Saturday Themeless by Rachel Fabi and Rebecca Goldstein
Rachel is a Associate Professor of Bioethics and Humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University.
Rebecca is a research scientist at Merck, developing cancer immunotherapies.
Today we have a lovely challenge from two constructors who are prominent in the Medical field.
Like last week there were some respites along the way that made the solve very smooth.
Across:
1. Poor, unfortunate souls: WAIFS - Did anyone else's imagination run to Dickens?
6. Catch a ride to the beach?: SURF - 😀 From the ocean side
10. Small songbird: WREN.
14. Walk in the park, say: AMBLE.
15. Chiwere speaker: OTOE.
16. Spot that generates a lot of buzz: HIVE 😀
17. Cap: LIMIT.
18. Commercial pest control?: BODEGA CAT - This one is a mouse catcher and a greeter.
20. Aegean spot called the "Island of the Poets": LESBOS.
22. Tour de France crowds: PELOTONS - either the whole pack of 219 riders from 22 teams participating in the Tour de France, or the V-shaped main pack of riders drafting off one another. Peloton literally means little ball or platoon.
23. Nosy one: BUTTINSKI.
There's a witch in there!
25. Fall back: RETREAT - Many of the thousands of British troops who escaped at Dunkirk, France back to England in 1940 would cross the channel the other way to Normandy, France in 1944 on D-Day.
26. Sort of up: ASTIR.
30. Eur. kingdom: NOR.
31. Explorer Bancroft who was the first woman to complete an expedition to the North Pole: ANN. This, of course, is NOT the ANNE Bancroft who played Mrs. Robinson.
32. Stevenson villain: MR. HYDE - This 1886 first edition will run you $6,500.
33. Analog reminders: POST ITS - A funny take on them.
35. Stuck again: RETAPED - Patrick Mahomes reinsured a sprained ankle but just had the trainer RETAPE it right over his shoe so he could finish the game.
36. Iroquois Confederacy nation known as the "People of the Standing Stone": ONEIDA.
37. Pussy foot: PAW.
38. __ milk: PEA.
39. Mule sound: LONG U (ū) 😀 Nice meta clue.
40. Got one's exercise on track?: RAN LAPS - Many tracks ask casual runners to avoid the inner lane where most competitors run in a meet.
42. "Just listen!": INDULGE ME.
44. Feature of pugs and Pekingese: SNUB NOSE.
47. "Gracias" reply: DE NADA.
51. Element of environmental economics: CARBON TAX - Here ya go
53. Open-source operating system: LINUX.
54. Right hand, often: AIDE.
55. Apt rhyme for crocodile: NILE.
56. Gathered documents: INTEL.
NCIS agents doing just that
57. Bubbly spec: BRUT.
58. Nailed (it): ACED.
59. Likely to bend over backwards, maybe: AGILE.
Down:
1. Missing element in an open floor plan: WALL.
2. Parisian pal: AMIE.
3. "Think" PCs: IBMS - IBM's one word famous motto
4. Twit: FLIBBERTIGIBBET - Describing the main character in The Sound Of Music.
How do you find a word that means Maria?
A flibbertijibbet! A will-o’-the wisp! A clown!
5. Take a first step: SET OUT.
6. Sound of distress: SOB.
7. Perfect: UTOPIAN.
8. Gopher, e.g.: RODENT.
9. Emotions, slangily: FEELS - Slang strikes again
10. "Nothing. makes. sense.": WHAT IS HAPPENING? - Name the great movie with this scene. *Answer at bottom.
11. Part of P.R.: RICO.
12. Emmy nominee __ Rachel Wood: EVAN.
13. Clears: NETS.
19. Vehicle operated without a license: GO KART.
21. Layers on layers: STRATA.
24. Hamilton bills: TENS.
49. Head-to-head combat: DUEL - The gentleman on the above-mentioned $10 bill took second place in this famous DUEL.
25. Nevada senator Jacky: ROSEN.
27. Sorts: TYPES - It takes all sorts...
28. Exclamation point?: IDEA.
29. Cab, for one: RED - Cabernet wine of course
30. "That's so wrong": NONO.
