ACROSS
| 1. Commonly eaten for breakfast — often with milk |
| 5. The great outdoors |
| 10. To be defenseless, with no weapons |
| 11. To ___ one's thumbs (be idle) |
| 12. NaCl |
| 13. When a tree is abundantly green |
| 15. Parts of a play |
| 17. Foxes are often described as such |
| 19. To have made a rotation |
| 21. Capital city of Germany |
| 22. To submit monetary sums in a bank account |
| 23. The art of creation, decoration and more |
| 25. Big group of people who live in an area, who may or may not share similar cultures |
| 28. A gesture of respect |
| 30. Rescuing someone |
| 31. A colloquial term that has been adopted to be used as an affirmation of someone else’s statement |
| 32. “Tell her to call me ____ — it’s an emergency” |
| 35. Often done by burglars, pirates, incoming armies and stray cats |
| 36. When waves recede quickly at the beach, often associated with an earthquake |
| 37. Who raised you? |
| 38. The entire purpose of fidget spinners |
DOWN
| 2. Often the counterpart in a narcissistic relationship |
| 3. “Beef,” “Succession” and “The Bear” won this award |
| 4. “_____ and gentlemen, welcome to the 76th Hunger Games.” |
| 5. When electronics bear news for the recipient |
| 6. A psychedelic experience |
| 7. The group who beheaded Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in 1793 |
| 8. Isla Vista at 5 p.m. |
| 9. The addition of salt, pepper, paprika, cloves, etc. |
| 14. A neurotoxin, but consumed regardless |
| 16. A pooled investment fund, often managed by someone |
| 18. Steel |
| 20. Where the lion sleeps |
| 21. Trash and recycling ____ |
| 23. To want |
| 24. Scattered grassland biome |
| 26. Noodles will claim they are this but they actually take 3-5 minutes to make |
| 27. Square piece of soft, folded paper used when eating |
| 28. Picnic _______ |
| 29. Counterpart to the season Megan Thee Stallion claimed |
| 33. Organism that does not produce eggs |
| 34. Head, shoulders and chest |