Saturday Themeless by Dan Kammann & Zhouqin Burnikel
Today C.C. is joined by her hiking friend Dan Kammann and she sent me this short but very impressive bio of him:
Dan Kammann "Ironman Dan" is based in Champlin, MN. He's an avid runner and biker. He has run 5 official marathons and over 50 unofficial ones. He did the Century Ride 10 years ago amid mountain climbing. He visited the Antarctic in 2022 which is the picture he shared with us below.
Across:
1. Plays for laughs: SKITS - SNL is famous for these. Here is part of my favorite:
6. "Phooey!": AW HECK.
12. AMC model whose passenger's side door was longer than its driver's side door: PACER.
13. Herb also known as dragon's wort: TARRAGON.
15. Some geometry products: AREAS.
16. "Save your breath": DON'T ARGUE.
17. One looking for a deal?: NARC - Maybe not the best shirt to wear as an undercover NARC
18. Baroness address: LADY - Past Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher received the title of Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven.
19. Ready for a massage, say: PRONE.
20. White noise machine option: STEADY RAIN - Here is some for you
23. Like some MIA flights: INTL.
24. Barely gets wet?: SKINNY DIPS.
26. Speed's mysterious rival, in cartoons: RACER X ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
28. Hawk: SELL.
29. Reunion gp.: FAM.
32. Tickle: AMUSE.
33. Org. impersonated in some scams: SSA - We're smart enough around here not to give out our number to anyone saying they are from the Social Security Administration
34. Broadcasting: ON AIR.
36. Take care of a gray area, perhaps: DYE 😀
37. Bloke: CHAP.
39. Lives (in): DWELLS.
40. Concert workers: STAGE CREWS - The vehicles needed by then STAGE CREWS for Taylor Swift's ERA Tour.
42. Faucet handle: MOEN 😀
45. Runner-up: SECOND BEST and 55. Admits defeat, informally: TAKES AN L. It can be very close!
48. Navel type: INNIE.
50. Home of the Imiloa Astronomy Center: HILO - It is at 14,000 ft. above sea level on an island and so the skies are very clear.
51. "In __ of gifts ... ": LIEU.
52. Road warning: STOP AHEAD.
54. Monument to Balzac sculptor: RODIN - At 136 Bd Raspail, 75006 Paris, France
57. __-sense: SPIDEY.
58. Was unproductive: IDLED.
Down:
1. Part of BASE jumping: SPANS.
2. Gold standard: KARAT.
3. Answer to a cold call?: ICE RESCUE - A useful device they use
4. Treats with a cuppa: TEA CAKES.
5. SAT takers: SRS - There is a strong correlation between SAT scores and graduation rates.
6. Frame works?: ART 😀
7. Close on a set: WRAP - Or at a graduation
7. Close on a set: WRAP - Or at a graduation
8. Country rock great Emmylou: HARRIS.
9. Push: EGG ON.
10. Run the numbers?: COUNT 😀
11. Prepare for camel pose: KNEEL.
13. Heading on a sidewalk chalkboard: TODAY'S SPECIAL - I love this one
14. "Got a clue?": ANY IDEA.
16. Make whole, in a way: DARN 😀 🧦
18. Minnesota team with four championships: LYNX.
21. Set the scene?: DIRECT - Five famous ones
22. Nothing at all: NIL.
25. Worked in the fields, say: PLOWED - Plows are not seen much any more. Minimum or No Till are are very common around here to save water and fuel.
26. "Wicked!": RAD.
27. Evanescence lead singer Lee: AMY ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
29. Object of worship in Exodus: FALSE IDOL.
30. French for garlic: AIL - Cette salade a besoin de plus d'ail. (This salad needs more garlic.)
31. Miss after a wedding: MRS 😀
33. Female grouse: SAGE HEN.
35. Recent recruits: NEW BLOOD.
38. Owns: HAS.
39. Bond villain with prosthetic hands: DR. NO.
40. Outbid at the last moment: SNIPED.
41. Like pizza for breakfast, often: COLD.
42. Rainforest phenomena: MISTS.
43. Eligible to be drafted?: ON TAP 😀
44. Mushroom in ramen: ENOKI.
46. Commandeer: SEIZE.
47. Ready to play: TUNED - A chore to perform every time before I played my guitar
49. Effortlessness: EASE.
53. Something that's cut and dried: HAY.
54. Squeeze bunt result: RBI.