32. Sounded pitiful: MEWLED - Kitties come to mind
33. D.C. insider: POL.
34. [Shrug]: I DUNNO.
35. Called up: RANG - A Brit might say, "I RANG you up" to say they had made a call.
37. Light beer?: PALE ALE.
40. __ chic: RUSTIC.
41. Joni Mitchell song with the lyrics "A ghost of aviation / She was swallowed by the sky": AMELIA - A true renaissance woman
43. "The Secret History" novelist Tartt: DONNA.
44. Natural bandage: SCAB.
45. "Monsoon Wedding" director Mira __: NAIR - Time off for a depilatory today
46. Language from which "cummerbund" is derived: URDU.
Theme: The SHELL, you say! The unifier explains it perfectly
54 A. Corporations with little business activity, and what are formed by the circled letters: SHELL COMPANIES. Corporations without active business operations or significant assets. These types of corporations are not all necessarily illegal, but they are sometimes used illegitimately, such as to disguise business ownership from law enforcement or the public.
Here, the phrase is repurposed [or reused, per 28D] to indicate a bookends type theme for the puzzle, in which the names of prominent American corporations are split, providing the beginning and ending letters for the theme fill entries.
16 A. Fruity frozen treat: ORANGE POPSICLE. A popsicle is a piece of flavored ice or ice cream on a stick. In this case the flavor is ORANGE. Rather specific fill for an other general clue. Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Austin, Texas. In 2020, Oracle was the third-largest software company in the world by revenue and market capitalization. Oracle also declined during 2022. It started to recover in October and has recently passed its former high and gone hyperbolic.
25. Pursue additional education, e.g.: APPLY FOR COLLEGE. To ask to be accepted as a student at colleges or universities by filling out and sending applications. Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California. Apple is the world's largest technology company by revenue, with US$394.3 billion in 2022 revenue. As of March 2023, Apple is the world's biggest company by market capitalization. As of June 2022, Apple is the fourth-largest personal computer vendor by unit sales and the second-largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world. It is often considered as one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Alphabet (parent company of Google), Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft. Apple stock had a choppy decline through 2022, bottoming early this year. It has since soared to new highs.
35. Spanish "I like": ME GUSTA. Literal. Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly named Facebook, Inc., and TheFacebook, Inc., is an American multinational technology conglomerate based in Menlo Park, California. The company owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, among other products and services. Meta is one of the world's most valuable companies and among the ten largest publicly traded corporations in the United States. It is often considered one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Alphabet (parent company of Google), Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. Meta stock price peaked in September, 2021, then lost over 75% of its value at the November, 2022 low. It has since recovered, but is still far below its all time high.
42 A. Slips, bras, etc.: INTIMATE APPAREL. Women's underwear and nightclothes. synonyms: lingerie. types: gown, night-robe, nightdress, nightgown, nightie; lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women. Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is one of the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, and is one of the developers of the x86 series of instruction sets found in most personal computers. Its stock was badly battered last year, losing over 50% of its value. It flattened out in October and is starting to make a comeback.
Hi Gang, JazzBumpa here to broker today's transactions. All the theme entries are American multi-national corporations involved in various aspects of technology. Let's see how we can push forward.
Across
1. Chaparral growth: SHRUB. It is a shrubland plant community found primarily in California, in southern Oregon and in the northern portion of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. It is shaped by a Mediterranean climate (mild wet winters and hot dry summers) and infrequent, high-intensity crown fires.
6. Place to soak some barking dogs: FOOT SPA. A bowl for soaking the feet in warm water, especially one in which the feet are massaged by small jets of water. For "dogs," not canines.
13. Indigenous New Zealanders: MAORIS. Māori originated with settlers from East Polynesia, who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of canoe voyages between roughly 1320 and 1350.
15. Underhanded course of action: LOW ROAD. A behavior or approach that is unscrupulous or immoral.
18. Precious stone: GEM. A precious or semiprecious stone, especially when cut and polished or engraved.
19. Release, as an album: DROP. The act of releasing it to the public.
20. Chats online, briefly: IMS. Instant Messages.
21. Beach bucket: PAIL. A bucket is usually an open-top container. In contrast, a pail can have a top or lid and is a shipping container. In common usage, the two terms are often used interchangeably. In this context, a beach bucket is a toy for plying in the sand.
