Across Answers
1. Place for una familia LA CASA
Una familia vive en la casa. – A family lives in the house.
7. Xerox insert: Abbr. ORIG
11. Advanced math deg., in Canada MSC
MSC stands for Master of Science in Canada
14. With 15-Across, verifies in advance, literally CHECKS (literally “CHECKS BEFOREHAND”)
15. See 14-Across HAND
16. Suffix with Capri -OTE
A Capriote is what you call the locals in Capri
17. Clubs with balls DISCOS
18. Yellow butterflies, to Brits SULPHURS
Coliadinaes are either called sulphurs or yellows in the UK. It has about 300 species, 36 of them being in North America.
20. Two-note keyboard effect TREMOLO
Tremolo is also the same as tremolando, and it has two types: Reiteration and variation. It was invented by Claudio Monteverdi in the sixteenth century, but wasn’t accepted as a real method of tone production until the time of Gluck.
22. Most fit to serve ONE-A
23. “Pinocchio” whale MONSTRO
Pinocchio was written by Carlo Collodi in 1883, and was made into a film by Walt Disney in 1940. The real Pinocchio from the story was more obnoxious from the character in the film, as this was what Walt Disney wanted–to make him more likable and endearing. One other change they made was giving the sea monster a different name from “Attila” to “Monstro.”
26. With 32-Across, warm apparel, literally WINTER (literally “WINTER OVERCOAT”)
28. Barcelona gold ORO
Oro is Spanish for Gold
29. Kiosk STALL
32. See 26-Across COAT
33. Fam. tree member DESC
Desc is short for descendant, a part of a family tree.
35. Old cutter SNEE
A snee, or a snickersnee is a light knife that looks like a sword.
36. Sign of cold feet? BRR!
37. See 39-Across MEAL
39. With 37- and 40-Across, nosh, literally EAT (literally “EAT BETWEEN MEALS”)
40. See 39-Across MEAL
42. Progressive Insurance spokeswoman FLO
Flo, protrayed by Stephanie Courtney, is a fictional character that has appeared in over fifty Progressive Insurance commercials.
43. B.C. law group RCMP
RCMP stands for They Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
45. Starr-struck one? DRUM
Ringo Starr is the famous drummer for The Beatles. That wasn’t his real name though, it was Richard Starkey. And he has already been using that name way before he joined The Beatles. He adapted the name “Ringo” because he wore a lot of rings, back in the day when he was still with The Raving Texans.
47. See 51-Across WOOD
48. __ music SHEET
50. Fire AXE
51. With 47-Across, former “American Idol” winner, literally CARRIE
(literally “CARRIE UNDERWOOD”)
Carrie Underwood was American Idol’s fourth season winner. She has moved on to win several Grammy & Academy awards since then.
53. Con artist GRIFTER
A grifter is someone who is good at swindling through fraud or deception.
55. Years in Claudius’ reign ANNI
Claudius had a serious illness when he was still very young, leaving him disfigured and awkward-moving. He was considered to be the black sheep in his family, and was unlikely to be an emperor. However, he proved to be a successful ruler, but was thought to have very poor taste when it comes to choosing women.
56. Certain cracker DECODER
59. Guides in the direction of STEERS TO
61. Jason of “Harry Potter” films ISAACS
Jason Isaacs played Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter series, the doting father of Drago (Harry’s school grounds nemesis), and the loyal follower of he-who-must-not-be-named.
65. Fancy marble TAW
66. See 67-Across NOON
67. With 66-Across, 1975 Best Picture nominee, literally DOG DAY (literally “DOG DAY AFTERNOON”)
Dog Day Afternoon is a film in the mid-seventies directed by Sidney Lumet, and stars Al Pacino, James Broderick, John Cazale, and Chris Sarandon, among others. It has a crime drama-comedy theme inspired by a robbery that occured in 1972, put into writing by PF Kluge entitled “The Boys In The Bank.”
