Across Answers
1. Like bars in noir films SMOKY
Film noir is what crime dramas are all about from the forties to the fifties. The smoky setting can be traced from German Expressionist Cinematography.
6. Brouhaha FLAP
Brouhaha is used in France’s early modern religious dramas in the 1550s as phrases uttered by demons. Today, brouhaha is used as a controversy that has been proven irrational or pointless.
10. Workout woe ACHE
14. Salsa singer Cruz CELIA
Celia Cruz is one of the most popular salsa singers of her time. She is a salsa performer of Cuban-American descent and has earned the nickname “Queen Of Salsa.” She died 2003.
15. BMW competitor AUDI
The German Trio: BMW, Audi, and Mercedes Benz.
16. Invalidate VOID
17. See 49-Down O HENRY SPECIALTY
O Henry is the pen name used by William Sydney Porter. His short stories are known to be witty and clever. He got his pen name by looking at the newspaper.
20. Platte River settler OTO
The Otoe people were the first settlers of the Platte River. The river was first called the Nebraskier that means “flat water.”
21. Spoil, with “on” DOTE
22. “Cagney & Lacey” Emmy winner GLESS
Sharon Gless won an Emmy award for best actress in a quality drama series for 2 consecutive years (1986 and 1987)
23. Scripture section PASSAGE
25. “I am just __ boy, though my story’s seldom told”: “The Boxer” A POOR
The Boxer was a hit in the late sixties and reached number seven in the US charts. The song had a missing verse which was played only a few times live. Here are the lyrics:
“Now the years are rolling by me
They are rockin’ evenly
I am older than I once was
And younger than I’ll be and that’s not unusual.
No it isn’t strange
After changes upon changes
We are more or less the same
After changes we are more or less the same”
27. See 49-Down DRINK GARNISH
31. ’60s-’70s “Fearsome Foursome” NFL team LA RAMS
The LA Rams kept their names from 1946 to 1994. It is now changed to St Louis Rams.
34. Reported for the first time NEW
35. Payable now DUE
36. Is after SEEKS
37. Oyster’s spot BED
38. Peak in a Trevanian title EIGER
The Eiger can be found in Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. The first people to have ever climbed it was in 1858. The west flank was climbed by Irishman Charles Barrington, and Swiss guides Peter Bohren and Christian Almer.
40. Capri crowd? TRE
Three is a crowd. “Tre” in Italian, means three.
41. “The Birdcage” wrap BOA
The Birdcage, an American comedy film released in the mid nineties, stars Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, and Dianne Wiest. It is a remake of La Cage aux Folles, a Franco-Italian film in the late seventies.
42. Emerges from the wings ENTERS
43. See 49-Down SIXTIES DANCE
The Twist is a song by Chubby Checker released in the late fifties, and made waves in the sixties, paving the way to the popular dance craze, Twist, named after the song.
47. Cosmetician Elizabeth ARDEN
Elizabeth Arden was a business name. Her real name was Florence Nightingale Graham. She believed that make up was necessary to project a ladylike image, at the time that makeup was thought to be only for prostitutes and the lower class. She was one of the richest business women of her time.
48. Governor who opened the Erie Canal CLINTON
The Erie Canal was the 1st ever means of cheap transportation in the US, and it is one of the reasons why New York City saw a growth in its economy at that time. However, before it was even built, it was largely ridiculed by so many people, even until New York Governor Clinton received a Seven Million approval for construction from the legislature.
52. Jazz pianist Ahmad __ JAMAL
Ahmad Jamal is considered to be very important in how Jazz music was developed in the US, according to Stanley Crouch, an American music critic. He is not only a jazz pianist, he is also a composer and an educator.
54. Moscow news acronym ITAR
ITAR stands for International Traffic in Arms Regulations
55. Court WOO
56. See 49-Down OLIVER OF FICTION
Oliver Twist is a novel by Charles Dickens published in the late 1830’s. This famous novel has endured controversies of anti-semitism, because of Fagin, a Jewish character seen as evil.
60. 1-Down holder CONE
61. Exxon forerunner ESSO
Esso was derived from the “Standard Oil” initials. While the name is still being used in other countries, Exxon is what is being used in the US
62. Hosiery thread LISLE
Lisle is a processed cotton fabric giving it a smooth finish by burning the thread and the fibers.
