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1 Taylor-Joy from “The Menu”: ANYA

Actress Anya Taylor-Joy had quite an international upbringing. She was born in Miami and grew up in Buenos Aires and later in London. She is perhaps best known for playing the title character in the 2020 film adaptation of Jane Austen's "Emma," and the title role in the Netflix miniseries "The Queen's Gambit."

“The Menu” is a 2022 horror comedy film starring Ralph Fiennes as a celebrity chef with an upscale restaurant. I'm afraid I don't do horror, not even horror comedy...

5 Not Impressed: BLASE

"Blasé", which means "indifferent, bored by excesses", comes from French, in which language it can mean "sated".

15 bits: IOTAS

Iota is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet and one of those that gave rise to our letters I and J. We use the word “iota” to represent something very small, since it is the smallest of all the Greek letters.

17 Feles inquisitae? : POLLING CATS (from “polecats”)

"Polecat" is a term used for a number of different animals, most of which are in the weasel family.

21 Shapiro Radio Host Who Wrote “World's Best Strangers”: ARI

Ari Shapiro served very ably as a White House correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR) for several years. He later became a co-host of the network's host time show "All Things Considered" in 2015. When he's not working, Shapiro likes to sing. He regularly appears as a guest singer with the group Pink Martini and has appeared on several of the band's albums.

22 One side of "The Americans", initially: USSR

“The Americans” is a highly engaging drama series set during the Cold War that features two KGB spies living as a married couple on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. The show was created by Joe Weisberg, who is a novelist and former CIA officer. The lead roles in "The Americans" are played by real-life couple Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys.

23 Inept Apes? : BUMBLES (from “bumblebees”)

Bumblebees are not very aggressive, but they can sting if they deem it necessary. Unlike honey bees, bumblebees survive the stinging action as their stinger does not have barbs. There are some misconceptions about bumblebees. One is that a bumblebee should be unable to fly according to the laws of aerodynamics, but this is not true. Another misconception is that the bee's buzz is caused by the flapping of its wings. In fact, the sound comes from the vibration of its flight muscles. The bee is able to uncouple those muscles from its wings and thus can emit a buzzing sound without the wings moving at all.

26 Taxi: TAXI

A cabriolet is a very specific horse and buggy design that was patented by Joseph Hansom in 1834 in England. The "cab" in the name is short for "cabriolet", an earlier carriage design on which the cabriolet was based. It is from "Hansom Cab" that we get our modern term "taxi".

30 Guitar great Paul : LES

Les Paul was a guitarist, composer and inventor. When he was 33 years old, Paul was involved in a near-fatal car accident that left his right arm and elbow shattered. Surgeons offered him the option of amputation or reconstruction of the limb that would leave him unable to bend his elbow. He told them to put his arm at a little less than 90 degrees so he could at least hold his guitar and maybe play it.

31 "Fine", picturesquely: WINGS

“Good” is a slang term used at the beginning of a sentence to indicate disappointment. “Welp” is used in the same way that we use the interjection “well”.

Well that worked.

Well that didn't work.

35 Ventricle outlet: AORTA

The aorta originates from the heart and extends into the abdomen. It is the largest artery in the body.

The heart has four chambers. The two upper chambers (the atria) accept deoxygenated blood from the body and oxygenated blood from the lungs. The atria compress those blood supplies into the heart's two lower chambers (the ventricles), "priming" the pump, so to speak. One ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs and the other pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body.

37 Ursi divided? : POLARIZING BEARS (from “polar bears”)

Polar bears are close cousins ​​to brown bears and are thought to have evolved from a population of brown bears that became isolated during a period of ice age. Most polar bears live north of the Arctic Circle and feed primarily on seals that they catch near the edge of the ice floes.

41 “Is that black enough for you?!?” documentary filmmaker Mitchell: ELVIS

“Is it black enough for you?!?” is a 2022 documentary written and directed by film critic Elvis Mitchell. Explore the evolution of African-American cinema. The documentary's title is a famous line from the 1970 film "Cotton Comes to Harlem."

