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1 Units of growth? : ACRES

At one time, an acre was defined as the amount of land a yoke of oxen could plow in a day. Then, an acre was more precisely defined as a strip of land “one furrow long” (i.e. one furlong) and one chain wide. The length of one furlong was equal to 10 chains, or 40 rods. An area of one furlong times 10 rods was one rood.

16 Avgolemono option : ORZO

Orzo is pasta that has been formed into granular shapes, much like barley. And indeed, “orzo” is the Italian word for “barley”. Orzo is also called “risoni”, meaning “large rice”.

Avgolemono is a Greek soup or sauce made primarily from eggs and lemon juice thickened with broth. Its name directly reflects its key ingredients as it translates from Greek as “egg-lemon”.

18 Think piece? : BEAN

Slang terms for “head” include “bean”, “coconut”, “gourd”, “noodle” and “noggin”.

19 Futures analyst? : ORACLE

Oracle is a huge software company with headquarters in Redwood City, California. Oracle’s main product is enterprise software, software that meets the needs of an organization rather than an individual user. Oracle was co-founded in 1977 by Larry Ellison, who is now one of the richest business people in the world.

20 Some specialist MDs : ENTS

The ear, nose and throat (ENT) branch of medicine is more correctly called “otolaryngology”.

22 World Cup chant : OLE!

The FIFA World Cup is the most prestigious tournament in the sport of soccer. The competition has been held every four years (excluding the WWII years) since the inaugural event held in Uruguay in 1930. The men’s World Cup is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, even outranking the Olympic Games. And, the women’s World Cup is fast catching up …

29 End notes? : CODAS

In music, a coda is primarily a passage that brings a movement to a conclusion. “Coda” is Italian for “tail”.

30 Skyscraper top : SPIRE

In general terms, a steeple is a tall tower on a building, often a church. More specifically, a steeple can be made up of several distinct parts:

1. Tower: the base of the steeple, which can often house a clock.
2. Belfry: the part that holds bells, often part of church steeples
3. Lantern: a decorative, windowed structure that admits light into the steeple
4. Spire: the tall, slender top

According to many, the world’s first skyscraper was the Home Insurance Building in Chicago, Illinois, which was built in 1885. It was 10 stories tall and stood at 42 meters (138 feet). What made the building unique, at the time, was the use of structural steel in the internal frame. That frame bore the weight of each floor, as well as the weight of the external masonry.

33 Divine messenger? : TAROT READER

Tarot cards have been around since the mid-1400s, and for centuries were simply used for entertainment as a game. It has only been since the late 1800s that the cards have been used by fortune tellers to predict the future. The list of tarot cards includes the Wheel of Fortune, the Hanged Man and the Lovers.

Divination is the practice of interpreting omens or symbols to predict the future. The term “divination” originates from the Latin “divinare” meaning “to foretell” or “to be inspired by a god.” Diviners use a variety of techniques, including astrology, tarot reading, numerology (finding meaning in numbers), and practices like reading tea leaves.

35 “Sláinte” : SALUT

In French, “salut” means “hi”, and is less formal than “bonjour”. The former term can also be used as a friendly toast.

“Sláinte” is the Irish word for “health”, and is often used as a toast.

37 Like some Oreos : VEGAN

The Oreo was the best-selling cookie in the 20th century, and almost 500 billion of them have been sold since they were introduced in 1912 by Nabisco. In those early days the creme filling was made with pork fat, but today vegetable oils are used instead. If you take a bite out of an Oreo sold outside of America you might notice a difference from the homegrown cookie, as coconut oil is added in the overseas version to give a different taste.

38 Stag : HART

A male deer is usually called a buck, and a female is a doe. However, the male red deer is usually referred to as a stag. The males of even larger species of deer are often called bulls, and the females called cows. In older English, male deer of over 5 years were called harts, and females of over 3 years were called hinds. The young of small species are known as fawns, and of larger species are called calves. All very confusing …

39 Tags on social media : ATS

Two important symbols used in social media are the hashtag (#) and the social tag (@). The former is used to categorize content by topic. The latter alerts a fellow user that you are talking with or about them.I am far from a social media guy, but that is my understanding …

45 Radio personality Angela who co-hosted “The Breakfast Club” until 2022 : YEE

Angela Yee is a prominent American radio personality who is probably best known for her role as co-host of the nationally syndicated morning show “The Breakfast Club” alongside DJ Envy and Charlamagne tha God. Since 2022, she’s hosted her own syndicated radio show, “Way Up with Angela Yee.”

