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Constructed by: Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis & Erik Agard

Edited by: Patti Varol

Today’s Reveal Answer: Tom Tom Club

Themed answers each include one TOM, and then another TOM:

• 28D “Genius of Love” band, or what the answers to the starred clues are members of? : TOM TOM CLUB

• 20A *Jelly Roll Morton jazz composition : BLACK BOTTOM STOMP
• 47A *Pronunciation dichotomy popularized by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong : TOMAYTO, TOMAHTO
• 27D *One minuscule step at a time : ATOM BY ATOM

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Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

Across

1A One-third of a cereal mascot trio : SNAP

Snap, Crackle and Pop are three elves employed as the mascots for Kellogg’s Rice Krispies. The trio first appeared in an ad campaign in 1933, although the phrase “snap, crackle and pop” had been used for the cereal for some time in radio ads. By the way, the elves are selling “Rice Bubbles” in Australia, and the elves have different names in other parts of the world (like “Cric!, Crac! and Croc!” in Québec).

13A __ d’Ivoire : COTE

The Republic of Côte d’Ivoire is located in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea. The country is often referred to in English as “the Ivory Coast”, the direct translation from the French. The official language of the country is French, as for many years it was a French colony.

16A Pelee Island’s lake : ERIE

Pelee Island in Lake Erie is the southernmost populated point in the whole of Canada.

17A Swedish supergroup : ABBA

The Swedish sensation ABBA can be called a “supergroup”, in that all four members were already successful, established stars in Sweden before they started performing together:

1. Benny Andersson was in the Hep Stars (often called the “Swedish Beatles”).
2. Björn Ulvaeus was in a popular folk group, the Hootenanny Singers.
3. Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid (Frida) Lyngstad were both successful solo artists.

18A Mamá’s mamá : ABUELA

In “Spanglish”, “Abuela” (Grandmother) is “Mamá’s mamá” (Mom’s mom).

19A Rodgers of the band Chic : NILE

Chic was a disco-funk band founded by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. They released several “disco anthems”, such as “Le Freak” (1978) and “Good Times” (1979). Rodgers and Edwards also wrote and produced massive hits for other artists, including Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family” and Diana Ross’s “I’m Coming Out”.

20A *Jelly Roll Morton jazz composition : BLACK BOTTOM STOMP

“Black Bottom Stomp” is a jazz number composed by Jelly Roll Morton, recorded by his Red Hot Peppers band in 1926. The title comes from the 1920s dance craze, although Morton originally copyrighted the tune in 1925 under the much plainer title “Queen of Spades”.

“Jelly Roll Morton” was the stage name of Ferdinand LaMothe, a ragtime and early jazz musician. Morton apparently had quite the ego and claimed to have “invented” the jazz genre in 1902. That said, he did indeed record the first ever published jazz composition, his own “Jelly Roll Blues” in 1915. Early in his career, Morton worked as piano player in a brothel, and there took the nickname “Jelly Roll”, a suggestive slang term related to female anatomy.

23A “Beloved” protagonist : SETHE

Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1987 novel “Beloved” centers on Sethe, a formerly enslaved woman whose story was inspired by the real-life account of Margaret Garner. In 1856, Garner killed her own daughter to spare her from being recaptured into slavery, a horrific choice Sethe also makes.

24A Many a YA hero : TEEN

Young adult (YA)

25A Yellowfin and albacore : TUNAS

There are 15 species of tuna, the size of which varies greatly. The smallest is the bullet tuna, which can grow to about 4 pounds in weight and just over 1½ feet in length. The Atlantic bluefin tuna can weigh over 1,500 pounds, and reach about 15 feet in length. That’s a lot of tuna …

26A Green vegetable in aloo matar : PEA

Aloo mutter (also “all matar”) is a very delicious dish from Indian cuisine comprising potatoes and peas in a spicy, creamy, tomato-based sauce. The dish’s name translates as “potatoes and peas”.

28A 2,000 pounds : TON

Here in the US, a ton is equivalent to 2,000 pounds. In the UK, a ton is 2,240 pounds. The UK unit is sometimes referred to as an Imperial ton, long ton or gross ton. Folks over there refer to the US ton then as a short ton. To further complicate matters, there is also a metric ton or tonne, which is equivalent to 2,204 pounds. Personally, I wish we’d just stick to kilograms …

29A The Black List items : SCRIPTS

“The Black List” is an annual Hollywood survey that compiles the most liked scripts that have not yet been produced. Appearing on this list gives unproduced screenplays a boost in visibility, and several famous films have been discovered as a result of appearing on the list, examples being “Juno” and “Argo”.

