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Constructed by: Jeff Stillman
Edited by: Rich Norris

Today’s Reveal Answer: Continental Drift

Themed answers each include the names of CONTINENTS, but the letters of each name has DRIFTED apart throughout the answer:

• 63A Land movement spanning millennia … or what each set of circles suggests : CONTINENTAL DRIFT

18A Stringed instrument played by Jerry Garcia in the intro to CSNY’s “Teach Your Children” : PEDAL STEEL GUITAR (giving “ASIA“)

29A Have high aspirations, despite being warned not to : GET YOUR HOPES UP (giving “EUROPE“

49A “Based on what they tell me … ” : AS FAR AS I CAN SEE … (giving “AFRICA“)

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5 Bay of Naples isle : CAPRI

The island of Capri off the coast of Southern Italy has been a tourist resort since the days of ancient Rome. Capri is home to the famous Blue Grotto, a sea cave that is illuminated with sunlight that’s colored blue as it passes through the seawater into the cave.

The Gulf of Naples (also “Bay of Naples”) is on the southwest coast of Italy between the city of Naples and the town of Sorrento. The gulf is a major destination for tourists seeking to visit iconic locales like Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius, the island of Capri as well as Naples itself.

10 Underworld boss : SATAN

Satan is the bringer of evil and temptation in the Abrahamic religions. The name “Satan” is Hebrew for “adversary”.

15 Actor Sharif : OMAR

Omar Sharif was a great Hollywood actor from Egypt, someone who played major roles in memorable movies such as “Doctor Zhivago” and “Lawrence of Arabia”. But to me, he was my bridge hero (the card game). In his heyday, Sharif was one of the best bridge players in the world.

16 Setting for some van Gogh works : ARLES

Quite a few years ago now, I had the privilege of living just a short car-ride from the beautiful city of Arles in the South of France. Although Arles has a long and colorful history, the Romans had a prevailing influence over the city’s design. Arles has a spectacular Roman amphitheater, arch, circus as well as old walls that surround the center of the city. In more modern times, it was a place Vincent van Gogh often visited, and was where he painted many of his most famous works, including “Cafe Terrace at Night” and “Bedroom in Arles”.

17 Salad fruit : OLIVE

The olive tree developed in and around the Mediterranean Basin, but has been cultivated in many locations around the world for thousands of years. The fruit of the olive tree is prized as a foodstuff, as well as a source of olive oil. Our word “oil” ultimately derives from the Greek “elaia” meaning “olive”.

18 Stringed instrument played by Jerry Garcia in the intro to CSNY’s “Teach Your Children” : PEDAL STEEL GUITAR

A pedal steel guitar is a console-style guitar that features pedals controlled by the feet and levers controlled by the knees. I guess one has to be pretty adept to play such an instrument, coordinating the use of hands, knees and feet.

Jerry Garcia was one of the founding members of the rock band, the Grateful Dead. Garcia struggled with cocaine and heroin addiction during most of his life, and died of a heart attack in 1995 in a California drug rehabilitation center.

The supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) is made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash. The band can grow to “CSNY” when the trio is joined by Neil Young. Fans have been known to call the act “C, S, N and sometimes Y”, a play on the expression that names all the vowels, “A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y”.

“Teach Your Children” is a song released by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (CSNY) in 1970. For the recording, there was a deal made by CSNY with Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead. Garcia agreed to play pedal steel guitar for “Teach Your Children”. In return, CSNY agreed to help the Grateful Dead with their vocal harmonies.

22 Aspire laptop maker : ACER

Acer’s Aspire line is a series of personal computers, both desktops and laptops, that were introduced in 1999.

26 Flip chart holders : EASELS

The word “easel” comes from an old Dutch word meaning “donkey”, would you believe? The idea is that an easel carries its load (an oil painting, say) just as a donkey would be made to carry a load.

34 __ kwon do : TAE

Tae kwon do is the national sport of Korea. “Tae” means “to strike or break with foot”; “kwon” means “to strike or break with fist”; “do” means “way” or “art”. Along with judo, tae kwon do is one of only two martial arts included in the Olympic Games.

35 Say over and over : ITERATE

The verb “to iterate” means to repeat over again. The verb “reiterate” means the same thing. One might suspect that “reiterate” is one of those words that has crept into the language due to repeated (reiterated?!) misuse. Well, that’s not quite the case, but close. Back in the 1400s, “iterate” meant “repeat”, and “reiterate” meant “repeat again and again”. We’ve lost the distinction between those two definitions over time.

