Waiter! Waiter!
◆ · By Lloyd · Published 2022-04-10T13:32:36.651Z
Life's been... something... and so this has been languishing in the Drafts folder for some time. My first "Thursday-style" puzzle. Have fun!
Some commentary on the puzzle over on the site (https://generalisms.com/2022/04/10/waiter-waiter/)
Checking for previous play data...
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"Philosopher of screen" director
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Across
- 1A"Philosopher of screen" director
- 6APoblano, dried
- 11AGlowing sphere
- 14ATexan site of a 90-minute battle
- 15A0%, for milk
- 16ABro
- 17ARuined soup, typically containing beans and pasta
- 19AMusic genre of choice for many a black-nailed teen
- 20ABon ___, band whose name derives from "good winter" in French
- 21A"Eureka!" exclamations
- 22A"Scaramouch, Scaramouch, will you do the Fandango!", for example
- 24ASwarm
- 26AActress DuVall of "Veep"
- 27ARuined soup, typically served with oyster crackers
- 32ASurfing spots?
- 35AType of change
- 36ACalifornia's ___ Valley
- 37AMendes or Longoria
- 38ACleaning product that boils at -28°F
- 42APep
- 43ASupporting letters, briefly
- 45A___ tear (common sports injury)
- 46ASimeon I was the first of them, Simeon II was the last
- 48ARuined soup, typically with a melted cheese topping
- 52ATimbuktu's country
- 53ACorporate neckware?
- 57APersona
- 59AElation
- 61APositive points
- 62A29-Down has 1,200 of 'em
- 63A"Waiter! Waiter! There's a ___" and a hint to filling in three entries
- 66AIt gets stored in crate 9906753 at the end of "Raiders..."
- 67ADivining deck
- 68AShoddy smoke
- 69ACrosses out
- 70AKey- follower
- 71ABounds along
Down
- 1DDesert that's home to the Skeleton Coast
- 2DBranch of peace
- 3DStrait routes
- 4DVespucci namesake
- 5DZone lacking contrails
- 6DPre-game number
- 7DWriter Ephron
- 8DBigwigs of the bottom line
- 9D___ Chinese, the world's largest ethnic group
- 10DVerdi's penultimate production
- 11DSinger of "Ave Maria" in 10-Down, perhaps
- 12DMalek of "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- 13DAlliance
- 18D"Gangs of Wasseypur", for example
- 23DEvergreens
- 25DCharacter inspired by Andersen's "The Snow Queen"
- 26DSpiced tea
- 28DGo it alone
- 29D20 yrs. less than a long hundred
- 30DMideast title
- 31DCommon accessories for tricked-out autos
- 32DManor owner's menial
- 33DComplete
- 34DItems that quickly became fashion accessories in mid-2020
- 39DHalf a dorado
- 40DMarty, in the film almost called "Space Man From Pluto"
- 41DBasic itinerary
- 44DHitch
- 47DWakes with a jolt
- 49DSome chin features
- 50DNada, in Napoli
- 51DFootnote word
- 54DSlump
- 55DOvercharge
- 56DBest Play Award, and others
- 57DBig big-screen
- 58DGlutton's plea
- 59DGreek wrap
- 60DOne with the largest share?
- 64DCounterpart of long.
- 65DFashion inits.