Gallic” pertaining to France or the French.

Question 1

is a slender wire nail with a relatively small head that is typically used to tack pieces of wood together, i.e. to fasten either temporarily or with minimal damage to the wood. Nowadays, are commonly applied using a nail gun.

Answer 1

A brad

Question 2

debuted in Action Comics No. 1 : LANE

Answer 2

Lois Lane has been the love interest of Superman/Clark Kent since the comic series was first published in 1938. Lois and Clark both work for the big newspaper in the city of Metropolis called “The Daily Planet”. The couple finally got hitched in the comics (and on television’s “Lois and Clark”) in 1996. One has to wonder how challenging the crossword is in “The Daily Planet” …

Question 3

In fact, she is the first Disney Princess who doesn’t have a love interest.

Answer 3

Moana” is a 2016 animated feature film and the 56th animated Disney movie. The title character is the daughter of a Polynesian chief who heads off in search of the demigod Maui, hoping that he can save her people. Unlike many of the previous Disney Princess films, Moana’s story is not centered around romance.

Question 4

The term “” comes from old Norman French “”, and described the action of filling gaps with lime. “

Answer 4

caulk

cauquer

Caulk” has the same root as our word “chalk”.
DAP is an American manufacturer of caulks, sealants and adhesives. The acronym “DAP” stands for “Dicks-Armstrong-Pontius”.

Question 5

Many members of this nation live on a reservation that is actually located within the much larger Navajo reservation in Arizona.

Answer 5

Hopi

Question 6

Thunderstruck” band :

Answer 6

AC/DC
“Thunderstruck” is a single by Australian hard rock band AC/DC released in 1990. The title of the song was used for a 2004 Australian film about five AC/DC fans.

Question 7

Camp Pendleton soldier :

Answer 7

MARINE
Camp Pendleton is a large Marine Corps base located on the Southern California coast in San Diego County. The base was opened during WWII, in 1942, and was named for Marine Corps Major General Joseph Henry Pendleton, who passed away that same year after 40 years of service.

Question 8

Cereal that’s not for a silly rabbit :

Answer 8

TRIX
Trix is a corn-based breakfast cereal that has been around since 1954, produced by General Mills. Ads for the cereal featured Trix Rabbit, who would try hard to get hold of bowls of the cereal. He would always get caught though, and be admonished with, “Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids!” With 46% sugar content, the rabbit probably wouldn’t have liked it anyway …

Question 9

Distant exploration acronym :

Answer 9

NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Question 10

is the reduction in the amount of heat that radiates daily from the planet due to the insulating effect of pollution and vapor trails (contrails) from aircraft that are present in the atmosphere.

Answer 10

Global dimming

The effect has been touted as a theory for decades but dramatic empirical data became available in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Planes were grounded and the skies over America were clear for three days. There was a stark change in the temperature range measured across the US for these three days, demonstrating the impact that air travel has on our climate.

Question 11

In 1886, a young man called David McConnell was selling books door-to-door. To enhance his sales numbers he was giving out free perfume to the ladies of the houses that he visited. Seeing as his perfume was more popular than his books, he founded the California Perfume Company in New York City and started manufacturing and selling across the country. The company name was changed to this in 1939,

Answer 11

Avon
and the famous “Avon Calling” marketing campaign was launched in 1954.

Question 12

founded her skincare and cosmetics company, somewhat ominously, on Friday, 13th September 1963. In 1968, she bought herself a pink Cadillac, specially painted to match the color of one of her compacts. The car became so famous that she gave away five of them to her top saleswoman, a tradition that endures to this day.

Answer 12

Mary Kay Ash

Question 13

is a Mexican condiment made from tomato, onion and chili peppers. It is Spanish for “beak of rooster”. Apparently this name was given as eating of the condiment with the thumb and forefinger resembled the pecking of a rooster.

Answer 13

Pico de gallo

An alternative name for pico de gallo is “salsa fresca”, which translates literally as “fresh sauce”.

Question 14

Our word evolved directly from a Parisian slang term “” meaning “to disguise”. The term was first used in WWI, although the British navy at that time preferred the expression “dazzle-painting” as it applied to the pattern painted on the hulls of ships.

