Vocabulary Building Blocks: (49 Across) otiose (ADJECTIVE) 1. Disinclined to work or exertion. Synonyms: faineant, indolent, lazy, slothful, work-shy. 2. Producing no result or effect. Synonyms: futile, ineffectual, unavailing. 3. Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being. Synonyms: pointless, superfluous, wasted. Derives from Latin: otiosus idle.

Did You Know? (40 Across) The parallel of latitude that marks the Antarctic Circle on the the earth's surface also denotes the northern limit of the area in which the sun does not rise on the summer solstice (around June 21), or set on the winter solstice (around December 21). Therefore, the region experiences at least one 24 hour period of daylight and one 24 hour period of darkness each year. These periods lengthen to up to six months as one nears the South Pole.

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