38 Model Campbell : NAOMI

Naomi Campbell is a supermodel from England. There’s a lot of interest in Campbell’s life off the runway, as she is known to have an explosive temper and has been charged with assault more than once. Her dating life is much-covered in the tabloids as well, and she has been romantically linked in the past with Mike Tyson and Robert De Niro.

43 Protection : AEGIS

According to Homer’s “Iliad”, the aegis is either an animal skin or a shield that was carried by Athena and Zeus. The aegis is also described as bearing the head of Gorgon, a female creature with hair made of venomous snakes. The aegis provided some level of protection to the bearer, a concept that has been extended to our contemporary usage of “aegis”. Someone under the aegis of someone else is protected or sponsored by that person.

44 Home of the NBA’s Magic : ORLANDO

Orlando in Central Florida is the largest inland city in the state. Orlando was the most visited city in the US in 2009. That’s mainly because it is home to many theme parks, including Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Florida and SeaWorld. Orlando has a few nicknames, including “O-Town” and “Theme Park Capital of the World”.

The Orlando Magic were formed in 1989 as an NBA expansion team. A local paper was asked to run a competition to suggest names for the new team and the community came up with its four top picks of “Heat”, “Tropics”, “Juice” and “Magic”. A committee then opted for “Orlando Magic”. A good choice I think …

46 Nintendo’s Super __ : NES

The name “Super NES” (or “SNES”) stands for “Super Nintendo Entertainment System”.

48 CPR specialist : EMT

An emergency medical technician (EMT) might administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

53 Water depth unit : FATHOM

Our word “fathom” comes from the Old English word used to describe the length of the outstretched arms. Today, a fathom is equal to six feet.

55 Newspaper space measurement : LINAGE

“Linage” is the name given to the number of printed lines taken up by an article or advertisement in a magazine or a newspaper.

63 Land movement spanning millennia … or what each set of circles suggests : CONTINENTAL DRIFT

Continental drift was a hypothesis that continents had “drifted” relative to each other. The idea first arose around 1600 as a suggestion by the Dutch cartographer Abraham Ortelius. He noted the geometric similarity between the coasts of America and Europe-Africa, and opined that the Americas might have been “torn away” from Europe and Africa. The concept of continental drift was absorbed into the science of plate tectonics in the 1950s.

68 In unison : AS ONE

Our word “unison” means “having the same musical pitch”. The phrase “in unison” is generally used to mean “in perfect agreement”. The term “unison” ultimately comes from the Latin “uni-” meaning “one” and “sonus” meaning “sound”.

69 Hebrides hillside : BRAE

“Brae” is a lowland Scots word for the slope or brow of a hill.

The Hebrides are a group of islands just off the west coast of Scotland. They are divided into two main groups: the Inner and Outer Hebrides.

70 Author Carroll : LEWIS

“Lewis Carroll” was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. He was born in 1832 in the village of Daresbury near Warrington in the county of Cheshire, in the northwest of England. And, let’s not forget one of Carroll’s most beloved characters, the Cheshire Cat.

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3 Anti-DUI acronym : MADD

Candace Lightner lost her 13-year-old child to a drunk-driver in 1980. Soon after, Lightner formed the group Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).

In some states, there is no longer a legal difference between a DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) and a DUI (Driving Under the Influence). Other states retain that difference, so that by definition a DUI is a lesser offense than a DWI.

4 Like trumpet music : BRASSY

We get our word “trumpet”, describing the brass instrument, from the Old French word “trompe”. A “trompe” was a long, tube-like instrument, and a “trompette” was a smaller version.

6 Class with easels : ART

The word “easel” comes from an old Dutch word meaning “donkey”, would you believe? The idea is that an easel carries its load (an oil painting, say) just as a donkey would be made to carry a load.

7 Synthetic sofa portmanteau : PLEATHER

“Pleather” is a slang term describing a leather-like material made from plastic. It is a portmanteau of “plastic” and “leather”.

9 Archipelago part : ISLE

“Archipelago” is our spelling of the Italian “arcipelago”, a word that has Greek roots. The Aegean Sea was once known as the Archipelago. The usage of “Archipelago” migrated over time, eventually applying only to the Aegean Islands. As a result, we use the term “archipelago” today not for a sea, but for a group or chain of islands.

10 Trifling amount : SOU

A sou is an old French coin. We use the term “sou” to mean “an almost worthless amount”.