22. "Rumor has it ... ": I HEAR. Through the grape vine, maybe.
31. Spring flower: IRIS. A plant with sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers, typically purple, yellow, or white. Native to both Eurasia and North America, it is widely cultivated as an ornamental.
32. Fish in a swarm: EELS. Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes, which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage and are usually predators. They do swarm in deep water
33. Ctrl-__-Del: ALT. On a personal computer with the Microsoft Windows operating system, Control+Alt+Delete is the combination of the Ctrl key, the Alt key and Del key that a user can press at the same time to terminate an application task or to reboot the operating system.
34. Not 'neath: O'ER. Over, aka above.
38. "Obvi": DUH. Said of something that is readily apparent and not at all surprising.
39. Comedian DeLaria: LEA. Lea DeLaria is an American comedian, actress, and jazz singer. DeLaria is credited with being the first openly gay comic to appear on American television with her 1993 appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show.
40. Notable times: ERAS. A long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic. Three of our granddaughters attended the Detroit performance of The Eras Tour, the ongoing sixth headlining concert tour by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Described by her as a journey through all of her "musical eras", the Eras Tour is a tribute to all of Swift's studio albums so far. They loved it.
41. Ballet leap: JETE. A jump in which a dancer springs from one foot to land on the other with one leg extended outward from the body while in the air.
47. Express big feelings, maybe: EMOTE. Portray emotion in a theatrical manner.
48. Transit option to NYC's Roosevelt Island: TRAM. A tram is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are called tramways The Roosevelt Island Tramway provides the most modern aerial tramway in the world, running every 7-15 minutes from 59th Street and Second Avenue in Manhattan to Tramway Plaza on Roosevelt Island.
49. Web access co.: ISP. Internet Service Provider.
50. "Any minute now": SOON. Immanent.
51. WNBA honor for A'ja Wilson in 2020 and 2022: MVP. Most Valuable Player.
59. Item on a laundry list?: TIDE POD. Water-soluble pouches containing highly concentrated laundry detergent, marketed by Proctor and Gamble under the Tide brand name.
60. Campfire treats: S'MORES. Toasted marshmallows sandwiched between graham crackers with a chocolate segment.
61. Bounding main: OPEN SEA. An expanse of sea away from land.
62. Prevent, as disaster: AVERT. Prevent or ward off an undesirable occurrence
Down:
1. Dark cloud on the horizon?: SMOG. Air pollution that reduces visibility. The term "smog" was first used in the early 1900s to describe a mix of smoke and fog. The smoke usually came from burning coal. Smog was common in industrial areas, and remains a familiar sight in some cities today. I don't think this clue is accurate. Smog occurs much closer than the horizon.
2. Largest lagomorph: HARE. A lagomorph is a mammal of the order Lagomorpha; a hare, rabbit, or pika.
3. Cover a lot of ground: ROAM. Move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area.
4. Mantle piece: URN. A tall, rounded vase with a base, and sometimes a stem, especially one used for storing the ashes of a cremated person.
5. Circled square on a calendar, maybe: BIG DAY. A very important or significant day.
6. First three community cards in Texas Hold 'em: FLOP. The dealing of the first three face-up cards to the board, refers also to those three cards themselves.
7. Alley-__: OOP. Used to encourage or draw attention to the performance of some physical, especially acrobatic, feat.
8. Hurt sounds: OWS. Expressions of pain.
9. Start to cycle?: TRI. A vehicle similar to a bicycle, but having three wheels, two at the back and one at the front. This kind of clue makes me gnash my teeth.
10. __ media: SOCIAL. Websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.
11. Expert who relies on a show of hands: PALM READER. Typically, this clue refers to a non-verbal method of voting by raising hands. Here, the PALM READER is one who practices fortune-telling through the study of the palm. Also known as palm reading, chiromancy, chirology or cheirology, the practice is found all over the world, with numerous cultural variations. Clever clue.
12. Citrus drinks: -ADES. I can't find a specific definition for this suffix on its own. But these drinks contain the juice of the fruit mixed with sweetened water.
