Saturday Themeless by Karen Steinberg
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Karen and David Steinberg |

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Karen, Paul and son David had the first "Family Puzzle" in the NYT on 5/22/22 |

10. Waiter at a stand: CAB - Uber will come to you
13. "Wanna?": ARE YOU GAME.
15. Thurman of "Hysterical Blindness": UMA - A 20-yr-old movie
18. Pin in the back: TEN - It's easy to miss
19. Wii forerunner: NES - Nintendo Entertainment System
20. Attacking surfers, maybe: TROLLING - Delete and move on
22. Exasperated cry: AARGH
25. Drew on?: TATTOOED - Fun clue
26. One of the "Black-ish" parents: DRE - On the right below. The role is played by Anthony Anderson who I best remember as a detective on Law And Order
27. Digital permission: E-CONSENT - Okay
29. Domingo, e.g.: DIA - DIA is "day" and Domingo is "Sunday" in Spanish
30. Performs like Saweetie: RAPS - Google if you must. Her RAP lyrics and costumes are unprintable here.
31. Management level: TIER.
35. Curiosities: MARVELS - Yes, they could be
37. "Black Panther" setting: WAKANDA - WAKANDA is an imaginary East African country for this super hero movie. Some of the filming like this scene was done in a rock quarry in Stonebridge, Georgia.
40. Queen of Arendelle: ELSA.
41. Louboutin item: SHOE - Hey, the shipping is free! C.C. told me that
42. Cacophony: DIN.
43. Dessert that can be microwaved in a mug: LAVA CAKE
47. __ factor: ICK.
48. Something that can't miss: A SURE BET - Fugue For Tinhorns
50. Natl. Merit Scholarship hurdles: PSATS and 59. Coll. test: GRE - We get tested a lot here with GRE, SAT, PSAT, ACT, LSAT and MCAT
52. Go out briefly: TAKE A NAP - Oh, "out" as in asleep!
53. LG rival: RCA - RCA TV's are now made by the Curtis International in Canada
54. Poke bowl option: AHI - Poke means to cut or slice in Hawaiian. Here is some AHI tuna on top of a poke bowl
60. Sofa bed site: DEN.
61. "Peace": SEE YA LATER - The first Today host in the 50's, David Garroway, singed off at the end of the show by saying "Peace" with this gesture.
62. Spots: ADS.
63. Romantic ideal: DREAM DATE - Before he was famous, Steve Martin was picked as a DREAM DATE on The Dating Game
1. Short sucker?: VAC - Oh, VAC is short for vacuum!
2. Not over Zoom, say: Abbr.: IRL - In Real Life.
3. Arthur who appeared on "All in the Family": BEA - Before she was famous, BEA was a marine during WWII
5. Attractive words?: COME HERE - Depending on inflection these words can be attractive or demanding
6. Humble abodes: HUTS - Alan Turing worked on deciphering Enigma in HUT 8 at Bletchley Park during WWII
7. Nwodim of "SNL": EGO
10. Pie type?: CUTIE.
11. Modify: AMEND
12. [Just like that!]: BANG - I do the puzzle, blog it and BANG, I'm done!
14. Fake feelings: EMOTE - A range...
21. Host of, casually: LOTTA - Emcee seemed right for a while
22. Online request: ADD ME - I've asked several constructors to ADD ME as a FaceBook friend and they all have
23. Basic font: ARIAL - ARIAL
24. Parents: REARS - Verb
25. Tanks, e.g.: TOPS - Most golf courses do not allow tank TOPS to be worn
28. Berkeley, to sports fans: CAL - The ending of the 1982 Cal Berkley/Stanford game was perhaps the most unusual finish in the history of college football.
32. Birthplace of novelist Rohinton Mistry: INDIA - A Canadian man born in India
36. "Antiques Roadshow" determination: VALUE.
37. Unfriendly way to answer the phone: WHAT - I was doing the puzzle on the swing next to my DW. I said out loud said, "Unfriendly way to answer the phone" and she said, "WHAT?" I repeated the clue and she said, "What" again. I laughed out loud when I realized we had a "Who's on first?" routine going.
38. "No problemo!": A-OK.
39. "Just relax": KEEP CALM.
44. Part of UAE: ARAB.
45. "__ of the Louvre": Emma Lazarus poem: VENUS - Here ya go
46. Let up: ABATED.
48. Followed a doctor's order?: AAHED
51. Leaves for lunch: SALAD - Oh, these leaves
57. "Make __ double": IT A - Some days after 8 hours with 7th graders...
58. Barclays Center player: NET - Home of the Brooklyn NETS

