Vocabulary Building Blocks: (42 Down) calendar (NOUN) 1. Any of various systems of timekeeping that fix the order, length, and subdivision of years and months. 2. A tabular array of the days (usually for one year). 3. A list or register of events (appointments or social events etc). [Derived from: Latin calendae calends.] Calends is defined as: The first day of the Roman month. (There are numerous calendars in use in the the world, with the Gregorian mostly widely spread. The Gregorian calendar originated in 1582 to correct the Julian year to the astronomical year.)

Did You Know? (29 Down) Miami, the largest city in southern Florida, known for decades as a major US tourist spot and retirement venue, is also a major US port. The city serves as the leading passenger port in the world, as numerous passengers of cruise lines regularly embark and return via the Port of Miami. Among the cruise lines that have operations at the Port of Miami are the cruise lines of Azamara, Carnival, Celebrity, Crystal, Fred Olsen, Norwegian, Oceania, and Royal Caribbean International, respectively.

The port, located in Biscayne Bay, is also a major international shipping hub with dozens of companies moving cargo in and out of the port. According to the city's data, the Port of Miami "contributes over $16 billion annually to the South Florida economy" and signage in the area carries the moniker "Cargo Gateway of the Americas".