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14 "An Officer and a Gentleman" Star: GERE

Richard Gere is a practicing Buddhist and a former student of the Dalai Lama. He has been married three times, including his first marriage to supermodel Cindy Crawford. They were married from 1991 to 1995.

An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 film starring Richard Gere as a US Navy flight school candidate who meets and falls for a local girl, played by Debra Winger. Despite the love shown on screen between the characters played by Gere and Winger, it is well known that the two leads did not get along at all during filming. At one point, Winger publicly referred to Gere as a "brick wall."

18 Wyoming-National Park: GRAND TETON

Located south of Yellowstone NP, Grand Teton National Park (NP) is a must-see when visiting. The park is named after the highest peak in the magnificent Teton Range, known as the Grand Tetons. The origins of the name "Teton" are not entirely clear, although one story says that it was named by French trappers, as the word "Tetons" is a French slang term meaning "breasts".

20 Charmin makers, known: P Y G

Procter & Gamble was founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble. Procter was a candle maker, an immigrant from England. Gamble was a soap maker, an immigrant from Ireland. The couple had settled in Cincinnati and had married two sisters. His mother-in-law convinced the two to start a business together and the rest is history.

Charmin is a brand of toilet paper from Procter & Gamble.

24 Nocturnal Raptors: OWLS

Owls have 14 cervical vertebrae (compared to our 7). Extra bones in the neck, along with other adaptations, allow owls to turn their heads and necks approximately 270 degrees.

26 Pollo Tikka __ : MASALA

Chicken tikka masala is a dish consisting of chicken tikka (marinated chicken pieces) served in a masala sauce. Masala is the Hindi word for "mixture" and describes a mixture of spices. A dish called "masala" uses the spices incorporated into a sauce that includes garlic, ginger, onion, and chili paste. Although it is served as part of Indian cuisine, there seems to be a lot of evidence that chicken tikka masala was actually invented in an Indian restaurant in the UK.

34 Hor. chart line: LAT

Latitudes are imaginary horizontal lines that surround the planet. The "major" latitudes are, from north to south:

• north polar circle
• Tropic of Cancer
• ecuador
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Arctic circle

35 Fundamentals of Guitar Lessons: CHORDS

In music, a chord is a series of notes/tones played and heard simultaneously.

37 Military title for POTUS: CINC

Commander in Chief (CINC)

38 JFK-Alternative: LGA

The three main airports serving New York City (NYC) are John F. Kennedy (JFK), LaGuardia (LGA), and Newark (EWR).

39 “Slate blank” philosopher John : LOCKE

John Locke was an English philosopher whose most famous work was An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Locke's position was that the mind at birth is a blank slate, a "blank slate", and that knowledge is determined by experiences perceived through our senses.

40 Video chat harassment: LAG

In Internet terms, lag is a response delay caused by network latency. For example, we may notice a delay when streaming a video.

43 Hobbit Enemy: ORC

Orcs are mythical humanoid creatures that appear in the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien. They have appeared in other fantasy novels as well as fantasy video games since Tolkien's use of orcs.

46 „La vista“ Emmy-Gewinner Shepherd: SHERRI

Sherri Shepherd is a comedian and television personality best known to many as one of the co-hosts of the ABC talk show The View. I remember Shepherd playing a cop who worked with Robert Barone on the sitcom Everyone Loves Raymond.

49 Alliance after World War II: NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed shortly after World War II in 1949 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. NATO's first Secretary General was Lord Ismay, Winston Churchill's top military aide during World War II. Lord Ismay said that NATO's goal was to "keep the Russians out, the Americans in and the Germans down."

50's "Wiggle" singer Jason: DERULO

"Jason Derulo" is the stage name of singer Jason Desrouleaux from Miramar, Florida. He is quite popular on TikTok and has the 15th most followed account on the platform.

52 Sushi preparation verb: ROLL

When I think of sushi, I actually think of "makizushi" (also "maki"), which is fish, vegetables, and sushi rice combined in layers and wrapped in seaweed. "Makizushi" means "rolled sushi" in Japanese.

59 Gibbons de Talk TV: LEEZA

Leeza Gibbons had her own radio show called Hollywood Confidential and her own talk show on NBC television that aired from 1994 to 2000. Gibbons is the founder of a nonprofit group called Leeza's Place that supports people who care to patients with memory disorders. Since 2007, she has served on the board of directors of the California Stem Cell Research Agency, appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

67 „West Side Story“-Paar: ACTS

Leonard Bernstein's musical West Side Story is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Set in New York City, the musical features two rival gangs: the Puerto Rican Sharks and the working-class Caucasian Jets. Tony from the Jets (played by Richard Beymer) falls for Maria (played by Natalie Wood) from the Sharks. This all parallels Romeo of the Montague family, who falls in love with Juliet of the Capulet family in the Italian city of Verona. The stage musical was adapted into a blockbuster film of the same title in 1961.

68 Old Character: RUNE

A rune is a character in an alphabet that is said to have mysterious powers. In Norse mythology, the runic alphabet is said to have a divine origin.

69 The Browning, for example: POET

Robert Browning met fellow poet Elizabeth Barrett in 1845. Elizabeth was an ailing woman confined to her parents' home in Wimpole Street, London, largely due to her father's protective and conservative nature. Robert and Elizabeth finally fled in 1846 and lived in self-imposed exile in Italy. Away from his homeland, Browning was moved to write his now famous Home Thoughts, From Abroad, the opening line of which reads, "Oh, to be in England...".