49 Gelatin alternative : AGAR

Agar (also “agar-agar”) is a jelly extracted from seaweed that has many uses. Agar is found in Japanese desserts, and can also be used as a food thickener or even as a laxative. In the world of science, it is the most common medium used for growing bacteria in Petri dishes.

Gelatin is a foodstuff that is used as a gelling agent in cooking, and for the shells of pharmaceutical capsules. Over 800 million pounds of gelatin are produced every year worldwide. It is produced from by-products of the meat and leather industries. Gelatin is basically modified collagen derived from pork skins and the bones of cattle, pigs and horses. So, vegans usually avoid things like gummy bears and marshmallows.

51 Ray Charles hit whose B-side was “Come Back Baby” : I GOT A WOMAN

“I Got a Woman” is a song co-written and recorded by Ray Charles, and released in 1954. It was inspired by the gospel hymn “It Must Be Jesus”, with Charles transforming it into a secular love song. This fusion of gospel and rhythm and blues would later be described as “soul music”.

53 Wild-tasting : GAMY

The term “game” can be used for wild animals that are hunted for food or sport. The associated adjective “gamey” (sometimes “gamy”) can be used to describe the taste of meat from a game animal, especially if the meat is close to going bad.

54 Bit of extra time : LEAP SECOND

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard used to regulate clocks around the world. Because the Earth’s rotational speed is decreasing ever so slowly, UTC can vary slightly from solar time. As a result, leap seconds are added as required to UTC, on average about once every 19 months. Leap seconds are always added on June 30th or December 31st.

Down

2 Dance sequences, familiarly : CHOREO

In its purest sense, choreography is the art of recording dance moves symbolically. The word “choreograph” comes into English via French, but originates in Greek. The Greek “khoreia” means “dance” and “graphein” means “to write”.

3 Ready for publication, perhaps : REDACT

Our word “redact”, meaning to revise or edit, comes from the past participle of the Latin “redigere” meaning “to reduce”.

5 Move like a bear : SELL

The terms “bull market” and “bear market” come from the way in which each animal attacks. A bull thrusts his horns upwards (an “up” market), whereas a bear swipes with his paws downward (a “down” market).

7 School trips? : SEMESTERS ABROAD

“Semester” is a German word from the Latin “semestris”, an adjective meaning “of six months”. We use the term in a system that divides an academic year into two roughly equal parts. A trimester-system has three parts, and a quarter-system has four.

8 Places to watch Earthquakes and Hurricanes : ARENAS

The Earthquakes are a Major League Soccer (MLS) soccer team in San Jose, California. The team was formed in 1996 as the San Jose Clash.

The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The team was founded as the New England Whalers, when they were located in Boston, and then Hartford, Connecticut. The Whalers moved to Raleigh in 1997, and became the Hurricane.

9 Some score marks : RESTS

That would be a musical score.

10 Melodramatic sound : SOB

A melodrama is a play or film that usually pits good against evil, with an obvious hero or heroine vying against an obvious villain. Melodrama has evolved over time, originating in the 18th century as a drama for which there was a musical accompaniment. The term is derived from the Greek “melos” meaning “music” and the French “drame” meaning “drama”.

11 Diehard’s purchase : PREORDER

A diehard fan might not wait till an item is readily available, and may instead preorder.

12 Plants whose name derives from the Greek for “dry” : AZALEAS

Azaleas are very toxic to most animals. If you go to Korea, you might come across “Tug Yonju”, which is azalea wine made from the plant’s blossoms. Azaleas are usually grown as shrubs, but are also seen as small trees, and often indoors. The name “azalea” comes from the Greek “azaleos” meaning “dry”, reflecting the plant’s ability to thrive in sandy soil.

13 “Water Lilies” and “Irises” : MONETS

“Water Lilies” by French Impressionist Claude Monet is actually a whole series of paintings, numbering about 250 in total. The subjects of the works were the water lilies in Monet’s flower garden at Giverny in northern France.

Claude Monet’s “Irises” paintings were created during the later years of his life at his Giverny garden. While he painted irises throughout his career, the later works, often large-scale, are perhaps the most well known.

15 Elif Batuman novel about a first-year college student : THE IDIOT

Elif Batuman is an American author who gained widespread acclaim for her Pulitzer Prize-finalist novel “The Idiot”. The work draws on her own experiences as a Harvard student and an English teacher in Hungary in the 1990s.

