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Constructed by: Baylee Devereaux
Edited by: Patti Varol

Today’s Theme (according to Bill): The Wrong Job, One Might Say

Themed answers are professions clued with descriptions of a different job:

• 16A Receptionist at a high-rise hotel, one might say : STORY TELLER
• 22A Instagram influencer, one might say : SOCIAL WORKER
• 37A Bartender pouring a selection of craft beers for tasting, one might say : FLIGHT ATTENDANT
• 48A Pathological liar, one might say : MAKEUP ARTIST
• 59A Audiophile with an extensive collection of club mixes, one might say : HOUSE KEEPER

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Bill’s time: 6m 27s

Bill’s errors: 0

Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

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1 Homes in Honduras : CASAS

Honduras is a country in Central America that used to be known as Spanish Honduras, in order to differentiate it from British Honduras that is now called Belize. “Honduras” is the Spanish word for “the depths”, which is probably a reference to deep coastal waters.

6 “Let’s put a smile on your plate” breakfast chain : IHOP

The International House of Pancakes (IHOP) was founded back in 1958. IHOP was originally intended to be called IHOE, the International House of Eggs, but that name didn’t do too well in marketing tests.

13 Like a brand-new candle : UNLIT

Our term “candle” ultimately comes from the Latin verb “candere” meaning “to shine”.

14 __ drum : SNARE

Snare drums are so called because they have a set of wire strands (snares) stretching across the bottom surface of the drum. When the drum is struck, the snares vibrate against the bottom drumhead producing a unique sound.

19 __ card : SIM

Most cell phones have SIM cards these days. SIM cards hold the personal information of the subscriber, with the acronym being short for “Subscriber Identity Module”.

20 Kunis of “Black Swan” : MILA

Mila Kunis is a Ukrainian-born, American actress who plays Jackie Burkhart on “That ’70s Show”. Fans of the cartoon series “Family Guy” might recognize her voicing the Meg Griffin character. In ”Black Swan”, Kunis plays a rival ballet dancer to the character played by Natalie Portman. In her personal life, Kunis dated Macaulay Culkin for 8 years, but married Ashton Kutcher, her co-star from “That 70s Show”, in 2015.

The 2010 movie “Black Swan” is a psychological thriller (described by some as a horror film) set against the background of a ballet company staging Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake”. Natalie Portman plays an obsessive ballerina who seems perfect for the role of the White Swan in “Swan Lake”, but doesn’t seem to have the passion to also play the Black Swan. Then things start to go wonky …

22 Instagram influencer, one might say : SOCIAL WORKER

Instagram (often abbreviated to “Insta”) is a photo-sharing application, one that is extremely popular. Instagram started in San Francisco in 2010. Facebook purchased Instagram two years later, paying $1 billion. The billion-dollar Instagram company had just 13 employees at the time of the sale …

27 French article : LES

The definite article in French can be “le” (with masculine nouns), “la” (with feminine nouns), and “les” (with plural nouns of either gender).

28 Orchestra leader : MAESTRO

“Maestro” is often used to address a musical conductor. “Maestro” (plural “maestri”) is the Italian word for “master, teacher”. The plural in English is usually “maestros”.

31 Capital city on a fjord : OSLO

The Norwegian capital of Oslo is located at the northern end of a fjord known as Oslofjord. The fjord is home to 40 islands that lie within the city’s limits. Oslo also has 343 lakes.

41 Black Mission fruit : FIG

The Mission (also Black Mission) fig is so called because it was introduced to North America by Franciscan missionaries. They planted the first Mission figs in this country in San Diego, in 1768. The number of plantings grew as the order opened more and more missions up and down the California coast.

42 Eggs on : URGES

The verb “to edge” has been used to mean to incite, to urge on, from the 16th century. Somewhere along the way “edge” was mistakenly replaced with “egg”, giving us our term “to egg on” meaning “to goad”.

44 “The Office” sales rep who solves crosswords during meetings : STANLEY

In the US version of the sitcom “The Office”, the character Stanley Hudson is a disgruntled and grump sales rep. Stanley’s saving grace (to us cruciverbalists) is that he is always solving crosswords instead of doing his work. He is portrayed by actor Leslie David Baker. Early in his career, Baker played an office worker in OfficeMax commercials.

46 Actor Meadows : TIM

Actor and comedian Tim Meadows appeared for tenseasons as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live” (SNL). He also played a character named John Glascott on the sitcom “Schooled”, and the same character on “The Goldbergs”.

55 Fútbol cheers : OLES

In Spanish, a “fútbol” (football, soccer) supporter might shout “olé!” (bravo!).

58 Part of BYOB : OWN

Bring Your Own Beer/Bottle/Booze (BYOB)

59 Audiophile with an extensive collection of club mixes, one might say : HOUSE KEEPER

House music is a type of electronic dance music. The genre originated in Chicago in the eighties, and has now invaded the whole world. House music is characterized by a rhythmic thumping sound from drum machines and a simple 4/4 beat. It’s not the Beatles …

64 Place of refuge : OASIS

An isolated area of vegetation in a desert is called an oasis (plural “oases”). As water is needed for plant growth, an oasis might also include a spring, pond or small lake. We often use the term “oasis” more generally to describe a haven, a place of rest.

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4 __ guitar : AIR

The concept of playing an imaginary electric guitar ( an “air guitar”) is so popular that there are several championship competitions held. There has even been a world championship since 1996. Crazy …

5 Completely stump : STYMIE

The word “stymie” comes from golf, and is a situation in which one’s approach to the hole is blocked by an opponent’s ball. We use the term more broadly as a verb to describe standing in the way of something.