33A Polite : CORDIAL

Back in the 14th century, we used the word “cordial” to mean “from the heart”. The most common meaning today is “courteous and gracious”. The original usage also evolved into the name for a drink that “stimulated the heart”. Today’s cordial beverages are strong, sweetened liqueurs.

39A Chows down : EATS

“Chow” is a slang term for “food” that originated in California in the mid-1800s. “Chow” comes from the Chinese pidgin English “chow-chow” meaning “food”.

44A CT scan kin : MRI

An MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) machine uses powerful magnetic fields to generate images that can be used by medical professionals to diagnose injury and disease.

45A Ford SUV : BRONCO

The Bronco is an SUV that was made by Ford from 1966 to 1996. O. J. Simpson was driving a white Ford Bronco in that famous low-speed chase by the LAPD that resulted in Simpson’s arrest.

46A Govt. org. established by Lincoln : IRS

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was set up during the Civil War to raise money to cover war expenses. Prior to the introduction of income tax in 1862, the government was funded by levies on trade and property.

47A *Pronunciation dichotomy popularized by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong : TOMAYTO, TOMAHTO

The song “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off” by George and Ira Gershwin is a playful duet listing pronunciation differences, most famously “tomayto” and “tomahto”. It comes from the 1937 film “Shall We Dance”, but I’d guess that it’s the 1957 version by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong that is most familiar to music fans.

52A Govt. org. established by Nixon : EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was set up during the Nixon administration and began operation at the end of 1970.

53A Movie tech : CGI

Computer-generated imagery (CGI)

58A Type of grill or haircut : FLATTOP

The flattop is a hairstyle characterized by its short sides and a flat, level top. It gained popularity in the mid-1900s, particularly among military personnel and athletes, due to its neat and tidy appearance.

63A “Beauty and the Beast” candelabra : LUMIERE

In Disney’s 1991 animated feature “Beauty and the Beast”, Lumière is the suave and rebellious maître d’ in the Beast’s castle who has been transformed into a candelabra. He is the character who sings the show-stopping number “Be Our Guest”. Lumière’s voice was provided by legendary actor Jerry Orbach, also known for his long-running role as Detective Lennie Briscoe on “Law & Order”.

Down

1D Line crossers? : SCABS

We first started calling strikebreakers scabs in the early 1800s, and before that a scab was a person who refused to join a trade union (back as early 1777). The word “scab” probably comes from the use of “scab” as a symptom of a skin disease, and so is a term that is meant to insult.

3D Royal appearance? : AT BAT

The Kansas City Royals Major League Baseball team was founded in 1969. The team takes its name from the American Royal, a livestock show and rodeo held annually in Kansas City since 1899.

4D Fruit parts in some noyaux recipes : PEACH PITS

A noyaux recipe is any that uses the kernels (noyaux) found inside stone fruit, like peach pits, apricot pits, or cherry pits. The most famous noyaux recipe is for crème de noyaux, a sweet, almond-flavored liqueur. A critical part of any noyaux recipe is that the kernels must be roasted first to neutralize the compound amygdalin, which can produce trace amounts of cyanide.

5D “The Princess Diaries” novelist Meg : CABOT

“The Princess Diaries” is a series of novels for young adults by Meg Cabot. There have been two Disney adaptations of the books, both starring Anne Hathaway as Mia Thermopolis and Julie Andrews as Queen Clarisse Renaldi.

6D Like some angles : ACUTE

In geometry, there are several classes of angles:

• Acute (< 90 degrees) 
• Right (= 90 degrees) 
• Obtuse (> 90 degrees and < 180 degrees) 
• Straight (180 degrees) 
• Reflex (> 180 degrees)

8D Hawk’s weapon : TALON

Hawks are birds of prey known for their sharp talons, keen eyesight, and powerful flight. They represent a remarkably diverse group of raptors, a wide array of species that have adapted to nearly every terrestrial habitat. Several birds commonly referred to as hawks are actually kites, buzzards, or even eagles.

10D Night hunter : ORION

According to Greek mythology, Orion was a giant hunter who was placed in the night sky by Zeus, the king of the gods. Orion is very recognizable as a constellation, especially with the three bright stars known as “Orion’s Belt”. The brightest star in the sky, Sirius, is said to be Orion’s hunting dog, and this star sits at Orion’s “foot”.

