Thursday, August 10, 2023, Christina Iverson

 

Christina Iverson was Patti's assistant when the latter took over editing duties from Rich Norris.  Here's Husker's bio for Jeff Chen and Christina's Saturday themeless on May 21, 2022.  This will be her 20th solo or collaborative appearance on the Corner.

Before we start the review here is a related public service announcement [TL;DW] on

Toxic Cookware

[Too long; Don't Watch]

Christina's theme today concerns some not quite so toxic types of COOKWARE as in the above PSA, but they barely registered on the YELP* scale ...

18A. "Two stars! My spaghetti always sticks to the sides!": PASTA COOKER.  Maybe Christina should have given this a look instead -- an Oster Sangerfield Stainless Steel Cookware 5-Quart Pasta Pot w/Steamer & Strainer Lid -- 4.5 stars from 17,972 reviewers ...

Pasta Cooker

27A. "Half a star! The ceramic is flaking off the cast iron!": DUTCH OVEN.  Or how about this one? -- Lodge 6 Quart Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven with Lid – oven safe up to 500° F or on stove top - use to marinate, cook, bake, refrigerate and serve -- 4.8 stars from 30,583 reviewers ...

Dutch Oven

37A. "One star! Chocolate gets clumpy, and sauces always separate!": DOUBLE BOILER.   -- or this ExcelSteel 3 Piece Boiler, 2.5 quart, Stainless Steel --  4.5 stars from 3,855 reviewers.

Double Boiler

51A. "Zero stars! It spits hot oil everywhere!": DEEP FRYER. -- or go deep with this Presto 05420 FryDaddy Electric Deep Fryer, Black -- 4.7 stars from 24,366 reviewers ...

Deep Fryer

And as we might have expected, Christina finally reveals that each of those themers were PANS for POTS ...

61A. Kitchen array, or an apt title for this puzzle?: POTS AND PANS.  (I think that Christina is a great crossword constructor, but I wonder if she might need the help of a personal shopper? 😉)

Here's the grid ...

Here's the rest ...

Across:

1. Rain's counterpart: SHINE.

6. Bottomless pit: ABYSS.

11. Scoundrels: CADS.  The greatest CAD in opera was Don Giovanni.  Here's his servant Leporello, reading the catalogue of all the women his boss has seduced ...

15. Quartet voice: TENOR.  They say that Enrico Caruso's voice was like gold and Swedish TENOR Jussi Björling's was like silver.  Here is Björling as Rudolfo singing Che gelida manina  to Mimi, sung by SOPRANO Victoria de los Angeles, in the greatest recording of La Boheme ever made, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham (lyrics) ...

Three other famous voices in this recording are BARITONE Robert Merrill as Marcello and BASS Giorgio Tozzi as Colline.  There was no ALTO -- SOPRANO Lucina Amara sang the coquettish Musetta.

16. Quality: TRAIT.

17. Fly-fishing need: LURE.  The fish taste better if you tie your own flies.

Les Korcala tying flies

18. [Theme clue]

20. North __ Sea: Kazakh lake: ARAL.  So it's been downsized to a lake?  Here are the latest satellite photos ...

Pretty soon, despite its high vowel content, it might disappear entirely from crosswords.

21. Son of Hera: ARES.  Not the kinda' guy you'd wanna' run into on a cloudy night ...

Ares

22. Actress Ortiz: ANA.  ANA Ortiz (born January 25, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Having pursued a career in ballet and singing from a young age, she eventually attended University of the Arts. Ortiz began her acting career in theatre, in early 2000s.  Ortiz garnered widespread attention for her role as Hilda Suarez in the ABC comedy-drama series Ugly Betty from 2006 to 2010.

Ana Ortiz

23. Part of SCOTUS: SUPREME.  We don't generally discuss politics on the Corner, so how about this instead ...

25. Magnate: TYCOON.

27. [Theme clue]

29. Established: SET.

30. The Falcons, on scoreboards: ATL.

32. Munro pen name: SAKI.  Hector Hugh Munro (Dec 18, 1870 - Nov 14, 1916) was a witty British author who published under the pen name SAKI or H.H. Munro. The inspiration for the pen name "Saki" is unknown, it may be based upon a character in a poem or on a South American monkey.  As a writer, Munro (Saki) was a master of the short story form and is often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. E.F. Benson shares his sardonic style.

