Money Makes the World Go Round. Today we travel with world with various currencies of four different countries.
18-Across. Was victorious in the ring, but not by a knockout: WON ON POINTS. The Won is the official currency of South Korea. One Won is approximately 0.00072 US Dollars, or put another way, $1 is approximately 1390.17 South Korean Won. I was not familiar with this currency.
27-Across. Drawn from actual events: REAL WORLD. The Real is the official currency of Brazil. One Real is approximately 0.18 US Dollars, or put another way, $1 is approximately 5.43 Brazil Real.
41-Across. Dessert made with equal parts sugar, eggs, butter, and flour: POUND CAKE. The Pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom. One Pound is approximately 1.34 US Dollars, or put another way, $1 is approximately .74 Pounds. Until recently, Queen Elizabeth II was on the Pound, but now it's Charlie.
54-Across. Big name in map publishing: RAND MCNALLY. The Rand is the official currency of South Africa. One Rand is approximately 0.056 US Dollars, or put another way, $1 is approximately 17.76 South African Rands.
35-Across. Demand for payment prior to service, or what 18-, 27-, 41-, and 54-Across all have: CASH UP FRONT. The first, or "FRONT" word of each theme answer a the name of a monetary unit.
Across:
1. Gift of __: GAB.
4. Inaudible on Zoom, perhaps: MUTED.
9. Durango automaker: DODGE.
14. Org. concerned with mental health: APA. As in the American Psychological Association.
15. __-3 fatty acid: OMEGA.
16. Orchestral woodwinds: OBOES.
17. FIFA zero: NIL. FIFA is the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, or as we say in the Untied States, Soccer.
20. Shows to be false: DEBUNKS.
22. Small roles for big stars: CAMEOS.
23. Supply-and-demand subj.: ECON. As in Economics.
24. Raise a hem, e.g.: SEW.
25. Informal "I've heard enough!": TMI. Textspeak for Too Much Information.
31. Spike on a shoe bottom: CLEAT.
33. "You'll definitely pass" course: EASY A.
34. Patterns on shoe bottoms: TREADS.
37. Ancient Greek city-state: SPARTA.
39. Comes to a crawl: SLOWS.
40. Tube-shaped pasta: PENNE. Penne is a type of pasta with a cylinder shape and angled ends, often with ridges.
45. "You're a tough __ to follow!": ACT.
46. B+, but not A+: ION. B+ is an ion of Boron.
47. Former soccer pro Morgan: ALEX. Alexandra Morgan (b. July 2, 1989) played for several soccer teams between 2008 and 2024 when she retired. Her last team was with the San Diego Wave.
48. Prone protests: LIE INS. It's like a Sit-In, but instead of sitting, the protesters lie down.
51. "Acupuncture is a jab well done" et al.: BAD PUNS. This could also be called a Dad Joke.
56. Bon __: witty remark: MOT. Today's French lesson.
57. Yoga pose: ASANA.
58. Site with an RSVP tracker: E-VITE.
59. Nikola Jokic's org.: NBA. Nikola Jokić (b. Feb. 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays as a center for the Denver Nuggets.
60. History assignment: ESSAY.
61. Some towed autos: REPOS. Repo Man was a 1984 film about repossessing cars.
62. Put on TV: AIR.
Down:
1. Male goose: GANDER.
2. Each: APIECE.
3. Movie boxer Rocky: BALBOA.
4. Like freshly cut grass: MOWN.
5. "Uh, whatever": UM, OK.
6. Till bills: TENS.
7. Narcissist's problem: EGO.
8. Did the mambo: DANCED.
9. __ and gloom: DOOM.
10. Off-Broadway award: OBIE.
11. Label on toy food: DO NOT EAT.
12. Sees red: GETS MAD.
13. Curvy letter: ESS.
19. What a dog gives to "shake": PAW.
21. Break, as a bad habit: UNLEARN.
24. Applies carelessly: SLAPS ON.
26. Part of TGIF: IT'S. Thank Goodness It's Friday.
28. "__ not, want not": WASTE.
29. Workplace std. setter: OSHA. As in Occupational Safety and Health Administration. We see this governmental entity quite often in the puzzles.
30. Street Fighter fighter: RYU. Apparently Ryu is a character in a Japanese game.
37. Place where the cucumbers aren't for eating?: SPA.
38. HS gym session: PE CLASS. As in Physical Education class.
41. "Cooler Than Me" singer Mike: POSNER. I am not familiar with Mike Posner (né Michael Robert Henrion Posner; b. Feb. 12, 1988).
42. College fundraising source: ALUMNA. Today's Latin lesson. This targets female graduates.
43. Obi-Wan __: KENOBI. A fictional character from the Star Wars movie series.
44. Washed-up celeb: EX-STAR.
46. Bus. card letters: INC.
49. "Show Boat" novelist Ferber: EDNA. Show Boat was a 1926 novel by Edna Ferber (Aug. 15, 1885 to April. 16, 1968) that spanned three generations of performers on a steamboat that traveled along the Mississippi River from the 1880s to the 1920s. The story moves from the Reconstruction Era to Gilded Age to Roaring Twenties. The novel was later adapted to a musical.
50. "Still considering it": I MAY.
51. Radar screen dot: BLIP.
52. Sax type: ALTO.
53. Goes green?: DYES.
54. Singer Carly __ Jepsen: RAE. Carly Rae Jepson (b. Nov. 21, 1985) is a Canadian singer and actress.
This puzzle seemed to me to take forever to solve, but actually it took less than 20 minutes. Still, it wasn’t the easiest Tuesday puzzle I have ever seen. Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.
Despite thinking the NBA guy was a tennis player and NYQUIL was a sleep aid, this one came together quickly -- far, far quicker than Sub's 20 minutes. RYU and POSNER were total unknowns. PE CLASS was the bane of my ute. I managed to break my wrist twice in two different years. Thanx, Jared and Hahtoolah.
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This puzzle seemed to me
to take forever to solve, but actually it took less than 20 minutes. Still, it wasn’t the easiest Tuesday puzzle I have ever seen. Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
Despite thinking the NBA guy was a tennis player and NYQUIL was a sleep aid, this one came together quickly -- far, far quicker than Sub's 20 minutes. RYU and POSNER were total unknowns. PE CLASS was the bane of my ute. I managed to break my wrist twice in two different years. Thanx, Jared and Hahtoolah.
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