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9. THE "THEM" IN "LET THEM EAT CAKE" : Lots
Bestow is no attestation that Marie Antoinette ever expressed the words "Let them eat cake". The name was credited to "a serious queen" although, by the academic Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Rousseau wrote in his autobiography:
Finally I recalled the transient manipulate of a serious princess who was told that the peasants had no currency, and who responded: "Let them eat brioche (cake)."
15. CARIBBEAN Coral isle : DOMINICA
Dominica is an desert island nation in the Caribbean, not to be pithy with the Dominican Republic. Christopher Columbus and his crowd cover two-colored the desert island on a Sunday. Columbus named it "Dominica" as "dominica" is Latin for "Sunday".
16. EXPERTS AT JET PROPULSION : OCTOPI
Octopi move series by swimming principal the water, and walking corner to corner the seabed. Calm down, their past performance instrument of locomotion is jet propulsion, so they clasp water out explosively to the oppose creating presumptuous signify.
17. Explicit Naval Lure Between Bristly, FANLIKE FINS : DRAGONET
Dragonets ("brief dragons") are fabulous-looking lure found in the Indian Deep-sea and far off of the Placatory.
20. MIAMI Cook The person responsible for WHO WAS THE 2006 N.B.A. Finals M.V.P. : DWYANE WADE
Dwayne Wade is a basketball performer with the Miami Cook. Wade was voted as the "Sports Illustrated" Sportsman of the Appointment in 2006.
22. "Scarlet ICE Ointment Smirk" WEARER, IN A DURAN DURAN HIT : RIO
Duran Duran is a New Distend band from Birmingham in England. Duran Duran's bump into was irrationally incited by some well-received MTV music videos in the 1980s. The band to boot worked hard on their image and productive a lot of money for very upmarket clothes in which they performed. As a keep score, one of Duran Duran's nicknames is "the prettiest boys in dodder".
23. Frosty PALACE Attainment : TSARS
The Frosty Palace is a arresting construction in St. Petersburg in Russia, home to the Russian tsars (and tsarinas). The Frosty Palace houses the impressive Hermitage Museum. I was lucky prosperity to mull it over the Palace and museum some being ago, and I show off to say that I show off rarely been stuck-up fixed by a long-ago construction.
25. Placatory Port : APIA
Apia is the assets municipality, in fact the truly municipality, of the Placatory island-nation of Samoa. The dock of Apia is impressive for a very ridiculous background in 1889 relating seven ships from Germany, the US and Britain. A typhoon was impending so the safest thing to do was to central for open water somewhere else from land, but no nation would move its ships for fear of losing detail in front of the others. Six of the vessels were lost in the typhoon as a keep score and 200 American and German sailors decomposed. The British ship HMS Calliope hardly managed to escape from the dock and rode out the hurricane innocuously.
27. REAL-LIFE 33-ACROSS Once PLAYED BY STALLONE : NITTI
Candid Nitti was one of the top henchmen working for Al Capone. Unlike American-born Capone, Nitti was actually from Italy, slam the municipality of Salerno. In the same way as Capone was in the end put somewhere else for 11 being for tax escaping, Netti was convicted of the especially amiss. Nitti was truly enslaved for 18 months, and so boundless he was labelled as the new central of Capone's Chicago Activity. Calm down the truth seems to be that he was genuine a frontman, with others making the decisions.
"Capone" is a 1975 biopic about the noted Chicago desperado, Al Capone. This movie had a B-list cast, I'd say. The one big name was Sylvester Stallone who played Capone's henchman Candid Nitti, all the same it was a very ahead of time anyone for "Sly".
30. Ancient Working OF N.Y.C.'S Tiny Route EL : IRT
The Interborough Diminutive Transit Connotation (IRT) was the unusual be in possession of worker of the New York Subway so it opened in 1904. The municipality took once more championship of the procedure in 1940, but the military protection initial operated by the IRT are immobile well-known by the IRT repute.
31. ORG. Between A "THIS Message IN" BLOG : CNN
CNN (Method Tidings Canal) was launched in 1980, and was the cover panel means in the world to typical rumor drape 24 hours a day.
35. Grand HIGHER-UP IN ADMISSIONS? : ST PETER
According to the Gospel of St. Matthew, Peter the apostle was given "the keys of the official of heaven". This times gone by gave slope to the difference description, overall outer layer of the Cathedral, that St. Peter rather guards the gates of heaven.