H. H. Munro

33. Poem of homage: ODE.

34. Poolside piece: CHAISE.  Comme ça ...

chaise longue

36. Kit letters: DIY.

37. [Theme clue].

41. Not cool: OUT.

42. Planet Fitness payment: GYM FEE.

43. Conclusion: END.

44. SoCal school: SDSU.  San Diego State University, home of the Aztecs ...
 

47. Tanqueray, for one: GIN.

48. Behave: ACT.

51. [Theme clue]

54. Words mouthed while holding an imaginary phone to one's ear: CALL ME.

56. Like a colorful garden: IN BLOOM.  Here's Teri at Sherwood Gardens on a beautiful Spring day in Baltimore ...

57. "Now I see!": AHA.

59. One-named "Locked Up" singer: AKON.  AKA Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon (/ˈeɪkɒn/).  I guess that's why he just goes by AKON.  Akon is an American singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of Locked Up (featuring Styles P), the first single from his debut album Trouble (2004), followed by the second single Lonely. 

Akon

60. Spelling of "BH90210": TORI.  Nice misdirection.  For a minute I thought it might be in EBCDIC, but that alphabet stops with F.  It's actually a reality series about the reunion of the cast members of the original 1990 teen drama Beverly Hills 90210.  Here's a trailer for the reboot ...

61. [Theme reveal].

64. School near Windsor: ETON.  See last Thursday.

65. Useless: INEPT.

66. Bowen of "Modern Family": JULIE.  JULIE Bowen Luetkemeyer is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Claire Dunphy in the ABC sitcom Modern Family, for which she received critical acclaim and six nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, winning in 2011 and 2012.  Another Baltimore success story.

Julie Bowen

67. Office fixture: DESK.

68. Razz: TEASE.

69. Some dance elements: SPINS.

Down:

1. Day when everyone's a little Irish, familiarly: ST PATS.  Faith and begorrah -- this clue brought this air to mind ...

2. Town crier's cry: HEAR YE.  A history of the Town crier.

3. Walking stick, e.g.: INSECT.  The Phasmatodea AKA "walking sticks" are an order of  INSECTS, who through a long series of accidental mutations have developed the perfect camouflage, making them virtually indistinguishable from the tree limbs they inhabit ...

Walking Stick
pretending to be a skinny little sloth

4. False: NOT SO.

5. Memorable span: ERA.  Here's a very memorable span ...

6. Buckets: A TON.

7. Wide: BROAD.

8. Source of Tibetan butter: YAK.  Yak butter is butter made from the milk of the domestic yak . Many herder communities in China, India, Mongolia, Nepal, Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan and Tibet produce and consume dairy products made from yak's milk, including butter. Whole yak's milk has about twice the fat content of whole cow's milk, producing a butter with a texture closer to cheese.

Domestic Yak

9. Afternoon rest: SIESTA.  Today's Spanish lesson and a reminder that it's time for my nap.  I'll be back in an hour.

10. Occurred to: STRUCK.

11. Mild cigar: CLARO.  CLARO is Spanish for "clear" or "light" and refers to the color of the leaf used to wrap the cigar. For those of you who are cigar aficionados, here are the meanings for some common cigar terms.

Claro

A pale-green to light-brown wrapper,
usually shade-grown.

12. French farewell: AU REVOIR.  One of several actually -- today's French lesson.

13. Genre portmanteau: DRAMEDY.   DRAMA/COMEDIES are the stock-in-trade of many British mysteries, e.g. Midsomer Murders, The Queens of Mystery, The Brokenwood Mysteries, and Agatha Raisin -- here's the trailer for episode 1 of Agatha's The Quiche of Death ...

14. Greek moon goddess: SELENE.  In ancient Greek mythology and religion, SELENE (/sɪˈliːniː/; Greek: Σελήνη pronounced [selɛ̌ːnɛː], meaning "Moon" is the goddess and personification of the Moon. Also known as Mene, she is traditionally the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia, and sister of the sun god Helios and the dawn goddess Eos.  She also fell in love ...

