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14 When Julia drinks the potion: ACT IV

William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' does not end well for the title characters. Julia takes the potion as a trick to trick her parents into thinking she is dead. The potion puts her in a fatal coma for 24 hours, after which Juliet plans to wake up and escape with Romeo. Juliet sends a message to Romeo informing him of the plan, but the message does not arrive. Romeo learns of Juliet's "death" and, saddened, commits suicide by drinking poison. Juliet wakes up from her coma to find her lover dead next to her. She takes the dagger and commits suicide. No one lives happily ever after...

19th Annual Race in early March: IDITAROD

The Iditarod Trail dog sled race covers an incredible 1,161 miles, from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. The race begins every year on the first Saturday in March with the first race being held in 1973. Finish times range from 8+ days to 15+ days. Early races only used the northern route, but the southern route was then added to the roster every two years thereafter. I guess that's a good thing, because when the racers take the northern route, they don't even go through Iditarod City!

21 There is an inscription: THAMES

The Thames that runs through London is the longest river in its entirety in England.

Reading is a city in Berkshire, England. It is a major railway junction, as well as the site of a well-known monastery and prison. Reading Prison is where American actress Stacy Keach spent 6 months in 1984, convicted of cocaine smuggling into the UK.

23 Bigamy, legally? : SOCIETY CRIME

Bigamy means having two husbands or wives at the same time. The term comes from the Latin "bigamus" which means "twice married".

26 Is the water that big? : SEA

In French, "eau" (water) is found in "mer" (sea).

40 Beefeater min. : THAT GENEVA

Beefeater Gin is a brand of spirits from the United Kingdom, with Yeoman Warder (beefeater) on the label.

50 Balance sheet item: ASSETS

A company's balance sheet is a snapshot view (from a single point in time) of the company's financial position. The balance sheet contains all of the company's liabilities, all of its assets, and all of its equity. The company's assets minus its liabilities equal equity. The term "balance" is used because assets always balance against total liabilities and equity.

53 A classic Hasbro toy that debuted in 1964: GI JOE

AMERICAN SOLDIER. Joe was the original "figure", the first game to bear this description. AMERICAN SOLDIER. Joe first came out in 1964. There have been several movies based on G.I. Joe, but I would say the most famous of all is the 1997 film G.I. Jane" with Demi Moore in the title role. I thought "G.I. Jane' had some potential, to be honest, but it didn't materialize in the end.

54 Lenovo competitor: ACER

Acer is a Taiwanese company that I visited several times when I was doing electronics. At the time, I was very impressed with the company's commitment to quality, even though I heard things hadn't been going so well in recent years...

Lenovo is a Chinese computer manufacturer founded as "Legend" in 1984. In 2002, the name was changed to "Lenovo". for news"). IBM sold its PC division to Lenovo in 2005.

59 Super Bowl LVI winners: RAMS

Super Bowl LVI was played at the end of the 2021 season between the Cincinnati Bengals and the LA Rams. The Rams had home field advantage as the game was played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The Rams were victorious, winning 23-20. Apparently, the Super Bowl LVI telecast was the second most watched telecast in NFL history.

64 Brussels administrative officer, informally: EUROCRAT

Belgium is one of the six founding members of the European Economic Community (EEC), which has become the current European Union (EU). Belgium is also home to many international organizations, including NATO. There are two main regions in the country. Flanders in the north is mostly Dutch-speaking and Wallonia in the south is mostly French-speaking. The capital, Brussels, is officially bilingual, although I can attest from my own experience that it is predominantly French-speaking despite being in the Flemish part of the country.

66 Oxford, p. : ZAPATOS

The oxford is a type of shoe with laces that does not have its origin in Oxford but in Scotland and/or Ireland.

71 France was France: GALALI

The Gauls were a Celtic tribe, and Gaul included what is now known as France and Belgium. We use the term "French" today when referring to something related to France or the French.

72 An animal that, despite its name, looks more like a raccoon than a bear: the RED WALLET

The red panda is a relatively small mammal with reddish-brown fur and white fur that accentuates the features on its head. Native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China, it is not closely related to the giant panda, but rather to the raccoon, weasel, and skunk.

76 Opposite will give: NYET

"Nyet" is Russian for "no" and "da" is Russian for "yes."

78 Spanish spelling? : SNAP

We used the word "siesta" to describe a short siesta in the early afternoon, and we introduced the word to English from Spanish. In turn, the Spanish word comes from the Latin "hora sexta" which means "sixth hour". The point is that the siesta should be six hours after sunrise.