63. Bottom of the sea? KEEL
64. Hardly a sophisticate BOOR
A boor is described to be ill-mannered, unrefined, and a brute
65. Really worry EAT AT
Down Answers
1. Ice cream serving SCOOP
2. Conductor Zubin MEHTA
Zubin Mehta is also the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra’s Music Director For Life. He is also Valencia’s opera house’s Main Conductor.
3. Spreads on the table OLEOS
The Oleo, or the margarine (originally oleomargarine) was invented as a butter substitute in the 1800s. Oleos are made from plant oils, as butter is made from dairy. It was invented by Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès, in response to Emperor Napoleon III’s challenge that whosoever thinks of a substitute for butter which can be consumed by the lower classes and the armed forces, shall have a prize.
4. Flesh and blood KIN
5. Sail supports YARDARMS
6. Get together FASTEN
7. Rapper __ Fiasco LUPE
Lupe Fiasco is the youngest of a brood of ten.
8. Gator chaser? -ADE
Gator + ade = Gatorade!
9. Paparazzo’s prize, briefly PIC
And this is why celebrities hate them.
10. Land of Arthurian legend AVALON
Avalon was where the Excalibur sword of King Arthur was forged. This was also where he recovered after becoming wounded from the Battle of Camlann
11. “Kubla Khan” poet COLERIDGE
Samuel Taylor Coleridge said that his inspiration for writing Kubla Khan was from a dream he had after reading literature that describes Xanadu. According to him, the dream was “opium influenced.” He only kept it for private readings and had no plans in ever publishing it. It was in 1816 that it was finally published after much prompting from a friend.
12. Pop radio fodder HITS
13. “Grand” ice cream brand EDY’S
Edy’s in the Eastern United States is Dreyer’s in the Western states.
18. Hindu mystics YOGIS
A yogi is what you call a yoga guru
19. Operatic prince IGOR
Prince Igor was composed by Alexander Brodin in the 1800s. but was left unfinished at the time of his death in 1887. Its first performance was held in St. Petersburg in the year 1890.
24. Mont. neighbor S DAK
25. Elderly AGED
26. Claw holder PAW
28. Massage KNEAD
29. Plaintiff SUER
30. Bierce defines it as “His” HERS
31. WWII carriers LSTS
Landing Ship Tanks (or LSTs) were used in World War II to transport war vehicles across the oceans. The doors on both ends open to roll the vehicles off onto land.
32. Gaseous: Pref. AERI-
33. Go over more carefully RE-EXAMINE
37. Deck department supervisor, briefly BOS’N
One of the responsibilities of a boatswain is the hull components of a ship.
38. Surround ENCIRCLE
39. Santa Monica-to-Jacksonville hwy. I-TEN
The I-10 is an interstate route that runs from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
41. Scripps competition BEE
Scripps National Spelling Bee started in 1925, and was held every year except the years 1942 to 1946 because of World War II.
42. Zhou __ ENLAI
Premier Zhoe Enlai held government office in the People’s Republic Of China from 1949 to 1976.
44. Retirees often do it TRAVEL
45. Between jobs IDLE
46. Represent officially ACT FOR
49. Diving rotation, and the clue for four puzzle answers TWIST
50. Alley Oop’s girl OOOLA
Ooola is Alley Oop’s girlfriend, a character in the popular comic strip in the 1930’s, drawn by VT Hamlin.
51. Large jazz combo NONET
A nonet requires a performance of 9 musicians.
52. Prom king, often JOCK
Yes, who do jocks often end up as prom kings? …Or is it just in movies?
53. Sunburn soother ALOE
Aloe is a very popular sunburn remedy because of its cooling effect. It can be bought in a bottle, but it’s better if you get it from the plant itself, although it smells a little bit funky…
54. In that case IF SO
57. Lee follower REB
REB are the initials of Robert E. Lee, who was known for hist participation in the Civil War.
58. Granada bear OSO
Oso is Spanish for bear, and Granada is a place in the southern part of Spain.
59. __ Maria: liqueur TIA
Tia Maria is composed of vanilla, sugar, coffee beans, and rum. Invented in the 1930s, it has an alcoholic content of 26.5%.
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