11 Boxing legend : ALI

Boxer Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. was born in 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali when he converted to Islam in 1964. Who can forget Muhammad Ali lighting the Olympic flame for the 1996 games in Atlanta?

14 Comic-Con attendees : NERDS

San Diego’s Comic-Con was founded in 1970 as the Golden State Comic Book Convention. Held over four days each summer, I hear it is the largest show in North America.

19 Fancy airport ride : LIMO

The word “limousine” derives from the name of the French city of Limoges. The area around Limoges is called the Limousin, and it gave its name to a cloak hood worn by local shepherds. In early motor cars, a driver would sit outside in the weather while the passengers would sit in the covered compartment. The driver would often wear a limousin-style protective hood, giving rise to that type of transportation being called a “limousine”. Well, that’s how the story goes …

25 Soapbox speaker : ORATOR

Back in the 1650s, a soapbox was just that, a wooden box for holding or transporting soap. Empty soapboxes were easily carried by a potential orator and used as a stand from which to deliver an address.

29 UConn women’s basketball coach __ Auriemma : GENO

Geno Auriemma was appointed head coach of the University of Connecticut Huskies women’s basketball team in 1985. He also coached the US women’s national team from 2009 through 2016. Auriemma was born in Italy, and immigrated to the US with his family when he was a child.

32 Supply, as Muzak : PIPE IN

“Muzak” is a proprietary name for piped music, and is apparently a blend of the words “music” and “Kodak”. The Muzak system was developed way back in 1922 and was first used in workplaces.

37 Sunrise dirección : ESTE

“Este” (east) is a “dirección” (direction), in Spanish.

39 Sitcom set in Korea : M*A*S*H

“M*A*S*H” has only three stars (three asterisks, that is). These asterisks first appeared on the poster for the 1970 movie, but they were omitted in the opening titles. The TV series went on to use the asterisks from the poster.

45 Private Ryan portrayer Matt : DAMON

Matt Damon is an actor and screenwriter from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Damon’s big break came with the 1997 movie “Good Will Hunting”, in which he starred. He co-wrote the screenplay with his childhood friend Ben Affleck.

“Saving Private Ryan” is an epic 1998 movie directed by Steven Spielberg, and a real “must see”. The D-Day invasion scenes were shot over a two-month period on the southeast coast of Ireland.

47 Hester Prynne’s letter color : SCARLET

The main character in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel “The Scarlet Letter” is Hester Prynne. After the birth of her illegitimate daughter Pearl, she is convicted by her puritanical neighbors of the crime of adultery. Hester is forced to wear a scarlet “A” (for “adultery”) on her clothing for the rest of her life, hence the novel’s title “The Scarlet Letter”.

50 “The Tempest” king : ALONSO

In William Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest”, Alonso is the King of Naples. Alonso helps Antonio to depose his brother Prospero as Duke of Milan and set him adrift in a boat with Prospero’s young daughter Miranda.

51 Like much brandy : AGED

Brandy is a spirit distilled from wine. The term “brandy” ultimately comes from the Dutch “gebrande wijn” meaning “burnt wine”. The length of this aging of the spirit defines the various grades of brandy:

• VS: Very Special … at least 2 years storage
• VSOP: Very Special (or Superior) Old Pale … at least 4 years storage
• XO: Extra Old … at least 6 years
• VSO: Very Superior Old … 12-17 years

58 Noggin : HEAD

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

60 Old Pisa dough : LIRE

The word “lira” is used in a number of countries for currency. “Lira” comes from the Latin for “pound” and is derived from the British pound sterling, the value of a Troy pound of silver. For example, the lira (plural “lire”) was the official currency of Italy before the country changed over to the euro in 2002.

The city of Pisa sits right on the Italian coast, at the mouth of the River Arno. The city is perhaps most famous for its Leaning Tower. The tower is actually the campanile (bell tower) of the city’s cathedral, and it has been leaning since it was completed in 1173. Just shows you how important good foundations are …

61 Advanced lit. degrees : MFAS

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

62 Academic acronym : STEM

The acronym “STEM” stands for the disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. An alternative acronym with a similar meaning is MINT, standing for mathematics, information sciences, natural sciences and technology. The acronym STEAM adds (liberal) arts to the STEM curriculum.

64 __ chi : TAI

More correctly called “t‘ai chi ch‘uan”, tai chi is a martial art that is mostly practiced to improve overall health and increase longevity.

65 E-file agcy. : IRS

E-file: that’s certainly what I do with my tax return …

66 2022, por ejemplo : ANO

In Spanish, “por ejemplo” means “for example”.