71 Newspaper Comment: OP-ED

"Op-ed" is an abbreviation for "opposed to the editorial side." Opinions began in The New York Evening World in 1921, when the page facing the editorials was used for articles written by a designated guest writer, someone independent of the editors.

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3 sports with quadcopter teams: DRONE SOCCER (REC/ORD broken)

Drone soccer is an organized aerial sport that uses drones encased in flexible, protective spheres. Each team has a forward drone that tries to score through a circular gate. The non-striker team's drones try to help their own striker score and prevent the opposing striker from scoring.

4 Turnierrang: SEMILLA

A seeded player or team in a tournament will receive a provisional ranking to be used in the first draw. The intention is that the best competitors are less likely to meet in the early rounds.

5 rowing machine, colloquially: ERG

An indoor rowing machine is also known as an ergometer (or just "erg"). However, the term "ergometer" really refers to a device that measures the work done.

7 Peloponnesian Wars Period: CLASSICAL GREECE (GL/ASS broken)

The Peloponnesian War lasted from 431 to 404 BC. between the Athenian Empire and the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. Before the war, Athens was the most powerful city-state in Greece. After the victory of the Peloponnesian League, Sparta emerged as the main power.

9 Lobby: ENTRANCE HALL (HE/ART broken)

"Foyer", which means "lobby", is a French word that we imported into English. In French, "foyer" is used for what we would call a "green space," a place where actors can gather when they're not on stage or on set.

11 words before "Shorty", "Smart", "Hard" and "Out" in movie titles: GET...

Get Shorty is a 1995 crime comedy with an amazing cast including John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, and Danny DeVito. However, the plot is a bit crazy for me to really enjoy it...

The satirical comedy series Get Smart was created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry and stars Don Adams as Agent 86, Maxwell Smart. Agent 86 worked alongside the lovable Agent 99 (played by Barbara Feldon) for the spy agency CONTROL. CONTROL's sworn enemy was the criminal organization known as KAOS. Smart's shoe phone was a hilarious prop that was used in almost every episode. When Smart dialed 117, the shoe became a weapon. Interesting stuff...

21st Hollywood Foreign Press Association Awards: GOLDEN GLOBE (BO/NE Broken)

The first Golden Globes were held in 1944 to honor the best filmmakers. The award was created by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which had been founded by a group of writers in Los Angeles the previous year. One of the most famous Golden Globes is the Cecil B. DeMille Award, given for "outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment."

25 Director Craven: WES

Wes Craven was a very successful film director and writer who specialized in movies in the horror genre, which means I don't watch them! He was responsible for the movies A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream. Craven passed away in August 2015.

Selection of 28 beers: LAGER

Lager is so named because beer is traditionally kept cold during fermentation. "Lager" is the German word for "warehouse."

29 Centipede Manufacturer: ATARI

Centipede is an Atari arcade game (it's my favourite!). The game was designed by Ed Logg and Dona Bailey, Bailey being one of the few game designers at the time (it was released in 1980). Perhaps due to her influence, Centipede was the first arcade game to gain a large female following.

31 Lands of Ararat: ARK

Mount Ararat is located in Turkey. It is a dormant snow-capped volcano with two peaks. The taller of the two, Greater Ararat, is the highest peak in the country. Ararat takes its name from a legendary Armenian hero named Ara the Fair (or "Ara the Fair"). According to the Book of Genesis, Noah's Ark landed on Mount Ararat when the Flood subsided.

33 Half: Rig

A "semi" is a "truck." The vehicle is so called because it consists of a tractor unit and a semi-trailer. The semi-trailer is so called because it only has wheels at the rear, while the front one is supported by the tractor.

36 Belmont Stakes Corredor: PFERD

The Belmont Stakes is a horse race held each June at Belmont Park Race Course in Elmont, New York. The Belmont Stakes is the last of the US Triple Crown races after the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes.

40 Shang-Chi-Spieler Simu: LIU

Simu Liu is a Chinese-born Canadian actor. One of his most famous roles was as the title character in the 2021 Marvel Comics superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

46 Punkie Johnson's NBC-Show: SNL

"Punkie Johnson" is the stage name of comedian Jessica Williams. Johnson joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" in 2020 as a featured player and became an SNL stock player in 2020.

51 Part of a Cinderella Story: MAD

In the world of sports, a Cinderella story is a situation where a competitor or team is much more successful than might reasonably be expected. The term is an allusion to the fairy tale "Cinderella".

The folk tale commonly known as "Cinderella" was first published in 1697 by French author Charles Perrault, though it was later included by the Brothers Grimm in their famous 1812 collection. The story's plot may date back to the days of the ancient Greece. A common alternate title for the story is "The Little Glass Slipper".

55 Online Magazine: E-ZINE

Online magazines are known as webzines, e-zines, cyberzines, hyperzines, or perhaps e-magazines.

58 Usual result in chess championships: draw

There are several ways in which a game of chess can end in a draw. For example, if a player who is not in check cannot make a legal move, it is called a stalemate, which is a draw. Another example of a draw is a dead position, a situation in which neither player can make a sequence of legal moves that would result in checkmate.

60 Currency symbolized by : EURO

The euro sign (€) looks like the letter C but with two horizontal lines down the middle. The inspiration for the design comes from the Greek letter epsilon.

64 Psychedelic Letters: LSD

The term "psychedelics" was coined in 1956 by the British psychiatrist Humphry Osmond. He suggested the term to describe the effects of taking the drugs LSD and mescaline. He proposed to define "psychedelic" as "manifestation of mind", from the Greek "psyche" (mind) and "delos" (manifestation).