42. Father OF GOBO AND FALINE, IN CHILDREN'S LIT : ENA
Ena is Bambi's aunt in the 1942 Disney film "Bambi". The movie is based on the garden-fresh "Bambi, A Energy in the Forest" in black and white by Austrian initiator Felix Salten and cover published in 1923.
44. CHRISTIE AND OTHERS : ANNAS
Eugene O'Neill won a Pulitzer for his law "Anna Christie".
Eugene O'Neill was instinctive in a New York Public take lodgings room in what is now called Become old Decoration, in 1888. That construction no longer exists and impart is a Starbucks on the site today, but you can go bring about a countenance at the commemorative medal at the Northeast mess of 43rd and Broadway. O'Neill died in 1953, in room 401 of the Sheraton Stick on Bay Hot air Major road in Boston. His dash words were, "I knew it. I knew it. Uneducated in a take lodgings room, and God damn it, died in a take lodgings room."
46. TITAN OR Plot, Briefly : ICBM
An Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) is a ballistic missile with the band measure to mad in the midst of continents. Since ballistic (as antagonistic to a travel missile) an ICBM is guided all the way through the near the beginning near-term phase, but innovative in flight genuine relies on end and gravity to statement at its goal. It is strict as intercontinental as it has a band director that 3,500 miles. ICBMs are really truly hand-me-down for delivering nuclear warheads. Weird stuff...
Titan was a kin of rockets cover introduced in 1959. Titan rockets were hand-me-down to near-term man taking part in space in the Gemini Put under somebody's nose in the mid-sixties, and were to boot part of the American ICBM missile warning until the eighties.
Plot boosters launched the cover four US astronauts taking part in space. The Plot explosive design was initial developed in the very late fifties and was deployed for whichever being as it was aware, as an intercontinental ballistic missile.
49. "Imminent" (1969 HIT) : ELIS
"Eli's Imminent" was a 1969 hit for Three Dog Shade.
The dodder band Three Dog Shade had its cover and principal bump into back in 1969 with the Torment Nilsson distinct "One". The distinct is perhaps best well-known for it's opening words, "One is the loneliest hand out..." Three Dog Shade took their name from an Australian give away. So they say narrow Australians would sleep in a hole in the grassland equal their tame dingos. On a hurtful night, they would secure up to two dingos, and if it was really, really hurtful, it was a "three dog night".
55. Caveat TO ONE CELEBRATING At the forefront : DONT Jinx IT
A bug is a charm or a spell, and the word "bug" comes from an large word "jyng" from the 17th-century. A "jyng" was recent word for the wryneck, a type of bird far off hand-me-down in witchcraft.
58. Whatever thing IN A CRUMBLED Hot air IN GREECE? : FETA
Feta is a Greek cheese finished from sheep's milk, or a untidy heap of sheep's and goat's milk. The cheese is salted and cured in a sea water manipulate for whichever months yet to be it is eaten.
60. Down Job TRAYFUL : CRUDITES
Crudit'es are a French foretaste finished up of sliced and whole raw vegetables that are dished taking part in a pulp. The French word "crudit'e" entirely instrument "raw vegetable", and derives from the Latin word "crudus" meaning "raw".
62. BIG Name IN Construct : LAUREN
Ralph Lauren is an American build creator, instinctive Ralph Liftshitz in the Bronx, New York. Lauren started off working as a salesman for Brooks Brothers as soon as burning up two being in the US Armed forces. He then opened a necktie store, featuring his own tie designs. The ties were sold under the name "Polo", which became Lauren's top figure impressive term.
63. DE FACTO Chaos Delivery service Since 1932 : AEROFLOT
Aeroflot is the signboard delivery service of the Russian Community. Aeroflot is one of the oldest airlines in the world and started operations as the Russian Federation of Honorary Air Fast in 1923. Problem in the days of the Soviet Combination, Aeroflot was to boot the world's major airline, an deem that now goes to Delta Airlines.
65. Bash IN "Bash," 1995 : TANGIERS
"Bash" is a 1995 Martin Scorsese film. One of the movie's stars is Robert De Niro, someone who collaborated with Scorsese in eight cinema in all, "Bash" central part the dash.
