work, and “hackneyed” meant “kept for hire”, after which “stale, uninteresting”. This morphed right into a hackney carriage, a carriage or automobile for rent, and into “hack”, a slang time period for a taxi driver or cab.

21 Unlike car gasoline : LEADED

Tetraethyllead (TEL) is a gas additive that was launched into gasoline beginning within the Twenties. The additive allowed for a rise in engine compression, which boosted engine efficiency and enhanced gas financial system. When TEL combusts, it produces carbon dioxide and water, but in addition lead and lead oxide. The ensuing excessive ranges of lead within the ambiance brought on well being issues, particularly in youngsters. Countries began banning using “leaded” fuels within the Nineteen Seventies, and auto producers needed to begin constructing automobiles that might higher deal with “unleaded” gasoline.

22 Film remake a few scholar who lastly finds the correct martial arts instructor? : THE SIXTH SENSEI (I in “The Sixth Sense”)

“Sensei” is a Japanese type of tackle used for figures of authority, from attorneys to martial arts instructors.

“The Sixth Sense” is a superb 1999 movie written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. I keep in mind watching “The Sixth Sense” for the primary time on an airplane. Shyamalan wasn’t well-known for his well-known shock endings to movies at that time. It was very gratifying to listen to my fellow passengers be a part of me in an enormous “gasp” on the acceptable level within the story …

25 Breath mints that contained Retsyn : CERTS

Certs have been the primary breath mints to be marketed nationally within the US, hitting the cabinets in 1956. A Cert known as a mint, however it isn’t actually because it incorporates no mint oil and as an alternative has its well-known ingredient named “Retsyn”. Retsyn is a combination of copper gluconate (giving the inexperienced flecks), partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil (not wholesome!) and flavoring (perhaps mint?).

27 Jerky spot? : KNEE

The foot naturally kicks ahead when the tendon/muscle on the entrance of the leg is tapped slightly below the knee. The kick takes place on account of a reflex response, an impulse despatched alongside nerves from the location of the faucet to the backbone and again to the leg muscle, with out direct involvement of the mind.

29 Goodyear metropolis : AKRON

For a lot of the 1800s, the Ohio metropolis of Akron was the fastest-growing metropolis within the nation, feeding off the economic growth of that period. The metropolis was based in 1825 and its location, alongside the Ohio and Erie canal connecting Lake Erie with the Ohio River, helped to gas Akron’s development. Akron sits on the highest level of the canal and the identify “Akron” comes from the Greek phrase which means “summit”. Indeed, Akron is the county seat of Summit County. The metropolis earned the moniker “Rubber Capital of the World” for many of the twentieth century, because it was house to 4 main tire firms: Goodrich, Goodyear, Firestone and General Tire.

The Goodyear tire firm was based in 1898. The firm was named for Charles Goodyear, the person who invented vulcanized rubber in 1839. Despite the Goodyear identify, Charles Goodyear himself had no reference to the corporate. Sadly, he by no means actually reaped a monetary reward for his innovations.

30 Realm from 800 to 1806: Abbr. : HRE

The Holy Roman Empire (HRE) existed from 962 to 1806 AD and was a territory of various dimension over the centuries that centered on the Kingdom of Germany. The HRE was a successor to the western half of the Ancient Roman Empire. The empire dissolved in 1806 when Holy Roman Emperor Francis II abdicated after a army defeat by the French underneath Napoleon at Austerlitz.

Charlemagne was the primary king to make use of the title “Holy Roman Emperor”, beginning within the 12 months 800, although the Holy Roman Empire (HRE) was not truly based per se till over a century later when Otto I used to be topped Emperor. Otto was the primary of an unbroken line of Holy Roman Emperors who dominated Central Europe from 962 till 1806.

31 NASA scientist Geoffrey who gained a Hugo for his brief story “Falling Onto Mars” : LANDIS

As effectively as being an aerospace engineer working for NASA, Geoffrey A. Landis is an award=successful creator of science fiction. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given his technical {qualifications}, Landis is thought for writing “hard” science fiction, science fiction that emphasizes scientific accuracy and logic.

35 “The Coldest Rap” rapper : ICE-T

“Cold Wind Madness” was the primary single recorded by rap singer Ice-T, in 1983. The music additionally glided by the title “The Coldest Rap”, and may be described as “an underground success”. It was not performed by radio stations, as a result of again then, broadcasters have been reluctant to characteristic songs with hardcore lyrics.