68. People people: Abbr. EDS
Eds are editors
69. Celebrity chef Burrell ANNE
Anne Burrell co-hosts “Worst Cooks In America” and hosts “Secrets Of A Restaurant Chef” in the Food Network.
70. Initial stages ONSETS
Down Answers
1. Common HDTV feature LCD
LCD stands for Liquid Crystal Display, an electronic visual display that uses liquid crystals’ light modulating properties
2. Sushi-grade tuna AHI
Ahi is Hawaiian for Yellowfin tuna, and is often being used for sushi.
3. These, in Toulouse CES
Ces is French for “these.” Toulouse (pronounces as ‘tuluz’) is a city which can be found in the Southwestern part of France.
4. Bank listing: Abbr. ACCTS
5. Culottes kin SKORTS
6. Declares ASSERTS
7. Overmuch OH SO
8. Fidel’s successor RAUL
Raul and Fidel Castro are brothers. Raul was a rebel in the 50s but became Minister of the Armed Forces in 1959 when his big brother took power. He exercised presidential powers from 2006 to 2008, and is the First Secretary of the Central Committee since 2011.
9. Just starting to roll, perhaps IN LOW
10. Econ. yardstick GDP
GDP stands for Gross National Product.
11. Image on the Armenian coat of arms MOUNT ARARAT
From 1936 to 1991, the image in the Coat of arms of Armenia features Mount Ararat, behind itt eh hammer and sickle and the red star of Soviet. However, Mount Ararat was in Turkey, which elicited objections from its government and people. The Kremlin then argued that if the crescent was the Turkish symbol, did that mean they were claiming the moon as their own?
12. Haight or Ashbury STREET
13. “Dog Whisperer” Millan CESAR
19. Accepted, as a gift card HONORED
Cesar Millan is considered to be an expert when it comes to training dogs. He was also the one who founded the Dog Psychology Center. All his books have become New York Times best sellers.
21. Bellyachers MOANERS
23. Like platform shoes in the ’60s MOD
24. Utah city on I-15 OREM
Orem City can be found in the north-central part of Utah, with a population of more than 88,328 as of 2010.
25. Journalist’s asset NOSE FOR NEWS
27. SALT topic ICBM
ICBM stands for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, a missile that has a range which can cross between continents.
30. Percolate LEACH
31. Prisoner’s demand LET ME GO
34. Pepsi One’s one CALORIE
38. California wine town near Stockton LODI
Lodi City is located in California, where it has a population of 62,473 as of 2011. It is well-respected for its eclectic varietals especially the Zinfandel wine, and is regarded as the Zinfandel capital of the world.
41. Posh LUXE
44. Ellington standard whose title is Spanish for “lost” PERDIDO
46. Nice view MER
“la mer nous donne toujours une vue magnifique, n’est-ce pas?” (The sea always gives us great views, doesn’t it?)
47. Opening lines? WANT AD
49. Attaches, in a way TIES ON
51. Class CASTE
The Hindu society is distinguished by social status and hereditary classes called “castes.”
52. Pelé’s first name EDSON
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, or Pelé as what the world calls him, is a retired football player in Brazil, and is thought to be the best player of all time. He was the Football Player Of The Century in 1999.
54. Some grenades, briefly FRAGS
57. Bertie Wooster’s alma mater ETON
Bertie Wooster is a fictional character from PG Woodenhouse’s “Carry On, Jeeves” novels. His early education was in Malvern House Preparatory School, and in Eton afterwards.
58. Road crew item CONE
60. Genetic stuff RNA
RNA stands for Ribonucleic Acid. It plays a very important role in coding and decoding genes, as well as sensing and communicating cellular signals and responses.
62. Stand buy ADE
63. Jazz lover CAT
64. GPS part: Abbr. SYS
GPS stands for Global Positioning System. It communicates various sorts of information to an individual from any part of the world as long as the line of sight is unobstructed to the GPS satellites.
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