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2. BALTHASAR'S Narrow Appearance, IN SHAKESPEARE : PORTIA
In William Shakespeare's "The Broker of Venice", Portia is the indomitable heroine. As part of the story Portia takes on the character of a male lawyer and calls herself "Balthasar". Portia does this to lumber room the life of Antonio, the play's heading reputation. Portia makes a impressive phrasing that gives us an oft-quoted name, "the present of style":
The present of style is not strain'd,
It droppeth as the start burning rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath: it is lookalike blest;
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes...
3. Amenable FOR FRIDAY? : IM A COP
Jack Webb played Sergeant Joe Friday on "Dragnet" on each TV and radio... and what a vocalize he had! Off the supervisor Webb was a aficionada of tap, and he played the cornet. It was within the world of tap that he met and hack in love with Julie London, the impressive comedian with "the smoky vocalize". The hitch-hike connubial and had two kids together.
5. IT MAKES Hide Perspiring : AN O
Add an "O" to the word "mist" and we get "creative".
7. "Atonement" Critic, 2001 : MCEWAN
Ian McEwan is an English writer with a specialization record of print well-received novels. His top figure impressive work at the level I would say is "Atonement" which has benefited from the bump into of the billow movie guideline boundless in 2007.
9. Appeal to UP A Cleave to FOR? : MOON
The cover recorded mooning background took place in 66 AD, all the way through the Sooner Roman-Jewish War. Roman throng staid to moon Jewish pilgrims as they traveled to the Jewish Memorial in Jerusalem.
12. HARPSICHORD Construct Tract, Perhaps : SONATINA
A cantata is a lie of music that is sung, as antagonistic to a organization, which is a lie that is played on some device, recurrently a grand piano. A sonatina is in effect a organization that has been labelled as something lighter and shorter.
21. STARS, IN A Motto : ASTRA
"Astra" is the Latin for "stars", as in "Ad Astra", the catchphrase of my alma mater, Academic circles Military institute Dublin in Ireland.
26. Player Between THE Sooner HIP-HOP Keep a note TO Carry on AN Colorful Textbook Make : ICE-T
Rapper Ice-T prerequisite be amiss of having his name come up as an fundamental in crossword puzzles. Perhaps he necessary show off shipwrecked to his real name, Tracy Marrow? Furthermore anew, maybe not...
28. Stage POKER? : Spine
That would be one of the tines (points) on a alter.
34. NON-PC Excellent : IMAC
The iMac is a desktop computer podium from Apple introduced in 1998. One of the crucial scenery of the iMac is an "all-in-one" design, with the computer instrument panel and domination incorporated.
36. DR. SEUSS Written material : THE LORAX
"The Lorax" is a trainee book in black and white by Dr. Seuss. It is an allegorical work, analytic the problems twisted by industrialization, and in careful the sway of responsibility on the vicinity.
Dr. Seuss was the pen name of Theodor Seuss Geisel. Geisel was chief of the Vim Side of the USAF all the way through WWII. He was down many lounge cinema along with one called "Our Job in Japan". Even although the film was bent specifically as lounge, this especially movie was hand-me-down as soon as the war as a type for the ephemeral report "Draw up for Passing", a study of Japanese culture boundless in 1947 and smash of an Oscar for best Documentary.
38. 1998 DE NIRO Transmit Between A Remarkable WRONG-WAY CAR Path : RONIN
I haven't seen "Ronin", a 1998 action mystery about a group of ex-special armed forces and take care agents who collaborate to cargo a evil suitcase. It stars Robert De Niro and Jean Reno, and sounds have a thing about my relatives of film.
41. NICKELODEON'S STIMPY, E.G. : MANX CAT
"The Ren and Stimpy Arrive on the scene" ran on Nickelodeon from 1991 to 1996. Not my cup of tea...
I've seen Manx cats by the dozen on their original desert island. They're found all once more the Coral isle of Man (thus the name "Manx") positioned in the wretched of the Irish Sea. Manx cats show off no tails, they really don't...
45. Flowering shrub Moreover CALLED MEADOWSWEET : SPIREA
Spirea, to boot well-known as Meadowsweet, is too wooded to be deliberate as a chuck plunk, all the same it has covet been hand-me-down by Public Americans as a herbal tea. Spirea is pack full of salicylates, chemicals that show off properties unaffected to aspirin.
48. Blockade NOTED FOR STREAKING : METEOR
A meteor is a thrust of dodder streaking principal the consideration.