19. Soda opener: CAN TAB.  AKA POP TOP, the BANE of Jimmy Buffett in Margaritaville -- for all the parrot heads and guitar geeks on the Corner ...

24. Chi preceder: PHI.

26. "The Gathering Place" island: OAHU.  The nickname for the largest Hawaiian island.  Here are some others.

Oahu Island

28. Date line?: USE BY.

31. Tiny, made tinier: LIL. E.g. a lot of tiny RAP singers.

34. Barracks bed: COT.

35. Transition: SEGUE.

36. Kaitlin's "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" role: DEE.  Also the 4th letter in the alphabet.  The 16 season comedy series has been described as "like Seinfeld on crack".  You're welcome. 

37. Disparaging term for some frat guys: DUDE BROS.  Hand up if you were a frat guy?  Did any uncool dudes ever call you DUDE BRO?

38. "Holy wow!": OMG.

39. Not exactly promising words: IF I CAN.

40. Actress Headey: LENA.  Lena Kathren Headey (born 3 October 1973) is a British actress. She gained international recognition and acclaim for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister on the HBO epic fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination.

Lena Headey

41. Flat, in a way: ONE NOTE.  Well it's certainly not going anywhere ...

43. Improved, hopefully: EDITED. Teri EDITS these reviews, and almost always improves them.

44. NorCal airport: SFO.  San Francisco International Airport in Northern California.

San Francisco International Airport

45. "You need to let this go": DROP IT.

46. 2021 winner of "RuPaul's Drag Race": SYMONE.  I guess she was the fastest runner in the posse.

48. Acid neutralizer: ALKALI. 

49. Informal invitation at the door: C'MON IN.

50. Stiffens: TENSES.

52. Toy piano sound: PLINK.  Even grown up pianos can go PLINK ...

53. Carpentry files: RASPS.  BASTARDS was too long.

55. Drink like a kitten: LAP UP.

58. "Stop the __": protest sign: HATE.  Start the LOVE instead!

62. Oolong or rooibos: TEA.  Today's Chinese and Afrikaans lessons.  For the latter see last Friday.

63. Club VIPs: DJS.

A related topic ...

We do a lot of cooking and have a small kitchen.  We really don't have the cupboard space for all of our cookware, but have found the  DIY POTS and PANS organizer shown below to be very useful. It hangs over the kitchen sink and consists of a open box attached to the ceiling, with a metal rack held in place by dowel inserts, and metal hooks to hang the pots from.   The dishwasher is to right below the sink counter and as soon as the pots are dried they can be quickly hung in their proper places ...

Pots and Pans Organizer

Cheers,
Bill

And as always, thanks to Teri for proof reading and for her constructive criticism.

waseeley  


 

Wednesday, August 9th, 2023, Jon Pennington

Theme: 

 

Dearly beloved,
We are gathered here today,
To get through this thing called life.

20. Orange-yellow hue in 1970s kitchens: HARVEST GOLD.

30. Place to purchase Pixel phones: GOOGLE STORE.

46. Make drowsy with a lullaby: SING TO SLEEP.

55. First track on Prince's "Purple Rain," and a hint to each set of circled letters: LET'S GO CRAZY.

CRAZY is a clue that the circled letters are anagrams of LET'S GO.

Story Behind The Song: Prince’s religious appeal, ‘Let’s Go Crazy!’

Across:

1. Caterer's coffee servers: URNS.

5. Golden Rule preposition: UNTO. Do unto others ...

9. Green pasta sauce: PESTO. Recipe.

14. Hammer or sickle: TOOL.

15. Amphibian that can regrow an appendage: NEWT. They can regenerate parts of their tails, jaws, ears, hearts, spines, eyes and brains.

16. Was sore: ACHED.

17. Much of an atlas: ASIA. Nice clue.

18. Way out: EXIT.

19. Unceasingly: NO END.

23. Aliens, for short: ETS. Extra Terrestrials. life which may occur outside Earth and which did not originate on Earth.

24. [Error in original text]: SIC. Adverb. Used in brackets after a copied or quoted word that appears odd or erroneous to show that the word is quoted exactly as it stands in the original, as in a story must hold a child's interest and “enrich his [sic] life” or a hero of antient [sic] Rome.