37 Film remake that includes a spooky archaeological website? : MIDNIGHT RUIN (I in “Midnight Run”)

“Archaeology” is a phrase that appears prefer it’s British English, and one is likely to be forgiven for utilizing the spelling “archeology” in American English. Even although the latter spelling has been round for a few hundred years, the previous is the usual spelling on either side of the Atlantic.

“Midnight Run” is a 1988 motion comedy movie starring Charles Grodin as an embezzler and Robert De Niro as a bounty hunter. I like this film, and rank it as my favourite comedy efficiency for each Grodin and De Niro. There’s nice chemistry between the 2 lead actors, and I’m guessing that that they had a blast working collectively …

50 Molecule central to many vaccines : RNA

A vaccine was once a modified virus administered to a person to stimulate the immune system into growing immunity, till mRNA vaccines have been launched to fight COVID-19. British doctor Edward Jenner got here up with the primary vaccine, injecting folks with the cowpox virus as a way to forestall smallpox. The time period “vaccination” comes from the Latin “vaccinus” which means “from cows”, with “vacca” translating as “cow”.

51 Film remake heavy with artwork metaphors? : MONA LISA SIMILE (I in “Mona Lisa Smile”)

Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece that we all know in English because the “Mona Lisa” known as “La Gioconda” in Italian, the language of the artist. It’s often known as “La Joconde” by the Government of France which owns the portray and shows it within the Louvre Museum in Paris. The title comes from the identify of the topic, virtually actually Lisa Gherardini, spouse of Francesco del Giocondo. Giocondo was a rich silk service provider in Florence who commissioned the portray for the couple’s new house to have a good time the beginning of their second son.

A simile is a determine of speech by which a comparability is made between two issues which are unalike. For instance, an individual is likely to be described as “cute as a kitten” or as “busy as a bee”.

“Mona Lisa Smile” is a 2003 movie set within the Fifties that includes Julia Roberts as an artwork lecturer at Wellesley College. One notable truth in regards to the movie is that Roberts obtained $25 million for showing in it, which was a document for an actress at the moment.

56 Wharton degs. : MBAS

Wharton is the enterprise college of the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. The college was established in 1881 largely on account of a donation from industrialist Joseph Wharton, co-founder of Bethlehem Steel.

57 __-dried tomatoes : SUN

Tomatoes may be positioned within the solar for 4-10 days as a way to dry out. They lose about 90% of their weight to develop into “sun-dried” tomatoes.

58 Lighthouse view : SEA

The oldest lighthouse nonetheless in use is the Tower of Hercules situated on the coast of Galicia in northwest Spain. Renovated in 1791, this magnificent lighthouse was constructed by the Romans in 2nd century CE and has been in fixed use since that point. It is believed that the construction’s design relies on the well-known Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of many Seven Wonders of Ancient World.

60 Grounation Day celebrant : RASTA

Grounation Day is a holy day within the Rastafarian custom. It commemorates the go to of Haile Selassie to Jamaica in 1966.

67 JD-to-be’s examination : LSAT

The legislation diploma that’s abbreviated to J.D. stands for “Juris Doctor” or “Doctor of Jurisprudence”.

69 Film remake that includes damaged raga devices? : THE FAULT IN OUR SITARS (I in “The Fault in Our Stars”)

The sitar has been round because the Middle Ages. It is a stringed instrument that’s performed by plucking, and is used most frequently in Hindustani classical music. In the West we’ve been uncovered to the instrument largely by means of the performances of Ravi Shankar and a few music by George Harrison of the Beatles, a onetime scholar of Shankar.

Raga isn’t actually a style of music, however has been described because the “tonal framework” by which Indian classical music consists. Ravi Shankar was maybe essentially the most well-known raga virtuoso (to us Westerners). Western rock music with a heavy Indian affect is likely to be known as raga rock.

“The Fault in Our Stars” is a 2014 movie based mostly on a novel of the identical by John Green. Both movie and novel are about two teenage most cancers sufferers who fall in love with one another. The leads are performed by Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort. The title is a rewording of traces spoken by Cassius within the play “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare:

The fault, expensive Brutus, just isn’t in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we’re underlings.