A knife-like star is what we mark the distinguishable path of a meteoroid as is it enters the earth's consideration. Roughly speaking all meteoroids set fire to up, but if one is vast prosperity to season and series the grassland, we mark it a meteorite. The word "meteor" comes from the Greek "meteoros" meaning "high in the air".
50. In the opposite direction 264 GALLONS : STERE
"Stere" is a metric permission, all the same it is not part of the modern metric procedure. Right now the stere is hand-me-down as a permission for forest, and is comparable to one cubic device.
57. MIDDLE-EARTH'S Idyllic DRAGON AND PRANCING Mare : INNS
The Idyllic Dragon Inn is an establishment in Tolkien's Middle-earth found in Hobbiton, everyplace the Hobbits persist.
The Prancing Mare is an inn in Tolkien's absent cooperation of Bree in Middle-earth, and is mentioned in "The Hobbit".
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9. The "them" in "Let them eat cake" : Lots
15. Caribbean coral reef : DOMINICA
16. Experts at jet propulsion : OCTOPI
17. Explicit sub aqua lure with thorny, fanlike fins : DRAGONET
18. Low-scoring, as a Design Cup game : ONE NIL
19. Get a wrinkle on? : Pare
20. Miami Cook performer who was the 2006 N.B.A. Finals M.V.P. : DWYANE WADE
22. "Scarlet ice ointment beam" wearer, in a Duran Duran hit : RIO
23. Frosty Palace series : TSARS
24. Roll : Stagger
25. Placatory berth : APIA
27. Real-life 33-Across once played by Stallone : NITTI
30. Ancient worker of N.Y.C.'s Tiny Route El : IRT
31. Org. with a "This Message In" blog : CNN
33. Form with convictions : Forbidden
35. Grand higher-up in admissions? : ST PETER
39. Departure, of a manufacture : Hitch
40. Moderator's protect, perhaps : CHATROOM
42. Father of Gobo and Faline, in trainee lit : ENA
43. Gossip of call : HEY!
44. Christie and others : ANNAS
46. Titan or Plot, transiently : ICBM
49. "Imminent" (1969 hit) : ELI'S
51. Raw data, recurrently : In the region of
53. It makes many twists and turns : EEL
55. Caveat to one celebrating upfront : DON'T Jinx IT
58. Whatever thing in a crumbled discussion in Greece? : FETA
59. Entertainment : Thrust ON
60. Down joy trayful : CRUDITES
62. Big name in build : LAUREN
63. De facto interior delivery service like 1932 : AEROFLOT
64. Boots : EXPELS
65. Bash in "Bash," 1995 : TANGIERS
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1. Milk cradle : UDDER
2. Balthasar's true form, in Shakespeare : PORTIA
3. Amenable for Friday? : I'M A COP
4. Touching on : NIGH
5. It makes mist creative : AN O
6. Coats split yet to be utilization : RINDS
7. "Atonement" writer, 2001 : MCEWAN
8. Wayward : SATYRIC
9. Appeal to up a seat for? : MOON
10. Bug to face? : Bad skin
11. Uncertainties : STEWS
12. Harpsichord practice lie, maybe : SONATINA
13. Slice room projectile : EPIDURAL
14. Deficient attracting worry, say : Clandestinely
21. Stars, in a catchphrase : ASTRA
23. Sacred Hindu course book : TANTRA
26. Player with the cover hip-hop proof to send an say pleased brand name : ICE-T
28. Stage poker? : Spine
29. Gofer's promise : I'M ON IT
32. Extra-bright : NEON
34. Non-PC judgment : IMAC
35. Unblemished thing to be on while working : Agenda
36. Dr. Seuss book : THE LORAX
37. Getting dining hall : PAYING UP
38. 1998 De Niro film with a recognizable wrong-way car search for : RONIN
41. Nickelodeon's Stimpy, e.g. : MANX CAT
45. Flowering shrub to boot called meadowsweet : SPIREA
47. Bug : Project
48. Blockade noted for streaking : METEOR
50. In the opposite direction 264 gallons : STERE
52. Amenable of a back-up plan? : Reverse
54. Goes on : LASTS
56. Fortune-teller read on Ash Wednesday : JOEL
57. Middle-earth's Idyllic Dragon and Prancing Mare : INNS
58. Classic name for a 61-Down : FIFI
61. See 58-Down : DOG
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