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@Andrzej While that is an obscure documentary that I’ve never heard of, the title is an abbreviation of the word for a wine expert, sommelier, which was enough for me to fill it in with some crossers.

@Andrzej A flautist is a flute player. A fife is a type of flute — generally smaller, made of wood, and without keys.

@Josh You remember incorrectly. Although the 4S, the first iPhone with Siri integrated, was released in 2011, Siri was actually launched the year before.

@E. Did “books on CD” ever exist, as a phrase or an actual thing? I’m old enough to remember both tapes and CDs, and while I have listened to books on tape I don’t think I’ve ever in my life seen a book on CD.

@Tim Carey O’Shea Jackson Jr has been in the crossword a number of times. He’s the son of rapper Ice Cube, whose given name is, naturally, O’Shea Jackson.

@Roy I figured out it had to be Toronto based on the fact that the clue said “North America” and not just the US

@Josh It’s also funny to think of Don Cheadle as obscure. He’s in the Marvel movies. He’s been nominated for an Oscar.

@Katie Belgium’s famous painter! He lived with his mother and the torments of Christ. … They Might Be Giant’s song “Meet James Ensor” may have left a rather large impression on me in my youth.

@Jane Wheelaghan The # is also used to represent the weight pounds. It’s abbreviated lbs, from Latin — this is the original source of that symbol, a stylized lb with a strike through.