Across Answers
1. Big name in big trucks MACK
Mack Trucks Inc was formerly known as the Mack Brothers Company and was founded in 1900. It used to manufacture trolley buses and buses, but is now just concentrating on truck manufacturing.
5. Gunk GOOP
9. TV’s Dick Van __ DYKE
Dick Van Dyke’s career spanned seven decades. He was a comedian, an actor, a writer, a dancer and a singer, as well as a producer. He was the real deal when it came to entertainment. In January 27th of this year, he was given then Life Achievement Award at the Screen Actors Guild awards.
13. When doubled, a Northwest city WALLA
The Walla Walla Valley’s soil is made up largely of loess, which is silt that’s silt-deposited. Vineyards rely on irrigation as there’s rarely rainfall.
14. Give a makeover REDO
15. Line holder REEL
16. Home sound system HI-FI STEREO
18. Texts: Abbr. MSGS
Msgs is the abbreviation of messages
19. Decline from disuse ATROPHY
20. Some Beethoven works TRIOS
Beethoven has made a total of seven piano trios, and five string trios. The Three Piano Trios, Opus 1, was dedicated to his patron Prince Lichnowsky. The Archduke Trio was dedicated to his friend Archduke Rudolph.
22. “Veni, vidi, vici” man CAESAR
“Veni, vidi, vici” means “I cam, I saw. I conquered.” This phrase was believed to have been said by Julius Caesar during the war of Pontus and Rome.
23. Memorable “Rocky” line YO, ADRIAN!
The “Adrian” that Rocky Balboa (played by Sylvester Stalone) was referring to was his wife in the movie, played by Talia Shire.
26. Little Leaguer, say KID
27. Automated intro? ROBO-
29. __ del Fuego TIERRA
Tierra del Fuego is located in the southernmost part of South America. This archipelago has a total area of 18,572 square miles. It’s name is Spanish for “Land of Fire.” This name was given by Ferdinand Magellan, as he saw many fires on the island from the sea. It was first named “Land of Smoke” but was then changed to “Land of fire.”
30. Stay a step ahead of ONE-UP
32. Many millennia AEON
An aeon, or an eon is equal to a thousand million years.
33. Eloquent SILVER-TONGUED
38. “__ baby!” ATTA
39. Zapped NUKED
40. Rapper who played Left Ear in “The Italian Job” MOS DEF
He may not seem like it, but Mos Def is a vegetarian. Mos Def is Dante Terrell Smith in real life.
43. Software test version BETA
44. Agnus __ DEI
Agnus Dei is a Latin phrase that translates to “Lamb of God.”
47. Reason to pile onto the team bus AWAY GAME
49. Promoting HYPING
51. Botanist’s study FLORA
Flora is the native plant life of a given region. Fauna is animal life.
52. Nostalgic souvenir MEMENTO
53. River in a 1957 Best Picture title KWAI
The River Kwai is actually the Khwae Yai River (also known as SI Sawat River), which is found in western Thailand. It is featured in the movie The Bridge Over The River Kwai.
55. Hero whose catchphrase begins 16-, 23-, 33- and 47-Across LONE RANGER
The Lone Ranger is a fictional character, who, with his Indian friend Tonto, fights injustice in the old west. Its first radio appearance was in 1933. The character was inspired from John R. Hughes, the Texas Ranger Captain to whom Zane Grey’s 1915 book, The Lone Star Ranger, was dedicated.
57. Work on, as a popsicle LICK
58. Q.E.D. part ERAT
QED stands for “Quod Erat Demonstrandum.” It’s Latin for “that which to be demonstrated.” It’s being used in philosophical and mathematical discussions.
59. Levels TIERS
60. Tiny arachnid MITE
Mites are very small (some are microscopic) so it’s easy for them to go unnoticed. Because of this, they are able to exploit a huge number of habitats. They live on plants, animals, water, soil, etcetera.
61. “Gadzooks!” YIPE!
62. Puts the kibosh on ENDS
Down Answers
1. Fruity cocktail MAI TAI
Mai Tai is an alcoholic mixture of rum, lime juice, and Curacao liqueur. It was said to have been invented in 1944 at the Trader Vic’s Restaurant located in Oakland, California. The word “Maitai” is actually Tahitian for “good.”
2. Butler in the Batcave ALFRED
ALfred Pennyworth is not just Bruce Wayne’s trusty butler in Batman, he also serves as his father figure and confidant, among other things, which is why he earned the nickname “Batman’s batman.”