11D Activist and social reformer Mankiller : WILMA

Wilma Mankiller was a Native American activist and social reformer who became the first woman to be elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. In recognition of her activism, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998 by President Bill Clinton. Her distinctive surname, Mankiller, is a traditional Cherokee military rank, similar to a captain, that was passed down through her family.

27D *One minuscule step at a time : ATOM BY ATOM

“Minuscule” is one of those words that’s often misspelled, usually as “miniscule”.

28D “Genius of Love” band, or what the answers to the starred clues are members of? : TOM TOM CLUB

Tom Tom Club is a new wave band formed in 1981 as a side project by Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, who were the rhythm section (bass and drums) of Talking Heads.

29D Brain __ : STEM

The brain stem is the small part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord. It comprises three parts: the midbrain, the pons, and the medulla oblongata.

30D Graph that may resemble a pie : CHART

A pie chart can also be referred to as a circle graph. It is often stated that Florence Nightingale invented the pie chart. While this is not in fact true, she is due credit for popularizing it, and for developing the pie chart variation known as the polar area diagram. The earliest known pie chart appears in a book published in 1801 by Scottish engineer William Playfair.

31D Embarrass on social media, in a way : RATIO

“Getting ratioed” is social media slang describing the situation when a reply to a post gets significantly more “likes” than the original post. This is considered an embarrassing, and public, sign of disapproval for the original poster, as it shows that the audience overwhelmingly sides with the person replying.

32D Field hockey garment : SKORT

The term “field” hockey is used primarily in North America, differentiating the sport from “ice” hockey. Elsewhere in the world, field hockey is known simply as “hockey”. By the way, field hockey is Pakistan’s national sport.

33D Seis menos uno : CINCO

In Spanish, “cinco” (five) is “seis menos uno” (six minus one).

34D Indigenous people of Greenland : INUIT

The Inuit people live in the Arctic, in parts of the US, Russia, Greenland and Canada. A member of the Inuit people is known as an “Inuk”.

Greenland is the largest island on the planet. Geographically, it is part of the continent of North America, but culturally and politically is considered part of Europe. The island became a Danish colony in 1815, and joined the European Economic Community (EEC) with Denmark. Greenland withdrew from the EEC after a referendum in 1983. Since 2009, Greenland has been relatively autonomous, with the Danish government retaining control of foreign affairs, defense and the judicial system.

35D Houston baseballer : ASTRO

The Houston baseball team changed its name to the Astros (sometimes “’Stros”) from the Colt .45s in 1965 when they started playing in the Astrodome. The Astrodome was so called in recognition of the city’s long association with the US space program. The Astros moved from the National League to the American League starting in the 2013 season.

41D “Click, Clack, __: Cows That Type”: Caldecott Honor book : MOO

“Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type: is a 2000 children’s book written by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Betsy Lewin. The story is about Farmer Brown’s cows, who find a typewriter and use it to type notes demanding electric blankets. When Farmer Brown refuses, the cows go on strike, posting a note that reads “Sorry. We’re closed. No milk today”. Power to the people, I mean, the cows …!

The Randolph Caldecott Medal is awarded annually to the prior year’s “most distinguished American picture book for children”. The inaugural year for the award was 1938. The medal is named for British artist and illustrator Randolph Caldecott. In 2009, the structure of the awards was tweaked so that selected runners-up for the Medal were given the status of “Caldecott Honor Books”.

42D Otolaryngologist, for short : ENT

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

54D Flying fig. : ALT

Altitude (alt.)

56D Ames sch. : ISU

Iowa State University of Science and Technology (ISU) is located in Ames, Iowa. Among many other notable milestones, ISU created the country’s first school of veterinary medicine, in 1879. The sports teams of ISU are known as the Cyclones.

58D Ga. neighbor : FLA

What we know as the US state of Florida, was named by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León, who led the first Europeans to the area in 1513. The actual name he used was “La Florida”, Spanish for “the Flowery (Land)”.

60D One of five resources in Catan : ORE

The Settlers of Catan (now just “Catan”) is a board game that was introduced in 1995, in Germany as “Die Siedler von Catan”. The game is very popular in the US and was called “the board game of our time” by the “Washington Post”. My son plays it a lot, and as a lover of board games, I am going to have to check it out …

61D One on foot: Abbr. : PED

Pedestrian (ped.)