25. Mapmaker's right: EAST.

 27. Crockpot topper: LID.

36. People of Pennsylvania's Lancaster County: AMISH.

38. Taxing trip: TREK.

39. Way off: AFAR.

40. Come-from-behind victory, perhaps: UPSET.

41. Coastal inlet: RIA. A ria is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley. It is a drowned river valley that remains open to the sea. 

42. Curly-tailed watchdog: AKITA.

43. Venison: DEER.

44. Chums: PALS.

45. Splinter groups: SECTS.

49. Bull's-__: EYE.

50. Many a techie: GEEK.

51. Karaoke aid: MIC.

53. "I've got it!": AHA.

62. Kingly: REGAL.

64. Pound or kilogram: UNIT.

65. Flute's orchestral neighbor: OBOE. See flute and oboe in the third row from the top?

66. French pancake: CREPE.

67. Church area with pews: NAVE.

68. Underhanded plan: PLOT.

69. Feast with bitter herbs: SEDER.

70. Got older: AGED.

71. Cargo hauler: SEMI.

Down:

1. Home of the Bonneville Salt Flats: UTAH. The famous salt flats stretch for over 30,000 acres and are found just west of Great Salt Lake. They are are a remnant of Lake Bonneville, which covered over one-third of Utah from 10,000 to 32,000 years ago.

2. Civil rights icon Parks: ROSA.

3. Pinot __: NOIR.

4. Some Balkans: SLAVS.

5. World Heritage Site gp.: UNESCO. Wikipedia: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

6. On deck: NEXT.

7. Snappable stick: TWIG.

8. "Homeland" actress Miranda: OTTO. Also known for Éowyn in The Lord of the Rings.

9. Stuffed critters given to some medal winners at the Beijing Olympics: PANDAS.

10. Writer Umberto: ECO. Umberto Eco considered himself an academic scholar first and a novelist later. He said he considers himself a university professor who writes novels on Sundays. He wrote many novels that are considered classics today, including The Name of the Rose, Foucault’s Pendulum, and Baudolino.

11. Floe, e.g.: SHEET OF ICE.

12. Pup shelter?: TENT.  A pup tent is so named because it is smaller in size than a standard tent, similar to how a puppy is smaller than an adult dog. The name “pup tent” likely originated from military use, where smaller tents were used for individual soldiers or a small group.

13. __ and ends: ODDS.

21. Cube root of 512: EIGHT.

22. Potato and __ soup: LEEK.

26. Anti-vampire weapon: STAKE. Vampire stakes.

27. Exalts: LAUDS.

28. Louvre Pyramid architect: IMPEI. 10 Things you did not know about Louvre Pyramid by I.M. Pei

29. Tuned out: DISENGAGED.

31. Others, in Spanish: OTRAS.

32. Cook over coals: GRILL. It's that time of year! 50 Best Grilling Recipes for Summer

33. Renter's contract: LEASE.

34. Shabby: RATTY.

35. Totally remove: ERASE.

37. Twilled fabric: SERGE. Serge is a type of twill fabric that has diagonal lines or ridges on both inner and outer surfaces via a two-up, two-down weave. The worsted variety is used in making military uniforms, suits, greatcoats, and trench coats. Its counterpart, silk serge, is used for linings. French serge is a softer, finer variety.

42. Gelatinous tomato dish: ASPIC. I usually see ASPIC made with beef stock, rather tha=- tomato.

44. Hawaiian dish of diced raw fish: POKE. Yum.

47. Penn's silent partner: TELLER.

48. Was melodramatic: EMOTED.

52. Farmer's concerns: CROPS.

53. Rainbow shapes: ARCS.

54. "Present!": HERE.

56. Traditional fish in 44-Down: TUNA.

57. Cardigan problem: SNAG.

58. Donate: GIVE.

59. Start of a classic palindrome: ABLE. “Able was I ere I saw Elba.” Contrary to popular believe, Napoleon did not say this. Hhere are some cool Napoleonic anagrams and puns here though.