77 Vitals checker, briefly : EMT

There are 4 main important indicators which are measured by well being professionals:

1. Body temperature
2. Blood strain
3. Pulse
4. Breathing fee

79 Speed reader? : RADAR

Radar velocity weapons have been first used to watch visitors by Connecticut State Police within the city of Glastonbury, method again in 1947!

82 Cul-de-__ : SAC

Even although “cul-de-sac” can certainly imply “bottom-of-the-bag” in French, the time period “cul-de-sac” is of English origin (using “cul” in French is definitely fairly impolite). The time period was launched in aristocratic circles at a time when it was thought of very modern to talk French. Dead-end streets in France are normally signposted with only a image and no accompanying phrases, but when phrases are included they’re “voie sans issue”, which means “way without exit”.

86 Chris of Vampire Weekend : BAIO

Chris Baio is the bass participant for the indie rock band Vampire Weekend. He is a primary cousin, as soon as eliminated of actor Scott Baio (who performed Chachi on “Happy Days”).

87 Magic attraction : AMULET

Amulets are objects worn to push back illness or to guard towards dangerous magic spells.

89 Film remake that tries to show all single males are created equal? : BACHELOR PARITY (I in “Bachelor Party”)

“Bachelor Party” is a 1984 intercourse comedy starring Tom Hanks because the younger man about to get married. Not one of the best film that Hanks has appeared in, I’d say …

95 First mo. : JAN

January is the primary month of our Gregorian calendar. It is called for Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and transitions.

96 Audrey Tautou title function : AMELIE

“Amélie” is a 2001 French movie, a romantic comedy a few shy waitress in Montmartre, Paris performed by Audrey Tautou (who additionally performed the feminine lead in “The Da Vinci Code”). The film was initially launched underneath the French title, “Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain” (“The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain”).

99 Film remake that includes spa therapies which are no joke? : A SERIOUS MANI (I in “A Serious Man”)

I haven’t seen “A Serious Man” however it feels like an attention-grabbing storyline. It’s a black comedy written and directed by the Coen Brothers. “A Serious Man” is about an peculiar man making an attempt to make sense of the world and discover steadiness in his life, and is loosely based mostly on the story of Job from the Bible.

104 Emcee : HOST

The time period “emcee” comes from “MC”, an initialism used for a Master or Mistress of Ceremonies.

105 Yiddish phrase which means “little town” : SHTETL

The Yiddish phrase for “town” is “shtot”, and so “shtetl” is the diminutive kind which means “small town”.

108 African viper : ASP

The venomous snake known as an asp was an emblem of royalty in historical Egypt.

114 Petrol model : ESSO

The Esso model has its roots within the previous Standard Oil firm because it makes use of the preliminary letters of “Standard” and “Oil” (ESS-O). The Esso model was changed by Exxon within the US, however ESSO continues to be utilized in many different international locations.

Petrol is similar factor as gasoline. “Petrol” comes by way of French from the Latin “petroleum”, itself derived from “petra” which means “rock” and “oleum” which means “oil”.

119 Food distribution large : SYSCO

It’s laborious to drive down any freeway within the US with out coming throughout a Sysco truck. It actually is a large firm, the most important meals service enterprise within the nation. “Sysco” is an abbreviation for Systems and Services Company.

123 Film remake that paperwork soapbox websites? : TIRADING PLACES (I in “Trading Places”)

The time period “tirade” describes an extended and vehement speech, and is a phrase that got here into English from French. “Tirade” can have the identical which means in French, however can be the phrase for “volley”. So, a tirade is a “volley” of phrases.

Back within the 1650s, a soapbox was simply that, a picket field for holding or transporting cleaning soap. Empty soapboxes have been simply carried by a possible orator and used as a stand from which to ship an tackle.

“Trading Places” is a enjoyable comedy movie launched in 1983, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy. The movie is all a few high-flying commodities dealer (Aykroyd) “trading places” with a avenue hustler (Murphy). There’s additionally an amazing supporting solid that features Don Ameche and Jamie Lee Curtis.

128 “Blitzkrieg Bop” surname : RAMONE

“Blitzkrieg Bop” is a music by the punk rock band Ramones. The music opens with “Hey! Ho! Let’s go!”, a chant that’s now used as a rallying cry at sporting occasions.

129 Tree decor : TINSEL

Back within the mid-1400s, the phrase “tinsel” utilized to material into which was woven gold or silver thread. The time period got here from the Middle French phrase “estincelle” which means “spark, spangle”, which finally derived from the Latin “scintilla” which means “spark”. By the tip of the 1500s, “tinsel” described skinny strips of shiny metallic. The phrase “Tinseltown” wasn’t utilized to Hollywood till 1972.

