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6. Sot's wehe, kurz: DTS

The episodes of delirium that can accompany alcohol withdrawal are called delirium tremens (DTs). The literal translation of this Latin phrase is "trembling madness".

Our word "sot" comes from the Old English "sott" which means "fool". The word "Sot" came to be associated with alcohol, not just stupidity, in the late 15th century.

9. A welcome sight in a desert: OASIS

An isolated area of ​​vegetation in a desert is called an oasis (plural "oasis"). Since water is needed for plant growth, an oasis can also include a spring, pond, or small lake. We use the term "oasis" more generally to describe a sanctuary, a resting place.

14. Business: BUSINESS

The word "dole", which means "financial relief", comes from the Old English word "dal", the state of sharing, giving. The expression "on the dole", referring to institutional relief, dates back to the 1920s.

15. Ticket in a Poker Pot: IOU

I owe you (IOU)

16. Thin pancakes with sour cream: BLINI

A blintz (also "blin", plural "blini") is a thin crepe-like pancake, although unlike a crepe, a blintz may contain yeast.

18. Mexican state touching or Texas: NUEVO LEON

Nuevo León is a Mexican state that borders the US state of Texas. The capital of Nuevo Leon is Monterrey.

20. "___ Last Bow" (1917 Sherlock Holmes story): BE

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's short story, His Last Bow, features the author's most famous character, Sherlock Holmes. Published during World War I in 1917, His Last Bow could be described as a propaganda tool written with the intention of boosting morale. It is an unusual Sherlock Holmes story in that it is not about a crime thriller, but about British and German spies.

21. Caboose, for a move: BACK

The word "galley" originally comes from Middle Dutch and was the word for a ship's galley. When the last car on a North American train was fitted with a stove for the comfort of the crew, it earned the name "car". The term has also become slang for a person's butt.

24. Utopia: SHANGRI-LA

Shangri-La is the earthly paradise in the mountains of Tibet described by James Hilton in his novel Lost Horizon. Shangri-La is "Edenic" (perfect, like the Garden of Eden in Genesis). Frank Capra directed a wonderful film adaptation of Lost Horizon in 1937, starring Ronald Colman.

The word "Utopia" was coined by Sir Thomas More for his book "Utopia", published in 1516, which describes an idyllic fictional island in the Atlantic Ocean. More's use of the name Utopia derives from the Greek "ou" for "not" and "topos" for "place". By naming his perfect island "Not Place", More apparently made it clear that he didn't believe the ideal could really exist.

28. The Simpsons Girl: LISA

Lisa Simpson is Bart's smart little sister on the TV series The Simpsons. Lisa is voiced by actress Yeardley Smith. In a 2008 episode of the series, Lisa enters a crossword tournament. Crossword puzzle stars Merl Reagle and Will Shortz appear in this episode, essentially playing cartoon versions of themselves.

31. Busy bees during tax season, in short: CPAS

Official Auditor of Accounts (CPA)

33. Numbers in a table: DATA

Our word "datas" (singular "datum") comes from the Latin "datum" and means "given". The idea is that dates are "things given".

35. Pasta or Ravioli: PASTA

In many cases, the name of a type of pasta comes from its shape. However, the name macaroni comes from the type of pasta used to make the macaroni. Here in the US, pasta is usually an elbow-shaped tube, but it doesn't have to be.

Ravioli (singular "raviolo") are filled dumplings that are served in Italian cuisine.

42. Rock-a-bye Baby take: TREETOP

"Rock-a-Bye Baby" is a lullaby whose history is hotly debated. Some say it was written in England, others claim it was the first poem written on American soil.

Rock-a-bye baby, in the treetop,
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock,
If the branch breaks, the cradle will fall
And below will come the baby, crib and all.

45. Iene: LONGING

The word "yen", meaning "urge", has been in English since the early 1900s. It comes from the earlier word "yin" imported from Chinese and used in English to describe a strong craving for opium.

50. Morrison, the "Beloved" wrote: TONI

Writer Toni Morrison was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. Among other things, Morrison is known for coining the phrase "our first black president", a tribute to President Bill Clinton.