60. Videoconferencing platform: ZOOM.

61. Creature of Sherpa folklore: YETI.

63. Donkey Kong, e.g.: APE.

 

 

Note from Melissa bee: Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes, and a belated happy birthday to you, Waseely - I don't get to the blog as often as I'd like to stay caught up. Sixty has been looming so large in my head I actually rushed things and told several people that I turned 60 last week. A dear friend (who was born the same year as I) corrected me, and now I feel like I have a free year! 

Tuesday, August 8, 2023 Rebecca Goldstein

The Monster Mash:  The first word of each theme answer is a CREATURE, but not necessarily a monster.

43-Across. *   Bookmark, in a way: DOG EAR.

46-Across. *   Frame style of some vintage glasses: CAT EYE.  This is an apropos clue.  Just last week, the Google Doodle celebrated the 116th anniversary of the birth of Altina Schinasi (Aug. 4, 1907 ~ Aug. 19, 1999).  She was an artist, inventor, and designer of the distinctive cat-eye glasses.  I find it fascinating that at the time, she was working as a window dresser for the upscale Bonwit Teller department store and collaborated with Salvador Dalí (May 11, 1904 ~ Jan. 23, 1989).

3-Down. *   Speaker at a protest?: BULL HORN.

7-Down. *   Spout shape for some kettles: GOOSE NECK.

11-Down. *   Fan-shaped breakfast pastry: BEAR CLAW.  Yummers!

And the Unifier:

60-Across. Monster movie, and what the answer to each starred clue has?: CREATURE FEATURE.   [NOTE:  Sometimes when writing the commentary, I get lost in the forrest and miss the trees.  That happened today.  Many thanks to Jinx in Norfolk, who pointed out that each theme answer is actually a two word construction.  The first word is the Creature and the second word is a Feature of that Creature.]

Across:

1. Student __ relief: DEBT.  It's been in the news a lot recently.  Enough said.

5. Copperfield field: MAGIC.  Not the Dicken's character, but the American magician whose birth name is David Seth Kotkin (b. Sept. 16, 1956).  [Name # 1.]

10. Reading basics: ABCs.

14. Grad: ALUM.

15. Sweet smell of success, at a bakery: AROMA.

16. "Drag Me to Dinner" judge __ Patrick Harris: NEIL.  Patrick Neil Harris (b. June 15, 1973) is best known for his comedic roles in sit-coms, such as Doogie Howser, M.D., and How I Met Your Mother.  [Name # 2.]

17. Grocery section: DELI.

18. Subway map dots: STOPS.

The London Tube map.

19. Spanish cat: GATO.  Spanish for Hahtool.  Hi, JD.  Do you still do the crossword puzzles?

20. Oft-torn knee pt.: ACL.  ACL = Anterior Cruciate Ligament. This injury appears with some frequency.

21. Pattern with teardrop shapes: PAISLEY.  Paisley Park was the home of Prince.

23. Seeded bread: RYE.  Yummers!

24. Biblical "you": THEE.  Only if one is referring to the English translation of the King James Bible.  A brief history of the King James Bible.

26. Have a look at: SEE.

27. Per person: EACH.

29. Pitchfork projection: PRONG.

30. Gasteyer of "American Auto": ANA.  Ana Kristina Gasteyer (b. May 4, 1967) is probably best known for being a cast member on Saturday Night Live.  She starred in the recently cancelled sit-com American Auto.  [Name # 3.]

31. God of Islam: ALLAH.

33. Civil offenses: TORTS.

34. Mario Bros. console: NES.  NES = Nintendo Entertainment System.

35. Item held by Lady Justice: SCALE.  It's said Justice is Blind, meaning that it should be impartial and objective.

36. Latin years: ANNI.  Today's Latin lesson.

37. Knight clubs: MACES.  Cute clue.

39. Parliament members: OWLS.

40. Powder on a gymnast's uniform: CHALK DUST.

50. Charlottesville sch.: UVA.  As in the University of Virginia.

51. Prepare cocktails: MIX.

53. Cloud location: SKY.  We had a powerful thunderstorm here last week, that caused lots of rain, wind and wide-spread power outages.

54. Org. that issues Challenge America grants: NEA.  NEA = National Endowment for the Arts.  According to the NEA website, Challenge America Grants are designed to offer "support primarily to small organizations for projects in all artistic disciplines that extend the reach of the arts to groups/communities with rich and dynamic artistic and cultural contributions to share that are underserved."