3. Awards for ads CLIOS
The Clio Awards was founded in 1959, and the awards were given the following year. It is given to those who deserve recognition for their creative excellence in communication, advertising, and design. “Clio” was derived from the name of the Greek muse, Clio, who was the celebrator, proclaimer and glorifier of great deeds and accomplishments.
4. “How Life Imitates Chess” author Garry KASPAROV
Did you know that Garry Kasparov (pronounced as kahs-pa-rof), is famous for his memory, and was able to remember thousands of chess games & matches? Now you know why he’s good.
5. Earl with a tea GREY
Earl Grey tea’s armoa and flavour is dervied from the oil extracts of the bergamot orange rinds
6. Above, to Keats O’ER
7. Start of some Keats titles ODE TO
John Keats, the famous English poet, had written a total of six odes: “Ode on a Grecian Urn”, “Ode on Melancholy”, “Ode on Indolence”, “Ode to a Nightingale”, “Ode to Psyche”, and “To Autumn.” The first five mentioned were written in the spring. The last one was written in September.
8. Having little talent for POOR AT
9. H.G. Wells’ island physiologist DR MOREAU
“The Island of Doctor Moreau” was written by HG Welles and was published in 1896. It’s a story about a man who became shipwrecked and ended up on Dr Moreau’s island, who combines different kinds of species to create beasts.
10. “Darn tootin’!” YES, SIREE!
11. Small cask KEG
12. Golf star Ernie ELS
Ernie Els is a professional golfer from South Africa. He earned the nickname “The Big Easy” because of his height (He stands 6’3”) and his graceful golf swing. He earned 4 major championships among his sixty six career victories, and he has won twice in The Open Championships anf the US Open. Only six golfers were able to do that, and he is one of them.
13. Off, in mobspeak WHACK
17. Royal seat THRONE
21. Exiled Amin IDI
23. Google-owned video site YOUTUBE
24. Yank since 2004 A-ROD
Alex Rodriguez signed with the Rangers for a cool $252 million. It is the highest amount in sports history. Yikes.
25. Bert Bobbsey’s sis NAN
The Bobbsey Twins were Bert and Nan (12 years old), and Freddie and Flossie (6 years old), the principal characters of the children’s series novels written under the pen name Laura Lee Hope. Sventy two books were published from 1904 to 1979, and another thirty from 1987 to 1992.
28. Hot-sounding European capital BERN
Bern City is located in Switzerland. It is one of the ten bests cities in the world for the best quality of life in 2010. In 1983, the historic old townin Bern became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
31. Elbow POKE
33. Tuck away STOW
34. “I’ve got proof!” IT’S A FACT!
35. Elegantly feminine LADYLIKE
36. Infernal NETHER
37. Greeting from Down Under G’DAY, MATE
38. Physicians’ org. AMA
AMA stands for American Medical Association
41. Id controller EGO
The id, ego, and super-ego, according to the structural model of the psyche by Sigmund Freud, are the 3 divisions of the psychic apparatus. The Id is primarily the component of personality, and is defined as the aspect of personality which is unconscious and primitive. The ego is the aspect of personality which deals with reality. It is being developed from id.
Super ego is the one that holds all the individual’s ideals and moreal standards, which are acquired from society and parents. This is where our sense of right and wrong are derived.
42. Chris of “Tommy Boy” FARLEY
Chris Farley was a comedian who was a cast member of Satrurday Night Live from 1990 to 1995. He was introduced along with Chris Rock in the same year. It was said that John Belushi was his idol. He died because of an overdose to speedball, just like John Belushi did. He died when he was only 33 years old. Such a sad waste of comedic talent.
44. Dented DINGED
45. Keys in ENTERS
46. Stravinsky and Sikorsky IGORS
Igor Stravinsky was a classical composer in the early 1900s. Igor Sikorsky was considered one of the pioneers in aviation, also in the early 1900s.
48. Native New Zealander MAORI
THe Maori people are New Zealand’s indigenous Polynesian people. They arrived in New Zealand in 1250. They embraced the Western culture upon the arrival of the Europeans in the 17th century. In 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi made the existence of 2 cultures possible, enablin a British colony. However, conflicts rose because of disputes on land sales in 1860.
50. Enclose, as pigs PEN IN
52. Parcel (out) METE
53. Airline to Amsterdam KLM
KLM stands for Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij. It is the Netherlands’ flag carrier, and is the oldest airline in the world.
54. Xbox 360 competitor WII
The WII, the 7th generation console from Nintendo, is a 7th generation console and is a competitor of the Sony Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360 from Microsoft.
56. Quick snooze NAP
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