The term THE TIME MACHINE LEISURE CLASS is a reference to the 1895 science fiction novel by H.G. Wells, The Time Machine. The novel follows a Victorian scientist who invents a time machine and travels to the future, where he discovers two distinct species of humans: the Eloi and the Morlocks. The Eloi are a peaceful, childlike race of people who live in a utopian society, while the Morlocks are a subterranean race of cannibals. The crossword solution ELOI refers to the Eloi, the peaceful race of people living in the future.