130 Number with 100 zeroes : GOOGOL

A googol is 10 raised to the facility of 100. The time period “googol” was coined by the nine-year-old nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner. The uncle had requested the boy to provide you with an attention-grabbing identify for “a very large number”. Kasner then got here up with the identify “googleplex”, which he outlined as 1 adopted by as many zeros one may write earlier than getting drained. He later refined the definition of a googolplex to be 10 to the facility of a googol. And sure, the search engine known as “Google” is a deliberate misspelling of “googol”, and Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California known as the Googleplex, an analogous deliberate misspelling.

131 Raw bar alternative : OYSTER

Almost the entire shellfish consumed at a uncooked bar just isn’t solely raw, additionally it is nonetheless alive.

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2 Earth tone : OCHER

Ocher is a light-weight, yellowish-brown coloration, though variations of the pigment are potential comparable to pink ocher and purple ocher. “Ocher” is normally spelled “ochre” on the opposite aspect of the pond.

5 Grammy-nominated people singer DeMent : IRIS

Iris DeMent is a people, gospel and nation singer-songwriter. She married fellow people musician Greg Brown in 2002.

6 Crew chief, briefly : COX

The coxswain of a ship is one accountable for steering and navigation. The phrase “coxswain” is shortened to “cox”, significantly when used for the particular person steering and calling out the stroke in a contest rowing boat.

8 Early tourney match : PRELIM

“Tourney” is one other phrase for “tournament”. “Tourney” comes from the Old French phrase “tornei” which means “contest of armed men”, from “tornoier” which means “to joust, jilt”.

9 Fashion’s __ Taylor : ANN

There was no precise particular person named “Ann Taylor” related to the Ann Taylor line of garments. The identify was chosen by the advertising professionals as a result of “Ann” was thought of to be “very New England” again in 1954 when the shops first opened, and “Taylor” urged that garments have been rigorously “tailored”.

11 Many an Olympic gymnast : TEEN

Our phrase “gymnasium” comes from the Greek “gymnasion” which means “public place where exercise is taken”. The Greek time period comes from “gymnos” which means “naked”, as that bodily coaching was normally performed unclothed in historical Greece.

12 “Acoustic Soul” singer India.__ : ARIE

India.Arie is an American soul and R&B singer who was born India Arie Simpson in Denver, Colorado.

13 Journalist Velshi of MSNBC : ALI

Ali Velshi is a tv journalist from Canada who joined MSNBC in 2016, after having labored with CNN and Al Jazeera America.

15 System infiltrator : HACKER

A pc hacker is a pc professional, and particularly one who makes use of that experience to resolve issues with {hardware} and software program. So, the unique use of the time period “hacking” was very optimistic. Since the Eighties, the time period “hacker” is extra generally used for an professional in subverting laptop safety.

17 Exec’s observe : MEMO

“Memorandum” means “thing to be remembered” in Latin, from the verb “memorare” which means “to call to mind”.

18 Fall setting : EDEN

In the Christian custom, the “fall of man” occurred within the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve succumbed to the temptation of consuming from the tree of data of fine and evil. This went towards the bidding of God, and was on the urging of the serpent. As a end result, Adam and Eve have been banished from Eden to forestall them from changing into immortal by consuming from the tree of life. The first people had transitioned from a state of harmless obedience to a state of responsible disobedience.

20 Chinese-American chef and restaurateur Joyce : CHEN

Joyce Chen was a famous chef and restaurateur who grew up in Beijing who left China in 1949 because the Communists took management of the federal government. She settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts and opened her first restaurant in 1958. Chen was on the forefront of the motion popularizing Chinese delicacies in America. She taught Chinese cooking as an grownup training course, printed the “Joyce Chen Cook Book”, and starred in her personal cooking present on PBS known as “Joyce Chen Cooks”.

31 Strauss of denim : LEVI

Levi Strauss was the founding father of the primary firm on this planet to fabricate blue denims. Levi Strauss & Co. opened in 1853 in San Francisco. Strauss and his enterprise associate have been awarded a patent in 1873 for using copper rivets to strengthen factors of pressure on working pants.

32 Thailand, as soon as : SIAM

Siam was the official identify of Thailand as much as 1939 (and once more from 1945 to 1949).