Answer 14

camouflage

“” (often abbreviated to “camo”)

camoufler

Question 15

This company name has an interesting history. The Horch company was founded by August Horch in 1909. Early in the life of the new company, Horch was forced out of his own business. He set up a new enterprise and continued to use his own name as a brand. The old company sued him for using the Horch name so a meeting was held to choose something new. Horch’s young son was studying Latin in the room where the meeting was taking place. He pointed out that “horch” was German for “hear” and he suggested this as a replacement, the Latin for “listen”.

Answer 15

Audi name

He pointed out that “horch” was German for “hear” and he suggested “Audi” as a replacement, the Latin for “listen”.

Question 16

ATM manufacturer :

Answer 16

NCR
NCR is an American company that has been in business since 1884 and was originally called the National Cash Register Company. The company has done well in a market where new technologies seem to be constantly disrupting the status quo. NCR is a leading supplier of automated teller machines (ATMs) and barcode scanners.

Question 17

Spaghetti aglio e olio is a traditional pasta dish associated with the Italian city of Naples with these ingredients

Answer 17

It has a relatively simple recipe, which is reflected in the dish’s name that translates as “spaghetti with garlic and oil”.

Question 18

Meditation recitation :

Answer 18

MANTRA
A mantra is a word that is used as a focus for the mind while meditating. The term is Sanskrit in origin, and is now used figuratively in English to describe any oft-repeated word or phrase.

Question 19

” is a word meaning “Hell” that we’ve imported into English,

Answer 19

Inferno
probably because of the influence of Dante’s “Inferno”.

Question 20

is a native dance of Hawaii that uses arm movements to relate a story. It can be performed while sitting (a noho dance) or while standing (a luna dance).

Answer 20

The hula

Question 21

Windshield decorative sticker

Answer 21

DECAL
A decal is a decorative sticker. “Decal” is a shortening of “decalcomania”. The latter term is derived from the French “décalquer”, the practice of tracing a pattern from paper onto glass or perhaps porcelain.

Question 22

is a style of fashion that grew out of the bohemian and hippie looks.

Answer 22

Boho-chic

Question 23

AMC movie theater

Answer 23

The AMC theater chain used to go by the name American Multi-Cinema Inc., hence the initialism “AMC”.

Question 24

is a language-learning app that can be used for free, or with no ads for a premium price. The app was launched to the public in 2012, and 2013 was chosen by Apple as its iPhone App of the Year..

Answer 24

Duolingo

has a mascot, a green cartoon owl named “Duo”

Question 25

is a language-learning app that can be used for free, or with no ads for a premium price. The app was launched to the public in 2012, and 2013 was chosen by Apple as its iPhone App of the Year..

Answer 25

Duolingo

has a mascot, a green cartoon owl named “Duo”
Earn badges

Question 26

There are two broad categories of peaches:

Answer 26

freestones and clingstones. Clingstones (also “cling peaches”) have flesh that clings tightly to the pit. Freestones are easier to consume as the flesh separates easily from the pit.

Question 27

The Biggest Small Town in America” :

Answer 27

COLUMBUS
The city of Columbus, Ohio is a “purpose-built” state capital. The state legislature selected the location for Ohio’s new capital in 1812, choosing dense forest land with no significant settlement, largely due to its strategic location in the center of the state. The name was chosen in honor of the explorer Christopher Columbus.

Question 28

is a computer operating system that was developed at Bell Labs in 1969.

Answer 28

Unix
The initial name for the project was Uniplexed Information and Computing Service (Unics), and this evolved over time into “Unix”.

Question 29

Ask E. Jean” columnist :

Answer 29

CARROLL
E. Jean Carroll is the journalist behind the advice column “Ask E. Jean” that has appeared in “Elle” magazine since 1993. Carroll also co-founded the website Greatboyfriends.com with her sister Cande Carroll. The site is used by women who want to recommend their ex-boyfriends to each other.

Question 30

We call a remarkable thing or a person this . The term was coined in honor of, the Georgia Wonder, who was a stage magician active in the 1880s.