14. Calligrapher's flourish: SERIF. A slight projection finishing off a stroke of a letter in certain typefaces.
17. Casual top: POLO. A casual short-sleeved cotton shirt with a collar and several buttons at the neck.
21. "Thx" counterpart: PLS. Please and thanks, shortened.
22. Fruity frozen treats: ICES. Very cold -ADES, maybe.
23. "NBC Nightly News" anchor Lester: HOLT. Lester Don Holt Jr. (born March 8, 1959) is an American journalist and news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News, NBC Nightly News Kids Edition, and Dateline NBC. On June 18, 2015, Holt was made the permanent anchor of NBC Nightly News following the demotion of Brian Williams. Holt became the first African-American to solo anchor a weekday network nightly newscast.
24. Pataky of "Fast & Furious" films: ELSA. Elsa Lafuente Medianu [b 1976] known professionally as Elsa Pataky, is a Spanish model and actress. Pataky is known for her role as Elena Neves in the Fast & Furious franchise. She has appeared in the films Snakes on a Plane, Giallo and Give 'Em Hell, Malone.
25. Garlicky dip: AIOLI. A cold sauce consisting of an emulsion of garlic and olive oil; it is found in the cuisines of the northwest Mediterranean, from Andalusia to Calabria.
26. Take a long look in the mirror?: PREEN. Devote effort to making oneself look attractive and then admire one's appearance.
27. Vessel that may fly the Jolly Roger: PIRATE SHIP. A sailing vessel used by a person who commits robbery on the seas. Jolly Roger is a pirate's flag with a white skull and crossbones on a black background.
28. Waste reduction strategy: REUSE. Reuse is the action or practice of using an item, whether for its original purpose or to fulfill a different function. It should be distinguished from recycling, which is the breaking down of used items to make raw materials for the manufacture of new products.
29. Muscle used in a squat, informally: GLUTE. A muscle of the buttock.
30. Broadway icon Merman: ETHEL. Ethel Merman [1908 - 1984] was an American actress and singer. Known for her distinctive, powerful voice, as well as her leading roles in musical theater, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage." She performed on Broadway in Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy, and Hello, Dolly!
35. "Someone didn't get the __": MEMO. To not know something that everyone else knows: Everybody seems to be wearing green today - I guess I didn't get the memo.
36. Part of Q.E.D.: ERAT. Latin abbreviation for quod erat demonstrandum: "Which was to be demonstrated." Q.E.D. may appear at the conclusion of a text to signify that the author's overall argument has just been proven.
37. Scandal suffix: GATE. This originated with Nixon's Watergate scandal, the burglary of the DNC headquarters in the Watergate Office Building. Now the suffix is recklessly added to any distinctive word associated with a political scandal.
41. Printer problem: JAM. Paper getting stuck in the printer mechanism.
43. Hold up: IMPEDE. Deter, delay, obstruct, hinder.
44. Bonding partner: ATOM. ATOMS are the smallest particles of a chemical element that retain the properties of that element. Molecules are made up of atoms bonded together.
45. Play things?: PROPS. Prop is short for 'property' and is any object used in a performance that isn't part of the set or worn by an actor. Props can be anything, from small to large items – a notebook to a fountain. This is a clever clue.
46. Country that connects the Americas: PANAMA. Panama is a country on the isthmus linking Central and South America.
49. Analogy phrase: IS TO. A is to B as alpha is to beta. Comparative connector, I suppose. In a cursory search I'm unable to discover anything else about this usage.
50. Word with bread or cracker: SODA. These items are made with sodium bicarbonate in the recipe rather than yeast as a leavening agent.
51. Slimy mud: MIRE. Swampy or boggy ground.
52. Swerve: VEER. Change direction suddenly.
53. "Over here!" in a library voice: PSST. A non-vocalized whisper.
55. Ballroom dancer Goodman: LEN. Leonard Gordon Goodman [1944 - 2023] was an English professional ballroom dancer, dance teacher, and dance competition adjudicator.
56. Vinyl records, briefly: LPS. Long Playing records.
57. Cedar Rapids campus: COE. Coe College is a private liberal arts college in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was founded in 1851 and is historically affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. The college is a member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest and the Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities.