90s style as Jimi Hendrix in Woodstock: AFROED

Jimi Hendrix was considered by many of his contemporaries to be the greatest electric guitarist in the history of rock music. Hendrix was from Seattle and it didn't really get off to a good start in his professional life. He did not graduate from high school and ran afoul of the law twice, twice getting caught with stolen cars. The courts gave him a choice between military service or two years in prison. Hendrix chose the former and soon found himself in the famed 101st Airborne Division. In the military, his less disciplined demeanor helped him (as he would see it) as his superiors successfully petitioned him to be released after serving just one year of his two-year requirement, only to be retired. .

In 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held at Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm, located 43 miles southwest of Woodstock, New York. 400,000 young people attended and 32 bands and singers performed over three days.

91 pieces near the Getty Center: UCLA

The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles is one of the most popular museums in the country. Like many museums in developed countries, the Getty is now embroiled in disputes over ownership of artifacts. Getty curators have even gone so far as to repatriate some objects in recent years, notably to Greece and Italy. The J. Paul Getty Museum has two locations. The Getty Center is the premier location for works of art from the Middle Ages to the present day. The related (and beautiful) Getty Villa displays works of art from ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria.

94 Cooper raw material: ROBLE

A cooper is a craftsman who makes wooden vessels, such as barrels. The term "cooper" ultimately comes from the Latin "cupa" meaning "barrel."

95 OutKast, min. : DUO DE RAP

OutKast is a hip-hop duo consisting of rappers André 3000 and Big Boi.

100 Hollow Body Features: ONNIES

The belly button is basically a scar left behind after the umbilical cord is removed from a newborn baby. An interesting use of umbilicus (navel, umbilicus) is to distinguish between identical twins, especially when they are very young.

111 Closest World Capital to "Null Island" (0°N, 0°E): ACCRA

Accra is located on the coast of Ghana and is the country's main port and capital. The name "Accra" is derived from the local word "Nkran" meaning "ants", a name chosen due to the large number of anteaters found in the area where the city was founded.

116 Cause of warming of tropical seas: EL NIÑO

When the surface temperature of much of the Pacific Ocean rises by more than half a degree Celsius, an El Niño event is said to occur. This slight change in the Pacific temperature has been linked to climate change that could spread globally. El Niño means "child" in Spanish and refers to the baby Jesus. This phenomenon received this specific name in Spanish because warming is usually observed near South America and around Christmas time.

124 Bird "Snow": HERON

The snowy egret is a small white heron native to the Americas. At one point, the heron species was threatened with extinction due to hunting, fueled by the demand for feathers for women's hats.

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2 Product usually wrapped in paraffin: EDAM

Edam cheese takes its name from the Dutch town of Edam in the north of the Netherlands. The cheese is famous for its red paraffin coating, a protective coating that helps the Edam travel well and prevents it from spoiling. Sometimes you can find Edam cheese coated in black wax. The black color indicates that the underlying cheese has been aged for at least 17 weeks.

Co-founder of 6 Beats Electronics, colloquially: DRE

Beats Electronics is a company co-founded by rapper Dr. Dr. Apple bought Beats for $3 billion in 2014, the largest acquisition in Apple's history.

Wednesday 8 last name: ODIN

In Norse mythology, Odin was the leader of the gods. Odin's wife, Frigg, was the queen of Asgard, whose name gave us the English term "Friday" (via Anglo-Saxon). Odin's son was Thor, from whom the term "Thursday" comes. Odin himself gave us our word "Wednesday" from "Wodin", the anglicized form of his name.

17 Products with screens… large screen homophone: IMACS

The iMac is a computing platform released by Apple in 1998. One of the key features of the iMac is its all-in-one design, with an integrated computer console and display. The iMac also came in a variety of colors that Apple referred to as "flavors," such as Strawberry, Blueberry, and Lime.

IMAX Corporation, which is behind the IMAX film format, is a Canadian company. The impetus for developing the system came after Expo '67 in Montreal. Back then, large-format projections were done using multiple projectors with multiple screens, with the images basically stitched together. The team responsible for IMAX technology decided to keep things simple and developed a system with just one camera and one projector.

18 South African Grasslands: VELDT

"Veldt" (sometimes "veld") is the name given to the large rural areas of southern Africa. We can use the term "outback" to refer to the same thing. The word "veldt" comes from German and means "field".

31 Large-area store with a maze design: IKEA

The IKEA furniture chain was founded by Ingvar Kamprad in 1943, when he was only 17 years old. IKEA stands for Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd (don't forget that now!). Elmtaryd is the name of the farm where Ingvar Kamprad grew up and Agunnaryd is his parish in Sweden.