21 Leave the country : SECEDE

Back in the very early 1700s, to secede was to leave one’s companions. In the mid-18th century, the meaning of “secession” took on the current meaning of withdrawing from an organized union. The first such “secession” was the exodus of ministers and members from the Church of Scotland starting in 1733.

25 Suit material : TORT

“Tort” is a French word meaning “mischief, injury or wrong”. In common law, a tort is a civil wrong that results in the injured party suffering loss or harm, and the injuring party having a legal liability. Tort law differs from criminal law in that torts may result from negligence and not just intentional actions. Also, tort lawsuits may be decided on a preponderance of evidence, without the need of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

30 Mohamed who is captain of Egypt’s national soccer team : SALAH

Mohamed Salah is a soccer player from Egypt who has played much of his professional career with European clubs. He joined Switzerland’s FC Basel in 2012, England’s Chelsea FC in 2014, Italy’s AS Roma in 2016, and England’s Liverpool FC in 2017. The Egyptian people are very proud of Salah, and have dubbed him the “Fourth Pyramid”.

32 Cape that’s home to North Carolina’s Diamond Shoals : HATTERAS

Cape Hatteras is located on Hatteras Island, which is one of the barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina. The famous Cape Hatteras Light is the tallest brick lighthouse in the country, and second-tallest such structure in the world. It stands at 210 feet, and was built in 1870. The 1870 lighthouse replaced the original beacon that was constructed in 1803. The current lighthouse had to be moved in 1999, due to erosion of the seashore.

The Diamond Shoals are a group of treacherous underwater sandbars off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. They are notorious for their shifting sands and unpredictable currents. The numerous shipwrecks that resulted earned the area the nickname “Graveyard of the Atlantic”.

34 __ Grey tea : EARL

The Earl Grey blend of tea is supposedly named after Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey who was Prime Minister of the UK from 1830 to 1834. Earl Grey tea has a distinctive flavor that is largely due to the addition of oil from the rind of the bergamot orange.

35 Closest country to Cape Verde : SENEGAL

The Republic of Senegal is a country on the far western coast of Africa. For many years Senegal was a French colony, gaining independence in 1960. The capital of Senegal is Dakar. Dakar is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean, thus making it the westernmost capital on the African mainland.

The Republic of Cape Verde is an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa. The country takes its name from Cap-Vert, a peninsula in Senegal and the most westerly point on the continent. Cape Verde was an uninhabited group of islands when it was colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century.

37 Odyssey : VOYAGE

“Odyssey” is one of two epic poems from ancient Greece that are attributed to Homer. It is largely a sequel to Homer’s other epic “Iliad”. “Odyssey” centers on the heroic figure Odysseus, and his adventures on his journey home to Greece following the fall of Troy. We now use the term “odyssey” to describe any long series of adventures.

38 Part of an ice cream brand’s pseudo-Scandinavian name : HAAGEN

Häagen-Dazs ice cream originated in the Bronx, New York in 1961. The name “Häagen-Dazs” is a “nonsense” term, words chosen for its Scandinavian feel that the producers thought would appeal to potential customers.

39 Los __, New Mexico : ALAMOS

The town of Los Alamos, New Mexico takes its name from the Spanish for “the poplars” or “the cottonwoods”. Famously, it is home to Los Alamos National Laboratory which was founded during WWII to work on the Manhattan Project, the development of the first atomic bomb. The town of Los Alamos didn’t exist as such, until it was planned and constructed to support the employees working on development of the bomb.

40 Nashville team : TITANS

The Tennessee Titans football team is based in Nashville, having relocated to Nashville from Houston in 1997. The team was called the Tennessee Oilers for two seasons, before adopting the “Titans” moniker.

44 Scientist for whom a part of the brain is named : BROCA

Paul Broca was a French physician who provided the first anatomical proof that brain function was localized. He studied the brains of individuals suffering from aphasia, the inability to formulate language due to brain injury after a stroke or head trauma. Broca discovered that aphasia patients had lesions in a specific part of the brain, the left frontal region. This region of the brain’s cortex that is responsible for language is now called Broca’s Area, in his honor.

50 Bananarac liquor : RYE

The cocktail known as a bananarac is a variation of a Sazerac, the classic drink from New Orleans. The main difference is the addition of Giffard Banane du Brésil liqueur, which is made from macerated bananas spiked with cognac.

52 Rolls over a tree? : TPS

TP’ing (toilet papering) is a prank involving the covering of some object or location with rolls and rolls of toilet paper. If you live in Texas or Minnesota, that little “prank” is legal, but if you live here in California it is classed as mischief or vandalism.