Beloved is a 1998 film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Toni Morrison. Oprah, who produced the film, stars alongside Danny Glover.

52. Word stamped on the invoice: PAID

An invoice is a single invoice. The term comes from the Middle French "envois" and means "transport (of goods)". The root verb is "sent", which means "to send".

61. Kovalchuk da N.H.L. : ILYA

Ilya Kovalchuk is a Russian-born professional ice hockey player who played for the Atlanta Thrashers and the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. Kovalchuk returned to his homeland in 2013 and signed for SKA Saint Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), covering Europe and Asia.

62. African Game: GNU

Also known as the wildebeest, the wildebeest is an antelope native to Africa. "Gnu" is Dutch and means "wild animal".

66. Bishop's Headdress: MITRA

The miter is a traditional headdress worn by bishops in some Christian traditions. The name "mitre" comes from a Greek word for "head, turban".

68. Polynesian country east of Fiji: TONGA

The Kingdom of Tonga is made up of 176 islands in the South Pacific, 52 of which are inhabited and spread over an area of ​​270,000 square miles. Tonga was named the Friendly Isles in 1773 when Captain James Cook first landed there, an indication of the warm welcome given to visitors.

69. Greek letter representing the golden ratio: PHI

The golden ratio, sometimes called the "golden ratio" and denoted by the Greek letter phi, is a mathematical constant that appears frequently in the art world. Phi is approximately equal to 1.61 and is represented by the two distances a and b, where (a+b)/a = a/b. We somehow find the 1.61 aspect ratio "nice", so it appears in many works of art and construction projects. For example, many aspects of the Parthenon in Athens have a ratio of 1.61 (width to height). Leonardo da Vinci's famous drawing of the Vitruvian Man also illustrates the golden ratio in human body proportions, where it shows that the distance from the foot to the navel is 1.61 compared to the distance from the navel to the head.

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1. Corned Beef Gericht: HASH

Hashish, which is a dish of pureed meat with vegetables, is a very American dish and one that really surprised me when I saw it for the first time. "Hash" sounds like an unappetizing product, but I soon discovered how delicious it was. The name "hash" in this context comes from the French "hacher", which means "to cut". As early as the early 1900s, the dish called "Hashed Browned Potatoes" was developed, which quickly morphed into "Hash Browns". From there, things like corned beef were introduced.

2. Perry der Mode: ELLIS

Perry Ellis was a fashion designer from Portsmouth, Virginia. Ellis was known for his sportswear creations.

4. "Masel ___!": TOV

"Tov" is the Hebrew word for "good", as in "mazel tov", which means "good luck".

6. Currency of Tunisia: DINAR

The dinar is the official currency in many countries such as Iraq, Tunisia and Serbia. Dating back to the early days of Islam, the gold dinar derives its name from the Roman coin denarius, meaning ten times (as it was originally a coin worth ten aces).

7. Reader of a Fodor Guide: TOURIST

Fodor's is the world's largest publisher of English-language tourist and travel guides. Guides were introduced in 1936 by Eugene Fodor, an American-Hungarian who was an avid traveller.

9. One of Two to Four in a Standard Orchestra: OBOE

We've probably all heard the phrase, "It's an evil wind that blows for no one's good." Poet Ogden Nash made a "swap" statement about the oboe, calling the instrument "a sickly wind that no one blows well". But I have to say that I disagree...

10. Poe's middle name: ALLAN

The famous American writer Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston in 1809 as "Edgar Poe". Poe's father left Edgar and his two brothers after their mother's death. As a result, Edgar was moved to the Allan family home in Richmond Virginia. His adoptive parents named the later author "Edgar Allan Poe".

11. Long and Protracted Battle: SIEGE

Our word 'enclosure' comes from a 13th century word for 'seat'. The military usage derives from the concept of a siege force "sitting" outside a fortress until it falls.

13. Certain mathematical relations: SINES

The best known trigonometric functions are sine, cosine and tangent (abbreviated as "sin, cos and tan"). Each of them is a ratio, a ratio of two sides of a right triangle. The "reciprocals" of these three functions are the secant, the coseca, and the cotangent. The reciprocal functions are simply the inverse ratios, inverse sine, cosine, and tangent. These inverse ratios should not be confused with "inverse" trigonometric functions, e.g. arc sine, arc cosine and arc tangent. These inverse functions are the inverse of sine, cosine, and tangent.