37 Alcohol: ALCOHOL

During the Klondike Gold Rush, the drink of choice for miners was 'Hoochinoo', a drink made by Alaska Natives. Soon after, "hooch" (also "hootch") was adopted as a term for cheap whiskey.

38 Acid-alcoholic compound: ESTER

Esters are very common chemicals. The smaller, lower molecular weight esters tend to have a pleasant odor and are often found in perfumes. At the other end of the scale, the higher molecular weight nitroglycerin is a nitrate ester and is highly explosive, while polyester is a huge molecule and is a type of plastic. Fats and oils found in nature are fatty acid esters of glycerol known as glycerides.

39 Carvey and Delany Artists: DANAS

Dana Carvey, along with Phil Hartman and Kevin Nealon, were part of the new generation of "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) comedians credited with reviving the show in the late 1980s. One of Carvey's favorites was Lady Church ("Well, isn't that special?"), and he became so fond of her that among the other cast members, Carvey was often referred to simply as "The Lady." Another of Carvey's favorite characters was Garth Algar, who starred in the "Wayne's World" movies. Carvey underwent open-heart surgery in 1997 to clear a blocked artery, but a team of surgeons operated on the wrong blood vessel. She had to undergo five more treatments to recover. She ended up suing for medical malpractice and donated the $7.5 million in damages to charity.

Actress Dana Delany came to public attention playing the lead role in the TV show "China Beach" from 1988 to 1991. More recently, she starred in the drama series "Body of Proof" from 2011 to 2013.

43 QVC's sister channel: HSN

The Home Shopping Network (HSN) was the first national retail chain and started locally as the Home Shopping Club in Florida in 1982. Their first product was a can opener.

45 Broken open: OPEN

Our word 'open' is believed to come from a Scottish dialect where 'char' means 'slightly open'.

46 New York Gallery: MAMA

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York was largely founded by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, wife of John D. Rockefeller. Working with two friends, Abby managed to open the museum in 1929, just nine days after the Wall Street Crash. The MoMA Sculpture Garden is named after Abby Aldrich Rockefeller and she has been doing it since 1949.

50 ___ Gawande, autor del bestseller "Being Mortal" : ATUL

Atul Gawande is a surgeon and author. One of his books is a 2009 paper called "The Checklist Manifesto: How to Do It Right," in which he claims that formal checklists improve efficiency, consistency, and even security.

51 What's at the end of "Citizen Kane"? : SIOPI E

The E at the end of the word "Kane" is a silent E.

1941's Citizen Kane was Orson Welles' first film and is considered by many to be the greatest film ever made. This is a remarkable achievement for Wells, as he played the title role, as well as producing and directing. Despite the praise for Citizen Kane for decades, the film was far from a commercial success in its early stages and actually lost money at the box office.

57 Competition for Android: IOS

iOS is what Apple now calls its mobile operating system. It was previously known as iPhone OS.

58 Georgian and Edwardian, for two: ERAS

Immediately after the Stuart period, the Georgian era in British history was named after a succession of kings from George I to George IV. The era began in 1714 when George I ascended the throne on the death of Queen Anne. The end of an era is sometimes marked by the death of George IV in 1830, and sometimes by the death of his successor William IV in 1837. William IV was the brother of George IV and ruled for only seven years. William IV was succeeded by his niece Victoria, ushering in the Victorian era.

The Edwardian era in Britain began with the death of Queen Victoria in 1901 and the accession of her son, King Edward VII, to the throne. This period was known for the growing interest in women's suffrage and the continued growth of the industry. This era ended with the king's death in 1910 and the devastation of World War I soon followed.

65 French Agreement: OUI

In French, "oui" (yes) or "non" (no) can be the answer to "a questionnaire".

67 The Simpsons Master Krabappel: EDNA

On the TV show "The Simpsons", Bart Simpson's teacher was Edna Krabappel. Edna married Ned Flanders, a neighbor of the Simpson family. Sadly, her Edna passed away in 2013. Edna was played by actress Marcia Wallace, who died that same year.

70 The cause of insomnia in a fairy tale: PEA

The Princess and the Pea is a fairy tale by the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. The gist of the story is that the prince's mother tests the royal blood of the supposed princess by putting peas under the pile of mattresses on which the young woman sleeps. The girl complains of a sleepless night, displaying a physical vulnerability that can only be attributed to a princess. And they lived well and we better...

