Themeless Saturday by Nate Cardin
Nate is a chemistry teacher. PhD. in L.A. He is a crossword constructor, waffle iron enthusiast (as you will soon see when you watch him on Wheel Of Fortune below). Survivor obsessive. Anti-racist. Feminist.
Below is Nate's appearance on Wheel Of Fortune in September of 2022. You'll see why he is a fan of waffles.
1. Part of the fam: SIS.
4. Caldecott Medal winner __ Jack Keats: EZRA.
8. Tree crowns, collectively: CANOPY.
14. "We come to this place ... " theater chain: AMC.
15. __ point: MOOT - A MOOT point: The Titanic should have had more lifeboats.
16. Pea family plant: CLOVER.
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17. Flaunts: SHOWS OFF - Uma Thurman does just that in The Producers
19. Asks for more Money: RENEWS - Money is capitalized.
20. Pueblo people: HOPI.
21. Pickens of "Blazing Saddles": SLIM - I better remember him riding riding a nuclear bomb in Dr. Strangelove
23. Retro hip beer, for short: PBR.
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24. Fix: AMEND.
26. Common retirement vehicles: ROTH IRAS 😀
30. Like some questions: YES NO - Didja ever?
26. Common retirement vehicles: ROTH IRAS 😀
30. Like some questions: YES NO - Didja ever?
31. YouTube genre that may cause tingles, for short: ASMR - I think I finally have this: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a previously unstudied sensory phenomenon, in which individuals experience a tingling, static-like sensation across the scalp, back of the neck and at times further areas in response to specific triggering audio and visual stimuli. Here's ASMR music to "easily defeat insomnia" or use as background while solving Nate's puzzle.
32. In the flesh?: NUDE 😀
33. Note of recognition?: I GET THAT A LOT.
33. Note of recognition?: I GET THAT A LOT.
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36. Tribeca Film Festival co-founder: DENIRO.
38. Crushes on: ADORES 😀 - A modern version of having a crush on someone
39. Electric vehicle driver's apprehension: RANGE ANXIETY.
41. Raisins, in an after-school snack: ANTS.
42. Forward thinker?: SEER.
43. Me in C minor: E FLAT - Do Re Me
47. __ Spy apples: NORTHERN - We had these apples just a few weeks ago
49. Goo in some 31-Across videos: SLIME - An ASMR video with "soothing" goo for a visual
50. What "will be" will be: ARE 😀 We will be and now we ARE.
51. Cut: SNIP.
54. Abbr. in quote books: ANON.
55. Point in the right direction: ORIENT.
58. Numbers like 3 and 14, but not 3.14: INTEGERS - Whole numbers
60. Loosen, as skates: UNLACE.
61. Not much: A TAD.
62. Fujairah fed.: UAE - It's a three-hour drive NW from Muscat along the Gulf Of Oman if that's any help.
63. Charged (with): TASKED - C.C. has TASKED me to blog every Saturday puzzle
64. Setback: LOSS.
65. "i'm begging u": PLS 😒
64. Setback: LOSS.
65. "i'm begging u": PLS 😒
Down:
1. Apt rhyme of slay and runway: SASHAY - Slay is an adjective for a drag queen who performs well in a drag performance and that might involve a SAHAY on a runway.
2. Return address?: I'M HOME 😀
3. Teacher defended by Darrow in 1925: SCOPES - Substitute biology teacher John Scopes skipped the evolution section in the text but agreed to be indicted for teaching it because he believed in it. He was found guilty but the verdict was overturned.
3. Teacher defended by Darrow in 1925: SCOPES - Substitute biology teacher John Scopes skipped the evolution section in the text but agreed to be indicted for teaching it because he believed in it. He was found guilty but the verdict was overturned.
4. Modem terminals?: EMS - Modem has an "M" on each end
5. Menageries: ZOOS - Among the best in the world.
5. Menageries: ZOOS - Among the best in the world.
6. "u slay me": ROFL - A different slay meaning: Rolling On the Floor Laughing
7. Initially: AT FIRST.
8. Roots rock band that started as the Blue Velvets, for short: CCR - It was hard to pick a favorite here
9. Hebrew leader?: ALEPH - The first letter in the Hebrew alphabet
10. Pride banner with yellow, white, purple, and black stripes: NONBINARY FLAG.
11. Veto: OVERRULE.
12. The __ Charitable Trusts: NGO with a think tank: PEW.
13. Brief closing: YRS - Short for Yours Truly at the end of a letter.
18. Hot spell?: WINNING STREAK.
22. Bob that may be a solution for post-pregnancy thinning: MOM HAIR.
25. Prairie wanderer: DOGIE - A motherless calf
27. Swap: TRADE.
28. Hubbubs: ADOS.
29. Fixed: SET - MLB clubs will soon have a SET pitching rotation selected from their 44. Roster: LINEUP.
31. Make-up artists?: ATONERS 😀
34. Wipe: ERASE.
35. "Obvi!": TOTES - Totally obvious
36. Paul of "The Fabelmans": DANO - The Fablemans is the film about Steven Spielberg and how his childhood shaped his love of movies. Paul plays Sammy Fabelman's (Spielberg's) father Burt Fabelman. Did anyone think of this?
37. Inner workings?: ENTRAILS - Ewwww...
39. Scrambled: RAN - What trapped QB's do
40. Generational portmanteau: XENNIAL.
45. Ethically unconcerned: AMORAL.
46. Prepares for impact, say: TENSES.
48. Thus: HENCE.
52. Loving: INTO.
53. School gps.: PTAS - Founded by these ladies in 1897 in Washington D.C..
55. Openly queer: OUT.
56. Component of some vaccines: RNA - Here ya go
57. Conference acronym: TED - Technology, Entertainment, Design
56. Component of some vaccines: RNA - Here ya go
57. Conference acronym: TED - Technology, Entertainment, Design
59. Mag staff: EDS.