35 Funds for later yrs. : IRAS

Individual retirement account (IRA)

36 Ore. neighbor : CAL

“Golden State” has been the official nickname of California since 1968. The nickname displays the enlargement of the state’s financial system that adopted the invention of gold in 1848, and in addition the fields of golden poppies seen rising wild throughout California within the spring.

38 Soft & __ : DRI

Soft & Dri is an antiperspirant.

39 Guitarist Lofgren : NILS

Musician Nils Lofgren was a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band for over 25 years. Lofgren offered vocals and performed guitar, and was employed because the alternative for Steven Van Zandt.

41 Novelist Leon : URIS

Leon Uris is an American author. Uris’s most well-known books are “Exodus” and “Trinity”, two wonderful tales, in my humble opinion …

42 Going previous the fourth qtr., say : IN OT

In additional time (in OT)

44 “Fleabag” award : EMMY

“Fleabag” is a wonderful tragicomic tv present written and created by, and starring British actress and author Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The very proficient Waller-Bridge additionally tailored the “Codename Villanelle” novels into the hit TV present “Killing Eve”.

48 NASA garb : G-SUIT

A G-suit is required when astronauts and aviators are topic to excessive accelerations. Such acceleration could cause blood to pool within the decrease a part of the physique, lowering the provision to the mind and probably resulting in a blackout. A G-suit is mainly a particular pair of tight-fitting pants which are fitted with inflatable bladders. The bladders inflate throughout excessive accelerations, tightening across the legs and stomach, lowering the quantity of blood pooling. So, a “G-suit” is extra accurately known as an “anti-G suit”.

52 Navel sort : INNIE

The navel is mainly the scar left behind when the umbilical twine is faraway from a new child child. One attention-grabbing use of the umbilicus (navel, stomach button) is to distinguish between equivalent twins, particularly when they’re very younger.

54 “Parks and Recreation” actor Chris : PRATT

Chris Pratt is an actor who actually obtained his huge break taking part in the somewhat dopey Andy Dwyer on the sitcom “Parks and Recreation”. Pratt then performed a reasonably macho function as a SEAL crew operator in “Zero Dark Thirty”, earlier than taking main heroic roles in “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Jurassic World”. Pratt was married from 2009 till 2018 to Anna Faris, the comedic actress who performs Christy Plunkett on the sitcom “Mom”.

55 Part of TTFN : TA-TA

Ta-ta for now (TTFN)

63 Beach memento : TAN

A memento is a memento, a token of remembrance. We imported “souvenir” from French, by which language it has the identical which means. The time period comes from the Latin “subvenire” which means “to come to mind”, or actually “to come up”.

65 Lang. of Jamaica : ENG

The island nation of Jamaica is situated just below 100 miles south of Cuba within the Caribbean Sea. Christopher Columbus first visited the island in 1494, and he and his crew have been stranded there for over a 12 months from 1503-1504. Spanish rule devastated the native inhabitants, by means of violence and illness. As a end result, the Spanish transplanted African slaves to Jamaica to work as labourers. Spain misplaced Jamaica to the English in 1655. Given the turbulent historical past, most Jamaicans at this time are of African descent, and Jamaica is the third-most populous English-speaking nation within the Americas (after the US and Canada).

66 Lorna __ cookies : DOONE

Lorna Doone shortbread cookies have been launched by Nabisco in 1912. Presumably, they have been named after the well-known novel by R. D. Blackmore.

72 Turbine blade : ROTOR

A turbine is a machine that makes use of the move of a fluid (generally air) to create rotational work. Simple examples of generators are windmills and waterwheels.

74 Strike down, biblically : SMITE

To smite is to strike with a agency blow. The time period “smite” may also imply “strike down and slay”.

78 Little canines : TOYS

The toy group of canines is made up of the smallest breeds. The smallest of the small breeds are generally known as teacup breeds.

79 Indian noble : RAJA

“Raja” (additionally “rajah”) is a phrase derived from Sanskrit that’s used significantly in India for a monarch or princely ruler. The feminine kind is “rani” (additionally “ranee”) and is used for a raja’s spouse.

80 Middle of a Latin trio : AMAS

“Amo, amas, amat” interprets from Latin as “I love, you love, he/she/it loves”.