1. "How we all doing?," e.g.: VIBE CHECK [Room read, say]
10. Waiter at a stand: CAB. [Waving might or might not make it stop]
13. "Wanna?": ARE YOU GAME.
15. Thurman of "Hysterical Blindness": UMA
16. Forte: CLAIM TO FAME - [Reason for noteworthiness]
18. Pin in the back: TEN - [Percenter preceder]
19. Wii forerunner: NES - [Classic console inits.]
20. Attacking surfers, maybe: TROLLING [Deliberately provocative online activity]
22. Exasperated cry: AARGH [Anguished cry]
25. Drew on?: TATTOOED. [Like the bodies of many "Bachelor" contestants]
26. One of the "Black-ish" parents: DRE. [Dr. whose last "name" is one more letter than his first]
27. Digital permission: ECONSENT.
29. Domingo, e.g.: DIA.
30. Performs like Saweetie: RAPS. [26-Across's songs]
31. Management level: TIER. [College selectivity descriptor]
35. Curiosities: MARVELS. [2022 superhero film based on comics (with "The")]
37. "Black Panther" setting: WAKANDA. [Black Panther's fictional home]
40. Queen of Arendelle: ELSA. [Kenyan lioness]
41. Louboutin item: SHOE. [One might be worn with its rearranged letters]
42. Cacophony: DIN. [Brouhaha]
43. Dessert that can be microwaved in a mug: LAVACAKE. [Dessert that's molten in the middle]
47. __ factor: ICK. [":o=!!!"]
48. Something that can't miss: ASUREBET. [It might be too good to be true]
50. Natl. Merit Scholarship hurdles: PSATS.
52. Go out briefly: TAKEANAP. [Conk out in the afternoon]
53. LG rival: RCA. [Classic brand with a dog and phonograph logo]
54. Poke bowl option: AHI. [In Hawaii, tuna that refers to two species]
55. Making a booty call?: BUTTDIALING.
60. Sofa bed site: DEN. [Sofabed site]
61. "Peace": SEEYALATER. ["I'm out!']
62. Spots: ADS. [Many pop-ups]
63. Romantic ideal: DREAMDATE. [Perfect romantic encounter]
Down:
1. Short sucker?: VAC.
2. Not over Zoom, say: Abbr.: IRL. [How a texter might want to meet a Tinder match]
3. Arthur who appeared on "All in the Family": BEA. ["All in the Family" guest star Arthur]
4. Considering: EYING.
5. Attractive words?: COMEHERE. [Possible meaning of a wave]
6. Humble abodes: HUTS.
7. Nwodim of "SNL": EGO. [A humble person has a small one]
8. Loose garments: CAFTANS. [Middle Eastern robes]
9. Disappearing discount stores: KMARTS. [Big box stores that have declined from 2,486 to less than 20]
10. Pie type?: CUTIE.
11. Modify: AMEND. [Change by formal procedure]
12. [Just like that!]: BANG. [Big one?]
14. Fake feelings: EMOTE. [Many soap stars do it]
17. University with a law school at Greensboro: ELON. [Floki "Frunkpuppy" owner Musk]
21. Host of, casually: LOTTA. ["Whole ___ Love" (1969 Led Zeppelin hit)]
22. Online request: ADDME. [LinkedIn request]
23. Basic font: ARIAL. [Disney princess's favorite font]
24. Parents: REARS.
25. Tanks, e.g.: TOPS. [Tanks and tubes]
28. Berkeley, to sports fans: CAL. [Stanford nemesis, for short]
32. Birthplace of novelist Rohinton Mistry: INDIA. [Largest democracy in the world]
33. Order: EDICT. [Directive]
34. Orders: RANKS.
36. "Antiques Roadshow" determination: VALUE. [A comic book's might increase with age]
37. Unfriendly way to answer the phone: WHAT. [Information-gatherer's question]
38. "No problemo!": AOK.
39. "Just relax": KEEPCALM. [Emergency advice]
41. Regal rod: SCEPTER. [Queen's rod]
44. Part of UAE: ARAB. [Spring preceder]
45. "__ of the Louvre": Emma Lazarus poem: VENUS. [Out-of-this-world first name in tennis]
46. Let up: ABATED. [Decreased in intensity]
48. Followed a doctor's order?: AAHED. [Reacted to fireworks, maybe]
49. Frontier trader's goods: SKINS. [Cheesy potato parts]
51. Leaves for lunch: SALAD. [Caesar, for one]
52. "Did it!": TADA.
53. Anti-piracy org.: RIAA. [Music piracy org. whose initials anagrams to an opera highlight]
56. Go dark?: DYE. [Turn purple, perhaps]
57. "Make __ double": ITA. [Make ___ rule]
58. Barclays Center player: NET. [Ball blocker]
59. Coll. test: GRE. [Test that's some work another way]