44 Drone Regulator: Abbr. : FAA

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

45 points of IRA : RET

According to the IRS, IRA stands for "Individual Retirement Arrangement." However, most people refer to IRAs as "Individual Retirement Accounts."

48 Deer dominated? : CIERVO REINANTE (from “reno”)

The reindeer deer species is also known as "caribou" in North America.

54 Fencing Test: EPEE

There are three fencing events in the modern Olympic Games, each distinguished by the weapon used:

• thwart
• Espada
• Sable

55 __ tai : MAYO

The mai tai cocktail is strongly associated with the Polynesian islands, but the drink was supposedly invented in 1944 at Trader Vic's restaurant in Oakland, California. One recipe is 6 parts white rum, 3 parts orange curaçao, 3 parts orgeat syrup, 1 part rock candy syrup, 2 parts fresh lime juice, all mixed with ice and then a float of 6 parts dark rum. "Maita'i" is the Tahitian word for "good."

60 Dumb rope? : HA HA HA

Laugh out loud lol)

61 Pigs surveyed? : HEDGING HOGS (from “hedgehogs”)

Hedgehogs are spiny mammals that have adapted to nocturnal life. Although they have spines, hedgehogs are not related to porcupines. The term "hedgehog" arose in the fifteenth century. They are often found in hedgerows and have pig-like snouts, hence the name "hedgehog".

65 Retreats in the desert : OASES

An isolated area of ​​vegetation in a desert is called an oasis (plural "oasis"). Since water is needed for plant growth, an oasis can also include a spring, pond, or small lake. We often use the term "oasis" more generally to describe a refuge, a place of rest.

67 Gastropod for gourmets: Snail

"Escargot" is the French word for "snail." In order to eat snails, apparently you have to "purge" them before killing them. That means starving them or feeding them something "healthy" for several days before cooking. Ugh…

Gastronomy is the art or science of good eating. The term "gastronomy" was coined in 1801 by the Frenchman Joseph de Berchoux as the title of a poem about good living.

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1 chewable brand: ALPO

Alpo is a brand of dog food introduced by Allen Products in 1936, with "Alpo" being an abbreviation for "Allen Products". Lorne Greene used to promote Alpo dog food in TV commercials, just like Ed McMahon and Garfield the Cat, would you believe?

4 Improvised: AD-LIB

"Ad libitum" is a Latin phrase meaning "at one's will." In common usage, the phrase is usually abbreviated to "improvisation". On stage, the concept of improvisation is very familiar.

To speak impromptu is to speak extemporaneously. The idea is that someone doing this would not be using learned lines, but instead speaking using some notes that have been jotted down on their cuffs or shirt sleeves.

7 One Button Joystick Creator: ATARI

Atari was founded in 1972 and was one of the pioneers in the video game industry. One of the first employees of the company was Steve Jobs, who was hired to work on the design of the arcade game "Breakout." Jobs was given the task of reducing the number of tiles needed for the game and enlisted his friend Steve Wozniak to help him with the project. Wozniak designed a circuit board that used only 46 chips, a significant improvement over the original design that had over 100 chips.

In an airplane, a joystick is the control device that operates the elevators and ailerons. The word "joystick" also describes any control stick capable of moving in two or more directions. The term originated as aviator slang in the early 20th century.

8 points shoe material: SATIN

The material known as "satin" takes its name from "Zayton," the medieval Arabic name for the Chinese port city of Quanzhou. Quanzhou was used for the export of large quantities of silk to Europe.

"En pointe" is dancing ballet on the balls of the toes, and it's a French term. A ballerina wears pointe shoes (sometimes "pointe shoes") to perform this lovely-looking, if unhealthy (pun intended!) feat.

9 One Of A Foursome From Mississippi: ESS

There is a foursome of letters S (ess) in the word “Mississippi”.

14 Headspace? : SINE

In anatomical terms, a breast is a cavity in the tissue. The paranasal sinuses are found throughout the body, in the kidney and the heart, for example, but the sinuses that surround the nose are most commonly thought of.