81 __ buggy : DUNE

Dune buggies are motorized automobiles designed to be used on sand dunes and sandy seashores. They are usually made by including massive wheels and large tires to the chassis of an current street car. Volkswagen Bugs are a standard alternative for the bottom car, which led to the identify dune “buggy”.

83 Fivers : ABES

The US five-dollar invoice is commonly known as an “Abe”, as President Abraham Lincoln’s portrait is on the entrance. An Abe can be known as a “fin”, a time period that has been used for a five-pound observe in Britain since 1868.

86 Like dry champagne : BRUT

Sparkling wines may be categorized in line with sweetness. These classifications are, from driest to sweetest:

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

Champagne is made primarily utilizing Pinot noir and Pinot Meunier grapes (each of that are primarily used to make pink wine), in addition to white Chardonnay grapes. Rosé Champagne is created from a mix of all three grapes, Blanc de noir Champagne from Pinot noir and Pinot Meunier, and Blanc de blanc from 100% Chardonnay.

88 Artists’ mecca close to Santa Fe : TAOS

The city of Taos, New Mexico is called for the Native American village close by known as Taos Pueblo. Taos is known for its artwork colony. Artists started settling in Taos in 1899, and the Taos Society of Artists was based in 1915.

90 Spy-fi org. : CIA

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the successor to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) fashioned throughout WWII. The CIA was chartered by the National Security Act of 1947. The group is commonly referred to familiarly as “the Company”.

91 Coop group : HENS

The Old English phrase “cypa”, which means “basket”, developed within the 14th century to the phrase “coop” to explain a small cage for poultry. We nonetheless use “coop” at this time.

93 Epistle apostle : PAUL

St. Paul the Apostle wrote 13 epistles, all of that are discovered within the New Testament of the Bible (though authorship of some is disputed).

100 Savanna beasts : RHINOS

There are 5 varieties of rhinoceros that survive at this time, with the smaller Javan Rhino being essentially the most uncommon. The rhinoceros might be the rarest massive mammal on the planet, because of poaching. Hunters primarily prize the horn of the rhino as it’s utilized in powdered kind in conventional Chinese medication.

A savanna (additionally “savannah”) is a grassland. If there are any bushes in a savanna, by definition they’re small and extensively spaced in order that gentle can get to the grasses permitting them to develop unhindered.

101 Give a cost to : IONIZE

As all of us recall from science class, a optimistic ion known as a cation and a unfavorable ion is an anion. The names “cation” and “anion” come from Greek, with “kation” which means “going down” and “anion” which means “going up”.

108 Neckwear named for a British racecourse : ASCOT

An ascot is a large tie that narrows on the neck, which today is just actually worn at weddings or a part of a costume uniform. The tie takes its identify from the Royal Ascot horse race at which punters nonetheless flip up in formal put on at Ascot Racecourse in England.

Ascot Racecourse is used for thoroughbred horse racing, and is situated within the city of Ascot, Berkshire in England. The course is situated simply six miles from Windsor Castle, and is commonly visited by members of the royal household. Royal Ascot is the identify given to essentially the most well-known race assembly within the 12 months, at which members of the royal household attend every day, arriving in horse-drawn carriages amidst nice ceremony.

109 Tableau : SCENE

A tableau vivant (generally simply “tableau”) is a silent scene that features stationary actors. The French time period “tableau vivant” interprets as “living picture”.

110 Conundrum : POSER

“Conundrum” is a comparatively new phrase, although it feels like Latin. It was coined within the late sixteenth century in Oxford University, England as a slang, pseudo-Latin phrase which means “pedant”. Somehow, this which means developed into “riddle, puzzle” within the late 18th century.

112 Potent begin? : OMNI-

Someone or one thing described as all-powerful if almighty, possesses infinite energy. The time period “omnipotent” comes from the Latin “omnis” (all) and “potens” (highly effective, potent).

116 Rural tower : SILO

“Silo” is a Spanish phrase that we absorbed into English. The time period finally derives from the Greek “siros”, which described a pit by which one stored corn.

122 __ Aviv : TEL

The full identify of Israel’s second largest metropolis is Tel Aviv-Yafo. “Tel Aviv” interprets into “Spring Mound”, and is a reputation that was chosen in 1910. Tel Aviv was based in 1909 as a housing growth exterior the port metropolis of Jaffa. Tel Aviv and Jaffa merged in 1950.

124 Braz. 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 obtained maintain of plenty of silver objects that they discovered among the many native inhabitants.

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