19. Notorious Impaler: VLAD

Vladimir III was a 15th-century ruler in present-day Romania. After his death, he was given the name "Vlad the Impaler", indicating that he had a habit of impaling his enemies. His father, Vlad II, was known as Vlad Dracul, which can be translated as Vlad the Devil or Dragon. As a result, Vlad the Impaler was also known by the diminutive of his father's name, i.e. "Dracula". Bram Stoker borrowed this name from his famous 1897 novel Dracula.

32. ___ Diagram: PIE

A pie chart may also be called a pie chart. It is often said that Florence Nightingale invented the pie chart. While this is not the case, credit goes to her for popularizing it and developing the variation of the pie chart known as the polar chart. The earliest known pie chart appears in a book published in 1801 by Scottish engineer William Playfair.

36. Company named after a mountain: AETNA

When the health insurance and management company known as Aetna was founded, the name was chosen to evoke images of the Italian volcano Etna.

37. Some wear for Colonel Sanders: ROPE BANDAGE

I have never worn a bow tie and was surprised to find it to be a relatively new invention. The first bolo tie was apparently made by a goldsmith in Wickenburg, Arizona, in the late 1940s. The bolo is named after the boledora, an Argentinian bow tie.

"Colonel" Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has been portrayed in television commercials by numerous celebrities. The list includes Norm Macdonald, Jim Gaffigan, George Hamilton, Billy Zane, Rob Lowe, Ray Liotta and even Reba McEntire.

41. Landmarks of Harlem: YOU

Elevated Railway (The)

The Harlem borough of Manhattan is sometimes divided into Central Harlem, West Harlem, and East Harlem. East Harlem is also known as "Spanish Harlem".

46. ​​​​Latin American fish dish: CEVICHE

Ceviche is a raw fish dish popular in South and Central America. Ceviche is typically made with fish marinated in lemon or lime juice and flavored with pepper.

49. Hershiser Pitcher: OREL

Orel Hershiser is a great poker player after retiring from Major League Baseball. Hershiser lives in Las Vegas, and when he's not working for ESPN, he's apparently at the poker tables and playing professionally. When Hershiser is knocked out of a poker tournament, he has a habit of presenting an autographed baseball to the person kicking him out.

51. White House family with dog Bo: OBAMAS

Sunny and Bo are Portuguese water dogs belonging to the Obama family. The former First Family chose the Portuguese Water Dog mainly because it is a hypoallergenic breed and Malia Obama is allergic to most dogs.

52. Strong Wines: PORTS

The Portuguese city of Porto (“Porto” in Portuguese) gave its name to the port at the end of the 17th century. Porto was the maritime port through which most of the region's fortified red wines were exported.

54. Tasteless: INNE

Today we use the adjective "tasteless" to describe something that is boring, that lacks liveliness. As early as the 16th century, the term was used to describe bland drinks. “Vapid” comes from the Latin “vapidus”, which literally means “that exhaled its vapour”.

55. Word before Town or after Fort on Midwest maps: DODGE

Fort Dodge was located in Kansas on the Santa Fe Trail (connecting Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico). The fort was named after Maj. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, who was responsible for the Army presence in the area. Fort Dodge gave its name to Dodge City, which grew up near the fort.

57. Stanley, que escreveu "The Magic Kingdom": ELKIN

Stanley Elkin was a novelist from Brooklyn, New York, who grew up in Chicago. Elkin lived most of his life in St. Louis, where he was a faculty member at the University of Washington. He has published ten novels, most dealing with the pop culture of the 1950s and 1960s.

60. Comfort for skiers: T-BAR

A cable car is a chairlift in which skiers are pulled uphill in pairs, with each pair standing (not sitting!) on either side of a T-shaped metal bar. as long as they remain on their skis (hopefully!). There is also a J-Bar, a similar device but with each J-shaped bar used by one skier at a time.