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Constructed by: Janice Luttrell & Katie Hale
Edited by: Patti Varol

Today’s Reveal Answer(s): Welcome to My Humble Abode

Themed answers each start with a HUMBLE ABODE:

• 47A With 59-Across, what one might say when entering the starts of 16-, 24-, and 38-Across? : WELCOME TO MY …
• 59A See 47-Across : … HUMBLE ABODE

• 16A Choose as a live-in romantic partner : SHACK UP WITH
• 24A Loose frocks with wide bottoms : TENT DRESSES
• 38A Count in a marching command : HUT, TWO, THREE, FOUR

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Bill’s time: 5m 45s

Bill’s errors: 0

Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

Across

10 PD alert : APB

An All Points Bulletin (APB) is a broadcast from one US law enforcement agency to another.

14 __ boom : SONIC

As a plane flies through the air, it creates pressure waves in front (and behind) rather like the bow and stern waves of a boat. These pressure waves travel at the speed of sound, so as an aircraft itself accelerates towards the speed of sound it catches up with the pressure waves until they cannot “get out of the way”. When the aircraft reaches the speed of sound, the compressed waves merge into one single shock wave, creating a sonic boom.

15 Big bucks or the Bucks, for short : MIL

“Cool mil” is slang for “million dollars”.

The Bucks are the NBA team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin who joined the league as an expansion team in 1968. There was a fan contest held to choose the team’s name, and the winning entry was “Robins”, in honor of Wisconsin’s state bird. However, the judges opted for “Bucks”, the second-most popular choice and a reference to the state’s official wild animal, the white-tailed deer.

20 Fashion designer Anna : SUI

Anna Sui is an American fashion designer. Born in Detroit to Chinese immigrant parents, Sui moved to New York to attend Parsons School of Design, where she befriended photographers like Steven Meisel and began designing for sportswear companies.

27 Med. condition treated by Ritalin : ADHD

Ritalin is a trade name for the drug methylphenidate that is used for treatment of ADHD and narcolepsy. Methylphenidate has a similar structure and similar properties to the drug cocaine, although it is less potent.

29 Board game played on a map : RISK

Risk is a fabulous board game that was introduced in France in 1957. It was invented by a very successful French director of short films called Albert Lamorisse. Lamorisse called his new game “La Conquête du Monde”, which translates into English as “The Conquest of the World”. A game of Risk is a must during the holidays in our house …

30 Sleep study subject : APNEA

Sleep apnea (“apnoea” in British English) can be caused by an obstruction in the airways, possibly due to obesity or enlarged tonsils.

46 Taj Mahal city : AGRA

“Mahal” is the Urdu word for “palace”, as in “Taj Mahal” meaning “crown of palaces”. The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum holding the body of Mumtaz Mahal, the third wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The name “Mumtaz Mahal” translates as “the chosen one of the palace”.

58 “Kings & Queens” singer Max : AVA

“Kings & Queens” is a song co-written and recorded by Ava Max, released in 2020. It is an empowering anthem about female strength and equality.

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2 Blood of the Greek gods : ICHOR

Ichor is a golden fluid that is the blood of the gods in Greek mythology.

3 Start of a letter to the North Pole : DEAR SANTA …

If you want to send a note to Santa from Canada, he has his own special postal code: “North Pole, HOH OHO”. The US Postal Service suggests that we send mail for Santa to zip code 99705, which directs it to the city of North Pole, Alaska.

6 “Namely … ” : TO WIT …

The verb “to wit” means “to know”. The verb really isn’t used anymore except in the phrase “to wit” meaning “that is to say, namely”.

7 Singer DiFranco : ANI

Ani DiFranco is a folk-rock singer and songwriter. DiFranco has also been labeled a feminist icon, and in 2006 won the Woman of Courage Award from the National Organization for Women.

11 Playful sprite : PIXIE

Pixies are mythical beings from British folklore. The original pixies were thought to live underground, beneath ancient sites like stone circles and ringforts. Today, we think of pixies as creatures with pointy ears, dressed in green and wearing pointed hats. That imagery only dates back as far as the Victorian era.

25 Beats Electronics co-founder : DR DRE

Beats by Dre is a brand of audio products made by Beats Electronics, a company that was co-founded by rapper Dr. Dre. Apple bought Beats for $3 billion in 2014, the largest acquisition by far in the company’s history.

32 Illinois or California : STATE

The State of Illinois is known as “Land of Lincoln”, as well as “The Prairie State”.

“Golden State” has been the official nickname of California since 1968. The nickname reflects the expansion of the state’s economy that followed the discovery of gold in 1848, and also the fields of golden poppies seen growing wild across California in the spring.

49 Exams for future attys. : LSATS

Law School Admission Test (LSAT)

50 Bhutan neighbor : TIBET
53 Bhutan neighbor : INDIA

Tibet is a plateau region that is part of China, and is located northeast of the Himalayas. Tibet declared its independence from China in 1913, but fell back under Chinese control after the Invasion of Tibet in 1951. The Tibetan leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, fled the country during the 1959 Tibetan Rebellion. Since then, he has led the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala, India.

Bhutan is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is located high up in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and India to the south, east and west. It has been a constitutional monarchy since 2008, and has been ranked by “Businessweek” as the “happiest” country in Asia.

The vast Asian country of India takes its name from the Indus River. The name “Indus” in turn comes from the Sanskrit “Sindhu” that can be translated as “a body of trembling water”. India is the second-most populous country in the world (after China), and the most populous democracy.

60 Tony Award winner Hagen : UTA

Uta Hagen was a German-born American actress. Hagen married Jose Ferrer in 1938, but they were divorced ten years later after it was revealed that she was having a long-running affair with Paul Robeson. Her association with Robeson, a prominent civil rights activist, earned her a spot on the Hollywood Blacklist during the McCarthy Era. This forced her away from film, but towards a successful stage career in New York City.

62 Low card in gin rummy : ACE

Gin rummy is a faster variant of standard rummy. It was introduced in 1909 by one Elwood Baker and his son.