73 Aretha's Grammy-nominated sister: ERMA

Erma Franklin was an R&B and gospel singer. She was the older sister of Aretha Franklin. Erma toured with Aretha for a while and even recorded backing vocals for her sister's smash hit 'Respect'.

75 Something in P.S.A. none: RIGHT OF PUBLICITY

Public Service Announcement (PSA)

80's Disney "The Princess and the Frog" Character: TIANA

The Princess and the Frog is a 2009 animated film released by Walt Disney Studios. The film is set in New Orleans in the 1920s. A waitress named Tiana kisses a prince who has been turned into a frog, and later turns into a frog.

84 401(k) alternatives: IRAS

A 401(k) account is similar to an IRA in that you can make contributions from your paycheck before income taxes are deducted. A 401(k) differs from an IRA in that it is an employer-sponsored plan, with payments taken directly from the employee's paycheck by the employer. In addition, contributions can be totally or partially reimbursed by the employer.

89th Annual Independent Music Festival: SUNDAY

The Sundance Film Festival is the largest independent film event in the country, held annually at the Sundance Resort near Provo, Utah. The festival traces its roots to the Utah/USA Film Festival. It began in Salt Lake City in 1978. In 1985, Robert Redford's Sundance Institute took over the festival's management. The festival has become a media frenzy in recent years, with many A-list celebrities in attendance. Festival organizers introduced the "Focus on Film" campaign in 2007 in an attempt to offset some of the frenzy.

96 Like all Equus animals, except: ONE APORIS

The animal genus Equus includes horses, donkeys, and zebras.

99 Diplomatic agreement: ENTENTE

Entente Cordiale (sometimes just "entente") is a friendly agreement, usually between two nations. The term, which translates from French as "cordial agreement", was first used to describe a set of agreements between Great Britain and France concluded in 1904.

101 Form-al org.; : Tax authorities

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was created during the American Civil War to raise money for war expenses. Before the introduction of the income tax in 1862, the government was financed by taxes on trade and property.

103 Some references to the scientific article, unofficially: OP CITS

"op. cit. is short for "opus citatum," Latin for "work cited." op. cit. is used in footnotes to refer the reader to an earlier reference. Similar to ibidem, except that it refers the reader to to this last quote, immediately above.

105 preppy t-shirts : POLOS

René Lacoste was a French tennis player who entered the clothing industry and invented a more comfortable jersey for players to wear. This became known as the 'tennis shirt'. When adopted for use in the sport of polo, the jerseys also became known as "polo shirts". A "golf shirt" is basically the same thing. The Lacoste clothing line has a crocodile logo because René was nicknamed "The Crocodile."

106 Apathetic Feeling: ENNUI

"Ennui" is the French word for "boredom" and is the term we now use in English. It's one of the few French words we've introduced that we haven't anglicized and we actually pronounce it "correctly."

107 Button pearl coating: NACRE

Mother-of-pearl, also known as mother-of-pearl, is a highly iridescent material that some mollusks apply to the inside of their shells and also forms pearls. The creature sets marks as a defense mechanism, protecting the soft tissue of its body from the rough surface of its outer shell. It also uses mother-of-pearl to trap harmful impurities or a parasite that penetrates the shell, thus creating a mother-of-pearl. Cultured pearls are produced by inserting a tissue graft from a donor oyster around which the mother of pearl is placed.

114 A bedding set? : DANGER

A wad is 500 sheets of paper. Since there were 24 cards in the stack and a pack of 20 cards, the pack contained 480 cards. Since the standard changed to 500, a 480-sheet stack of paper is called a "short stack." We also use the term "ream" to mean a lot, which comes from the idea of ​​large print.

115 "Where ___...?" : THIS

"Where are you from?" is Spanish for "Where are you from?"

118 Carbon dating: AGE

Carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope of carbon found in nature in small amounts. Carbon-14 is used in a technique known as radiocarbon dating, a relatively accurate way of determining the age of something down to about 60,000 years. When the body is alive, the amount of radioactive carbon-14 to the amount of normal carbon-12 is a fixed ratio. After death, the body no longer exchanges carbon with the atmosphere through metabolism. Thus, stable carbon-12 remains in the body as it breaks down, but radioactive carbon-14 gradually breaks down, causing the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12 to decrease. Scientists can determine the age of the remains by measuring this ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12.

119 Game of cards "+2" and "+4": UNO

The classic card game Uno is now available in several versions. Uno ColorAdd allows colorblind people to have fun, there is also a Braille version that allows blind and sighted friends to play together.