Answer 30

lulu

Lulu Hurst

Question 31

Letter after upsilon :

Answer 31

PHI
Phi is the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.

Question 32

Icy coat :

Answer 32

HOAR
The Old English word “har” meant “gray, venerable, old”, and came into English as “hoar” (and later “hoary”) with the same meaning. The term “hoar-frost” dates back to the 13th century, and reflects the similarity of the white feathers of frost to the gray/white of an old man’s beard.

Question 33

This idiomatic phrase means “and other such things”. It developed a link to the city of Chicago starting in 1964 when Frank Sinatra released the song “My Kind of Town”, which includes the lines “Chicago is my kind of razzmatazz, and …

Answer 33

“and all that jazz”
Song includes the lines “Chicago is my kind of razzmatazz, and it has all that jazz”. A decade later, the song “All That Jazz” was written for the 1975 stage musical “Chicago”.

Question 34

” is Spanish for “Goodnight” and “good evening”.

Answer 34

Buenas noches

Question 35

Celebrity chef JET who specializes in Thai and Chinese cooking.

Answer 35

Jet Tila (born “Jet Tilakamonkul”) is an American celebrity chef

Question 36

Way of the samurai :

Answer 36

BUSHIDO CODE
“Bushido” is a Japanese word meaning “the way of the warrior”. It describes a code of moral principles observed by the samurai, and is roughly equivalent to the western concept of chivalry.

Question 37

This is an abbreviated and informative description of something, perhaps a product or a company in a short time

Answer 37

elevator pitch
The idea is that someone could get across the whole “pitch” to another party while traveling between floors in an “elevator”.

Question 38

is the concept of identifying the location of genes on a chromosome, and measuring their positions relative to other genes.

Answer 38

Gene mapping

Question 39

Skulk member :

Answer 39

FOX
A group of foxes are known as a skulk, as well as a leash or earth.

Question 40

is the largest city and the capital of Denmark.

Answer 40

Copenhagen

I haven’t had the privilege of visiting Copenhagen, but I hear it is a wonderful metropolis with a marvelous quality of life. The city is also very environmentally friendly, with over a third of its population commuting to work by bicycle.

Question 41

is an American writer and illustrator of children’s books. Sendak’s best known work is “Where the Wild Things Are”, published in 1963. The “Wild Things” of the tale are beasts conjured up in the imagination of this young boy

Answer 41

Maurice Sendak

named Max, after he is sent to bed without supper.

Question 42

became the first show created by a basic cable channel to win an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series.

Answer 42

Mad Men”

Mad Men” was the flagship show on the AMC television channel for several seasons. Set in the sixties, it’s all about an advertising agency located on Madison Avenue in New York (hence the title).

Question 43

The classic 1843 novellahas left us with a few famous phrases and words. Firstly, it led to popular use of the phrase “Merry Christmas”, and secondly it gave us the word “scrooge” to describe a miserly person. And thirdly, everyone knows that he uttered the words “Bah! Humbug!”.

Answer 43

“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens

Ebenezer Scrooge

Question 44

is the capital of the German state of Bavaria, and is the third-largest city in the country

Answer 44

Munich

(after Berlin and Hamburg). The city is called “München” in German, a term that derives from the Old German word for “by the monks’ place”, which is a reference to the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city in 1158.

Question 45

This breed of dog is a scent hound, one developed for tracking small game. Because of this characteristic, beagles are often used as detection dogs in customs halls around the world.

Answer 45

beagle

The world’s most famous beagle is probably Snoopy from the comic strip “Peanuts”.

Question 46

1984’s “Ghostbusters” really is an entertaining movie. It stars

Answer 46

Bill Murray and Harold Ramis, and was directed by Ivan Reitman (a trio that also worked together on 1981’s “Stripes”).

The first draft of the screenplay was written by another star of the movie, Dan Aykroyd. Aykroyd originally envisioned “Ghostbusters” as a vehicle for himself and John Belushi, but sadly Belushi passed away before the project could be realized.

Question 47

In Spanish, pepper and salt

Answer 47

In Spanish, one might set the “pimienta” (pepper) by the “sal” (salt).