18 Serious Enemy: NEMESIS

Nemesis was a Greek goddess, the goddess of retribution. Her role was to make those individuals who were haughty or arrogant pay. In modern parlance, one's nemesis (plural "nemeses") is one's sworn enemy, often someone who has the exact opposite character but still shares some important characteristics. A nemesis is often someone who can't seem to be beaten in competition.

22 Took Someone Else's Wheels: UBERED

The transportation network company Uber was founded in 2009 as “UberCab”. The company's name was changed to "Uber" in 2011. The name change was largely due to complaints from taxi operators in San Francisco.

24 “Diamonds & Rust” folksinger Joan: BAEZ

"Diamonds & Rust" is a 1975 song written and recorded by Joan Baez. The song tells of an unexpected phone call from an old lover and the memories evoked. Baez tells us that the call actually happened and that the lover was Bob Dylan.

27 The Body Shop additive: ALOE

The Body Shop is a L'Oréal company that started in England. The founder got the idea from a store she visited in Berkeley, California called Body Shop. Years later, the founder purchased the rights to the original Body Shop name. L'Oréal bought the chain in 2006 for more than 650 million pounds.

32 “Macho Man” Randy __: WILD

"Macho Man" Randy Savage, born Randy Mario Poffo, was an American professional wrestler. He won the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) World Heavyweight Championship twice and the World Wrestling Championship (WCW World Heavyweight Championship) four times.

36 “Acoustic Soul” artista India.__ : ARIE

"Acoustic Soul" is the 2001 debut studio album by singer-songwriter India Arie.

38 “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” director Johnson: RIAN

Filmmaker Rian Johnson wrote and directed quite a few big movies, including "Looper" (2012), "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (2017), and "Knives Out" (2019).

46 Indie rock band Yo La __ : I HAVE

Yo La Tengo is an indie rock band from Hoboken, New Jersey that formed in 1984 as husband and wife duo Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley. The name of the band translates from Spanish as "I have it", and was chosen with reference to a baseball anecdote. Elio Chacón was a baseball player from Venezuela, the seventh person to play in the Majors of that country. There is a story that Mets center fielder Richie Ashburn always met Elio Chacón in the outfield, because he called for the ball in English and Chacón only understood Spanish. Ashburn began to ask for the ball in Spanish "I have it!" (Got it!), at which point he would be run over by left fielder Frank Thomas, who only understood English!

49 Lyrics: EPODE

An epod is a lyrical poem made up of couplets in which the first verse is long and the second much shorter. The form was invented by the Greek poet Archilochus, and was most famously used by the Roman poet Horace.

51 Comaneci gymnast: NADIA

Romanian Nadia Comaneci won three golds at the 1976 Summer Olympics and was the first gymnast to receive a perfect score of ten in gymnastics competition. Comaneci published a book called "Letters to a Young Gymnast" in 2003 and now lives in the United States.

52 2003 Romantic Comedy That Won Seven Razzie Awards: GIGLI

Everyone wanted to see the 2003 movie “Gigli” because it starred the couple of the day, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck (aka “Bennifer”). Everyone wanted to see it, but no one did, it seemed. Many people have called it the worst movie ever made. Apparently, "Gigli" made just $6 million after it cost $54 million to produce.

“Razzie” is the household name for the Golden Raspberry Award, an award given annually to the worst in the world of cinema. The Razzies have performed the day before the Oscars since 1981.

61 Charts for the Queen Mary: HMS

HMS Queen Mary was a British battlecruiser that sank in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. She was the largest and most powerful ship in the British fleet at the time of her sinking. The wreck of the Queen Mary is located in the North Sea at a depth of 120 meters. Ella is a popular diving destination and is a protected war grave.

Hawaii 62 Points: ISL

The Hawaiian Islands are a chain of volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean, located about 2,400 miles southwest of North America. They were first settled by Polynesians sometime between 1000 and 1200 CE. The first settlers probably came from the Marquesas Islands, some 2,000 miles away. The first Europeans to arrive were members of an expedition led by British explorer James Cook in 1778. At the end of the 19th century, the Hawaiian Islands became United States territory and were officially admitted to the Union as the 50th state in 1959.