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1A Performer often found with big wigs : DRAG QUEEN

The etymology of the term “drag”, as used in the cross-dressing world, seems to be unclear. It perhaps relates to the tendency of a cross-dresser’s skirts to drag along the ground in days of old (although why they just didn’t hitch up their skirts is beyond me!).

10A Golf kin : JETTA

“Jetta” is one in a series of model names related to winds that has been used by Volkswagen. “Jetta” comes from the German for “jet stream”, and the model name “Passat” comes from the German for “trade wind”.

15A Soft rock duo from Australia : AIR SUPPLY

The soft rock duo Air Supply comprises guitarist Graham Russell and vocalist Russell Hitchcock. Englishman Russell and Australian Hitchcock met in Australia when they were fellow cast mates in the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar”. Air Supply’s list of hits includes “Lost in Love” and “All Out of Love”, both released in 1980.

20A Some ink vessels : SACS

Octopodes and squid have the ability to release a dark pigment into the water as a means of escape. The dark pigment is called cephalopod ink (the squid and octopus belong to the class cephalopoda) and is stored in an ink sac. The dark color is created by melanin, the same substance that acts as a pigment in human skin.

29A Crepes eaten during Maslenitsa : BLINI

Maslenitsa is an ancient Slavic folk holiday and religious celebration colloquially known as “Pancake Week” across Russia and Eastern Europe. One of the festival’s traditions is the eating of blini, buttery pancakes that serve as a literal symbol of the sun to welcome the return of spring.

30A Linda Cohn’s network : ESPN

Linda Cohn is a sportscaster who started anchoring ESPN’s “SportsCenter” in 1992. When Cohn was in high school, she played hockey on the boys team.

33A Lists on Poshmark, say : RESELLS

Poshmark is an online social commerce marketplace that was launched from founder Manish Chandra’s garage in 2011. On the platform, users can buy and sell used and new fashion items.

41A “Schitt’s Creek” character with an impressive wig collection : MOIRA

In the excellent Canadian sitcom “Schitt’s Creek”, the character Moira Rose is an outrageous former soap star, wife of Johnny Rose, and mother of their two adult children, David and Alexis. Moira is played by actress and comedian Catherine O’Hara. Supposedly, the character was inspired by the reality stars on “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” and “The Real Housewives” franchise.

42A Flatbread cooked on a tawa : PARATHA

Paratha is an unleavened flatbread from the Indian subcontinent that is made using a whole wheat dough. It is a thick, layered bread in which the individual folds of dough have been coated with ghee or oil.

44A The Black Keys and the White Stripes : BANDS

The Black Keys are a rock band, a duo from Akron, Ohio. Dan Auerbach on guitar, along with Patrick Carney on drums, formed the Black Keys in 2001.

The White Stripes was a rock duo from Detroit that was together from 1997 to 2011. The duo was made up of Meg and Jack White, who were married from 1996 to 2000. Prior to the couple tying the knot, Jack’s family name was Gillis. Gillis took the unusual step of taking his wife’s family name when they married.

45A Goose named for its call : NENE

The nene is a bird that is native to Hawaii, and is also known as the Hawaiian goose. The name “nene” is an imitation of its call. When Captain Cook landed on the islands in 1778, there were 25,000 nene living there. By 1950, the number was reduced by hunting to just 30 birds. Conservation efforts in recent years have been somewhat successful.

46A Total anarchy : MOB RULE

Our word “anarchy”, used to describe a society without a publicly enforced government, comes from the Greek “an-” (without) and “arkhos” (leader).

48A Bird that weaves pouchlike hanging nests : ORIOLE

The songbird called an oriole builds an interesting nest. It is a woven cup-like structure that is suspended from a branch like a hammock, dangling up to 30 feet above the ground.

50A Sound from a peat bog : BURP!

When dead plant matter accumulates in marshy areas, it may not fully decay due to a lack of oxygen or acidic conditions. We are familiar with this in Ireland, because this decaying matter can form peat, and we have lots and lots of peat bogs around the country.

51A Car sticker stat : MPG

Miles per gallon (mpg)

54A “From your lips to God’s ears” : I HOPE

“From your lips to God’s ears” is a direct translation of the Yiddish idiom “fun dayn moyl in gots oyern”, used to express a hope that a spoken wish or blessing will be granted by the divine.

59A Members of the BTS ARMY, e.g. : STANS

“Stan” is a song by rapper Eminem (featuring Dido) that was recorded in 2000. The title refers to a fictional Eminem fan named “Stan” who becomes obsessed with the rapper, and who grows irate when his letters to his idol go unanswered. Stan’s final act is to make a voice recording as he drives into a river, with his pregnant girlfriend locked in the trunk. One of the legacies of the song is that “stan” is now used as a slang term for an obsessed and maniacal fan.