Back in the early 1400s, the verb “to stump” meant “to stumble over a tree stump”. In the early 1800s, the meaning extended to mean “to baffle, bring to a halt by introducing obstacles”.

7 “2001” supercomputer : HAL

In Arthur C. Clarke’s “Space Odyssey” (famously adapted for the big screen as “2001: A Space Odyssey”) the computer system that went rogue was called HAL 9000, or simply “HAL”. HAL stands for “Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer”. Even though Clarke denied it, there’s a good argument that can be made that the acronym HAL is a veiled reference to IBM, the big player in the world of computing at the time of the novel’s publication (1968). The acronym HAL is just a one-letter shift from the initials “IBM”.

11 Birthstone for some Libras : OPAL

Here is the “official” list of birthstones, by month, that we tend to use today:

• January: Garnet
• February: Amethyst
• March: Bloodstone or Aquamarine
• April: Diamond
• May: Emerald
• June: Pearl or Moonstone
• July: Ruby
• August: Sardonyx or Peridot
• September: Sapphire or Lapis Lazuli
• October: Opal or Pink Tourmaline
• November: Topaz or Citrine
• December: Turquoise or Zircon (also now, Tanzanite)

12 BOLO target : PERP

Perpetrator (perp)

A BOLO is a police alert, with the acronym standing for “be on the look-out”. A BOLO can also be called an APB, an “all-points bulletin”.

23 Heavy shoe : CLOG

Clogs are shoes made from wood, at least in part. The clog originated as a protective item of footwear for use by farm, factory and mine workers.

29 Cocktail garnish : RIND

Our word “cocktail” first appeared in the early 1800s. The exact origin of the term is not clear, but it is thought to be a corruption of the French word “coquetier” meaning “egg cup”, a container that was used at that time for serving mixed drinks.

33 Bone-connecting tissues : LIGAMENTS

Ligaments are made of connective tissue, as are tendons and fasciae. Ligaments connect bone to bone, tendons connect muscle to bone, and fasciae connect muscle to muscle.

34 Japanese cattle breed used for Kobe beef : WAGYU

“Wagyu” is a name given to four different breeds of beef cattle in Japan. The famous Kobe beef is obtained from wagyu cattle. The name comes from the Japanese “Wa gyu”, which simply translates as “Japanese cattle”.

38 She-__: Marvel role for Tatiana Maslany : HULK

Canadian actress Tatiana Maslany had her work cut out in the show “Orphan Black”. That’s because she had to play several different characters, all clones born by in vitro fertilization. She also plays the title character Jennifer Walter in the Superhero TV show “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law”.

39 Ancestry.com printout : TREE

Ancestry.com is the largest commercial genealogy company in the world. It operates out of Provo, Utah.

40 Singer Lovato : DEMI

Pop and R&B singer Demi Lovato started her performing career as a child actress, playing Angela on the kids TV show “Barney & Friends” from 2002 to 2004. When she was all grown up, Levato served as a judge on “The X Factor” from 2012 to 2013, and soon after had the recurring role of Dani on “Glee”.

50 Stout and porter : ALES

The term “stout” was first used for a type of beer in the 1600s when it was used to describe a “strong, stout” brew, and not necessarily a dark beer as it is today.

Porter is a dark beer that originated in London in the 1700s. It is named for the street and river porters with whom it was very popular. Porter is a well-hopped beer made using brown malt, which gives it the dark color.

51 Nasal partitions : SEPTA

In the world of anatomy, a septum (plural “septa”) is a dividing wall within a chamber or other structure. For example, the interatrial septum separates the left and right atria of the heart, and the nasal septum separates the nostrils of the nose.

52 Tinker with : TWEAK

To tinker with something is to adjust or experiment with it. Back in the late 1500’s, “to tinker” was “to work as a tinker”. In those days, a tinker was someone who mended pots and pans.

53 Long-extinct bird : DODO

The dodo was a direct relative of the pigeon and the dove, although the fully-grown dodo was usually three feet tall. One of the reasons the dodo comes to mind when we think of extinction of a species, is that it disappeared not too long ago (last recorded alive in 1662) and humans were the reason for its demise. The dodo lived exclusively on the island of Mauritius and when humans arrived, we cut back the forests that were its home. We also introduced domestic animals, such as dogs and pigs, that ransacked the dodo’s nests. The dodo was deemed to be an awkward flightless bird and so the term “dodo” has come to mean a dull-witted person.

54 “Star Wars” critter that looks like a teddy bear : EWOK

The Ewoks are creatures that live on the moon of Endor in the “Star Wars” universe. First appearing in “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi”, they’re the cute and cuddly little guys that look like teddy bears.

57 Art Deco icon : ERTE

“Erté” was the pseudonym of French (Russian-born) artist and designer Romain de Tirtoff. “Erté” is the French pronunciation of his initials “R.T.” Erté’s diverse portfolio of work included costumes and sets for the “Ziegfeld Follies” of 1923, productions of the Parisian cabaret show “Folies Bergère”, as well as the 1925 epic movie “Ben-Hur”. Erté’s most famous work by far is an image titled “Symphony in Black”. It depicts a tall and slender woman dressed in black, holding a black dog on a leash.

61 GI morale booster : USO

The United Service Organization (USO) was founded in 1941 at the request of President Franklin D. Roosevelt “to handle the on-leave recreation of the men in the armed forces”. A USO tour is undertaken by a troupe of entertainers, many of whom are big-name celebrities. A USO tour usually includes troop locations in combat zones.

62 Electric __ : EEL

Electric eels are so called because they are capable of delivering an eclectic shock that debilitates their prey. They are also able to electrolocate their prey. They do so by generating a weak electric field. The prey causes a distortion in this electric field, which is picked up by the eel’s electroreceptor organs.