58. Native American Heritage mo.: NOV. November. On August 3, 1990, President of the United States George H. W. Bush declared the month of November as National American Indian Heritage Month, thereafter commonly referred to as Native American Heritage Month. The bill read in part that "The President has authorized and requested to call upon Federal, State and local Governments, groups and organizations and the people of the United States to observe such month with appropriate programs, ceremonies and activities". This landmark bill honoring America's tribal people represented a major step in the establishment of this celebration which began in 1976 when a Cherokee/Osage Indian named Jerry C. Elliott-High Eagle authored Native American Awareness Week legislation the first historical week of recognition in the nation for native peoples. This led to 1986 with then President Ronald Reagan proclaiming November 23–30, 1986, as "American Indian Week"
On that happy note we wrap up today's midweek transactions. Thanks for keeping me company. Hope you found it to be profitable.
Today's constructors are veterans
Adam Wagner
and
Rebecca Goldstein
who challenge us with 4 themers embedded with
EMULSIFIED WORDS
While some of you will be delighted that these words aren't enclosed in
little round things, the rest of us may need a little help finding them.
So to assist you, here's
a brief tutorial on emulsification, its uses and techniques ...
... which should now make it quite easy to separate them from the fill ...
18A.
*Pronoun for a spokesperson: EDITORIAL WE.
23A. *Decorative touch made with a small paintbrush, e.g.:
DETAIL WORK.
36A. *What "we
are living in," per a Madonna hit song:
MATERIAL WORLD.
51A. *Wraps at a spa: HAIR TOWELS.
Hair Towel
... still don't see them? Luckily there's a reveal ...
57A. Substances
that never mix, except in the answers to the starred clues?:
OIL AND WATER.
Not so fast! There is another place where OIL and WATER mix: inside our bodies' cells! Oils (aka lipids), water, and other substances such as proteins, sugars, and ions mix as a part of the exquisitely controlled metabolism of biological cells (e.g. 62A OVA). Their entrance into, and exit from, cells is carefully regulated by the cell membrane, consisting primarily of a lipid bilayer. As the term implies, each layer has two parts consisting of a lipophylic end ("fat loving") and a hydrophilic end ("water loving"). This bilayer enables the cell to interact with both fatty and aqueous components ...
... emulsion on the fly, you might say.
Here's the grid ...
Across:
1. Possesses: HAS.
4. Participate in the gig economy, say: TEMP.
8. Hornet's defense: STING. The best STING defense is romance. But you may have to deal with THORNS ...
16. Youngest Kardashian sister: KHLOE. Khloé Alexandra Kardashian
born June 27, 1984) is an American media personality and socialite.
Since 2007, she has starred with her family in the reality television
series Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Its success has led to the creation of spin-offs, including Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami (2009–2013) and Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons (2014–2015).
30. Mexico's national flower: DAHLIA. One of my sisters' favorite flowers. Here are some DAHLIA's in bloom at the Ladew Topiary Gardens in Jarrettsville, MD.
31. Upscale cosmetics chain: SEPHORA.
33. Boyos: LADS.
35. Time capsule object: RELIC.
36. [Theme clue]
41. Head-scratcher: POSER. We get a lot of these every morning. And some real toughies on Saturdays.
63. Word with number or time: PRIME. PRIME time is becoming an anachronism, as more people watch shows on demand via streaming. A PRIME number is defined as a
whole number greater than 1 that cannot be exactly divided by any whole
number other than itself and 1 (e.g. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11). Primes have
applications in information technology, such as public-key cryptography,
which relies on the difficulty of factoring large numbers into their
prime factors. A CSO to -T, who is in his PRIME.
64. "Cats" poet: ELIOT. In 1939, T. S. ELIOT published Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, book of light verse which served as the basis of Andrew Lloyd Webber's
musical Cats. Here is the song Memory (lyrics).
65. Cartoonist Sorensen who was the first woman to win the Herblock Prize:JEN. JEN Sorensen
(born September 28, 1974, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is an American
cartoonist and illustrator who authors a weekly comic strip that often
focuses on current events. In 2014 she became the first woman to win
the Herblock Prize, and in 2017 she was named a Pulitzer Finalist in
Editorial Cartooning. Here's a selection of her cartoons.