Online fans of the K-pop boy band BTS refer to themselves as ARMY, an acronym standing for Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth. The idea is that BTS fans represent young people.

60A Cute nickname for a dachshund : SHORT KING

The dachshund breed of dog was originally bred to chase and flush out badgers. The name “dachshund” is German and translates as “badger dog”.

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2D “Wake Up Dead Man” filmmaker Johnson : RIAN

Filmmaker Rian Johnson wrote and directed quite a few major films, including “Looper” (2012), “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” (2017) and “Knives Out” (2019).

The 2025 film “Wake Up Dead Man” is the third installment in Rian Johnson’s excellent “Knives Out” franchise. The movie’s title is a nod to the band U2, as it is also the title of a song they released in 1997.

3D Saharan : ARID

The name “Sahara” means “desert” in Arabic. The Sahara is just that, a great desert covering almost 4 million square miles of Northern Africa. That’s almost the size of the United States.

4D “The $100,000 Pyramid” airer : GSN

Game Show Network (GSN)

“Pyramid” is a whole series of game shows that date back to the original “The $10,000 Pyramid” first aired in 1973. I guess inflation drove us to the “$100,000 Pyramid”, starting in 1985. Dick Clark was probably the most famous host of the show, appearing from 1973 to 1980 (and presiding over the increase to “The $20,000 Pyramid”).

5D Snack that may be made with Oaxaca cheese : QUESADILLA

The quesadilla, of Mexican cuisine, is a folded tortilla filled with cheese. The name “quesadilla” might be translated as “little cheesy thing”, from the Spanish “queso” (cheese) and the diminutive suffix “-illa”.

7D Geologic time : EPOCH

Geologic time is divided into a number of units of varying lengths. These are, starting from the largest:

• supereon
• eon (also “aeon”)
• era
• period
• epoch
• age

9D Crossplay owner, familiarly : NYT

Crossplay is a word game first published by the “New York Times” in 2025. It is similar to Words with Friends, and both are based on Scrabble.

21D Mo Salah’s home country : EGYPT

Mohamed “Mo” 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”.

22D Curse : BANE

Today, we tend to use the word “bane” to mean “anathema, a source of persistent annoyance”. A few centuries ago, a bane was a cause of harm or death, perhaps a deadly poison.

26D Most populous island in the West Indies : HISPANIOLA

The island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean, shared between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, is known in Spanish as “La Española”.

29D Sound that may accompany goosebumps : BRR!

The terms “goose bumps” and “goose flesh” come from the fact that skin which is cold can look like the flesh of a plucked goose. On the other side of the Atlantic, the term “goose pimples” was used to describe the same phenomenon. The influence of North American TV and movies is showing though, as “goose bumps” is the more common term these days.

35D Carnaby Street’s neighborhood : SOHO

Carnaby Street is in Soho in London, and is famous for its fashion boutiques. It gained a reputation for leading the mod and hippie styles of dress in the late fifties and sixties. Mary Quant, who introduced the world to the miniskirt, had her boutique in Carnaby Street, and bands like the Rolling Stones and the Who worked and socialized in the area in the Swinging Sixties.

37D Convalescent wear for some pets : CONE

A vet may fit a cone-like device around an animal’s head to prevent it from biting or licking a wound. That device is known as an Elizabethan collar or pet cone, although it has more frivolously been referred to as a cone of shame, pet lampshade or pet radar dish.

40D Day of rest : SABBATH

The Sabbath is a day of rest and religious observance in several religions. It is Saturday in the Jewish faith and in some Christian traditions. The Sabbath is Sunday for most Christians.

44D Campus figure : BURSAR

A bursar is an administrative officer, typically in a school or college, who is responsible for the management of financial affairs. “Bursar” comes from the Latin “bursa”, meaning “purse,bag”.

45D “The Third Man” and others : NOIRS

“The Third Man” is a great film noir produced in England in 1949, and starring Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles and Trevor Howard. A great film in itself, “The Third Man” is often remembered for the title music, an instrumental piece featuring the zither that was written and performed by Anton Karas. The screenplay for the film was written by Graham Greene.

47D Shared surname in Marvel films : RUSSO

The Russo brothers, Anthony and Joe, are a directing duo responsible for several of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most successful films, including the record-breaking “Avengers: Endgame”. The Russos also directed and produced the TV show “Arrested Development” for the first two years of its run.

52D Subatomic particle : PION

“Pion” is short for “pi meson”, and is the name given to a subatomic particle. I don’t know anything more …

56D Jan. honoree : MLK

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a US federal holiday taking place on the third Monday of each year. It celebrates the birthday of Dr. King, and was signed into law by President Reagan in 1983, and first observed in 1986. However, some states resisted naming the holiday MLK Day, and gave it alternative names (like “Civil Rights Day”). It was officially celebrated as MLK Day in all 50 states from the year 2000 onwards.