55. Fill-in worker: TEMP.

57. By the book: LEGAL.

59. Michelangelo's "The Creation of __": ADAM.  The Creation of Adam is a fresco on the ceiling of Sistine Chapel.  It was painted by Michelangelo (né Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni; Mar. 6, 1475 ~ Feb. 18, 1564) sometime between 1508 and 1512.  He had been commissioned to paint the ceiling and it took him about 4 years to complete the project.  [Name adjacent]

63. Attach, as a trailer: HITCH.

64. Individual: ONE.

65. Preserves in brine: CORNS.  Before there was refrigeration, people used salt to preserve food, such as beef.  Think Corned Beef.  The name came from the corn kernel-sized grains of salt in which the meat would be packed and stored. 

66. French head: TÊTE.  Today's French lesson.

67. Strikes (out): XES.

68. Mimics: APES.

Down:

1. Father, in baby talk: DADA.

2. Subatomic particle in a cloud: ELECTRON.

4. "No more details pls": TMI.  Textspeak for Too Much Information.

5. Tortilla dough: MASA.  It's made of ground corn.  Everything you wanted to know about MASA, including a recipe, but didn't know to ask.

6. Like some farmers market products: ARTISANAL.  What are ARTISANAL farmers market products?  They might be breads, cheeses, fruit preserves, cured meats, oils, and vinegars that are home made.

8. "That makes me very happy": I'M PLEASED.

9. Suffix with suit or brief: CASE.

I've had this experience!

10. "Life of Pi" director Lee: ANG.  Before it was a movie, Life of Pi was a novel by Yann Martel (b. June 25, 1963).  The book was adapted to the 2012 movie directed by Ang Lee (b. Oct. 23, 1954).  [Name # 4.]

12. Local wedding venue: CITY HALL.

13. __ gin fizz: SLOE.  Everything you wanted to know about a Sloe Gin Fizz, but didn't know to ask.

21. Labels (as): PEGS.

22. Votes in favor: YEAS.

25. Tempt: ENTICE.

28. "Little Women" novelist: ALCOTT.  Louisa May Alcott (Nov. 29, 1832 ~ Mar. 6, 1888) wrote a number of books, but is best known for Little Women.  The novel is a coming of age story roughly based on her own life.  [Name # 5.]

29. School fundraising org.: PTA.  The Parent Teacher Association makes frequent appearances in the puzzles.

32. The Chiffons' "__ So Fine": HE'S.  And now a musical interlude ...

37. Actress Henner: MARILU.  Although she has a long list of film and TV credits, Marilu Henner (b. Apr. 6, 1952) is probably best known for her role as Elaine O'Connor Nardo in the television sit-com Taxi.  [Name # 6.]

38. Nurse: SUCKLE.

41. Sandwich meat: HAM.  Not in my sandwiches.

42. Utter aloud: SAY.

43. __ oven: cast-iron cookware: DUTCH.  I have one, but rarely use it.

44. "So done with that": OVER IT.

45. Cell produced by meiosis: GAMETE.  //  58-Down. Chromosome part: GENE.  Today's biology lesson.  From the National Human Genome Research Institute: "Meiosis is a type of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that reduces the number of chromosomes in gametes (the sex cells, or egg and sperm). In humans, body (or somatic) cells are diploid, containing two sets of chromosomes (one from each parent)."

47. Live through: ENDURE.

48. Hankers (for): YEARNS.

49. Namesake of an iconic chair: EAMES.  Charles (né Charles Ormond Eames Jr.; June 17, 1907 ~ Aug. 21, 1978) and Ray (née Ray-Bernice Bernice Alexandra Kaiser; Dec.. 15, 1912 ~ Aug. 21, 1988) Eames were a married couple known for designing industrial / office furniture.  They were known for groundbreaking contributions in the field of architecture, furniture design, industrial design, manufacturing and the photographic arts [Name # 7.]

52. Photocopier brand: XEROX.

53. Strongboxes: SAFES.

56. Treaty: PACT.

59. Upon: ATOP.

61. Specifying article: THE.

62. 2010 healthcare legislation initials: ACA.  ACA = Affordable Care Act.

Here's the Grid:

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