3. Handel bars?: SONATA. Here's the 3rd movement ("Passacaille") from Handel's Trio Sonata in G Major Op. 5 No.4 with the great Trevor Pinnock at the harpsichord.
4. "Mr. Brightside" band: THE KILLERS. Thumper.
5. Holiday on which it's forbidden to fast, familiarly: EID. Today's Arabic lesson #1. EID al-Fitr is an Islamic festival that marks the end of Ramadan,
the holy month of fasting when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk each day.
It is the first time Muslims can eat during daylight hours after
fasting during Ramadan. The translation of “Eid al-Fitr” from Arabic
sums up the holiday as it means “festival of breaking the fast.”
7. Place to buy fish: PETCO. Not a place to buy sushi. Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.
is an American pet retailer with corporate offices in San Diego and San
Antonio. Petco sells pet food, products, and services, as well as
certain types of live small animals.
8. Gear for Mikaela Shiffrin: SKIS.
9. "She's the one!": THAT'S HER. E.g. Clara Bow, the original IT girl from 1927.
10. Not well: ILL.
11. "And make it snappy": NOW.
12. "Huh!": GEE.
15. Some portals: DOORS. E.g. The DOORS of Perception, the 1954 autobiography by Aldous Huxley, which borrows it's title from a line in poet William Blake's 1793 book The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. Huxley's book is the namesake for the 60's psychedelic band The Doors, here with their Crystal Ship (lyrics) ...
25. Silicon __: Israel's counterpart to California's Silicon Valley:
WADI. Arabic lesson #2. The term Silicon WADI
is a pun on the similarly named high-tech center of technology in the
US. The word "wadi" derives from the Arabic "واد", meaning 'valley'.
27. Opinion survey: POLL.
28. Parched: ARID.
29. Cheese partner: MAC.
32. Where teens are treated like royalty?: PROM COURTS.
34. Richardson of "The Afterparty": SAM. The Afterparty
is an American murder mystery comedy television series created by
Christopher Miller that premiered on Apple TV+ on January 28, 2022. In
March 2022 the series was renewed for a second season, which is set to
premiere on July 12, 2023. SAM plays the role of Aniq ...
38. Bughouse chess, but not classic chess: TEAM GAME. DNK this game. Bughouse chess
is a popular chess variant played on two chessboards by four players in
teams of two. Normal chess rules apply, except that captured pieces on
one board are passed on to the teammate on the other board, who then has
the option of putting these pieces on their board.
Bughouse Chess
39. Hibernation spot: LAIR.
40. Crave: WANT.
41. Org. with carts and drivers: PGA.
44. Barak of Israel: EHUD. EHUD Barak
(Hebrew: אֵהוּד בָּרָק, born Ehud Brog; 12 February 1942) is an
Israeli general and politician who served as the tenth prime minister
from 1999 to 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party until January 2011.
He previously held the posts of defense minister and deputy prime
minister under Ehud Olmert and then in Benjamin Netanyahu's second
government from 2007 to 2013.
Ehud Barak
45. "Let us!": CAN WE.
47. __ goal: bit of self-sabotage: OWN. (in soccer) when a goal
is scored inadvertently when the ball is struck into the goal by a
player on the defensive team. Not an EMPTY NET goal, just an ERROR. Must be embarrassing.
48. iOS personal avatar: MEMOJI. A portmanteau of ME and EMOJI?
49. Gridiron number: ELEVEN. The number of people on a football team.
52. European boot?: ITALY. Così ...
53. Wasn't fresh, in a way: STANK.
55. Fresh: ANEW.
57. Nail polish brand: OPI.
58. Bug: IRK.
59. "We Don't Talk About Bruno" songwriter __-Manuel Miranda:
LIN. It's a catchy tune ...
This song is part of the sound track for the 2021 Disney movie Encanto about the adventures of the Madrigal family who live in Columbia, SA ... This link can help clarify the meaning of We Don't Talk About Bruno (who can foretell the future) but I think to understand him and the film completely, you'll have to see it yourself.
60. Connection: TIE.
61. Geological span: EON.
Cheers, Bill
As always, thanks to Teri for
proof reading, for her constructive criticism.
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