| 1 |
"___ alert!" |
| 2 |
___ glasses (geek-chic attire) |
| 3 |
"American ___" (Benjamin Nugent book) |
| 4 |
"Angry Video Game ___" (web series featuring a profane game reviewer) |
| 5 |
A jerk |
| 6 |
Anthony Edwards got "revenge" as one in a 1984 film |
| 7 |
Antisocial sort |
| 8 |
Anyone able to rattle off more than 10 digits of pi, probably |
| 9 |
Anyone who can speak Klingon, e.g. |
| 10 |
A real drip |
| 11 |
Academia nut? |
| 12 |
'Big Bang Theory' type |
| 13 |
Bill Gates, snarkily |
| 14 |
Bill-Gates-to-be type? |
| 15 |
Adorkable one |
| 16 |
Aficionado |
| 17 |
Black ___ Problems (pop culture website) |
| 18 |
Black-sock wearer in gym, stereotypically |
| 19 |
Awkward brainiac type |
| 20 |
Awkward, geeky person |
| 21 |
Almost any character on "The Big Bang Theory" |
| 22 |
Book lover to the extreme |
| 23 |
Bookish one |
| 24 |
Bookish person, perhaps |
| 25 |
Bookish person |
| 26 |
Bookish persona |
| 27 |
Bookish sort |
| 28 |
Bookish type, often |
| 29 |
Bookish type |
| 30 |
Bookworm |
| 31 |
Bookworm, in stereotypes |
| 32 |
Bookworm, maybe |
| 33 |
Bookworm, perhaps |
| 34 |
Bookworm, scornfully |
| 35 |
Bookworm, stereotypically |
| 36 |
Bookworm, to a bully |
| 37 |
Bore |
| 38 |
Grade school designation |
| 39 |
Comic book reader, stereotypically |
| 40 |
Comic-Con attendee, stereotypically |
| 41 |
Comic-Con attendee |
| 42 |
Dateless sort |
| 43 |
Dull guy |
| 44 |
Dull one |
| 45 |
Dull person |
| 46 |
Dullard, in spades |
| 47 |
Intellectual misfit |
| 48 |
Intellectual sort |
| 49 |
Dully studious type |
| 50 |
Dungeons & Dragons fan, stereotypically |
| 51 |
Dungeons & Dragons player, stereotypically |
| 52 |
Internet addict, perhaps |
| 53 |
D&D fan, stereotypically |
| 54 |
Common butt of jokes |
| 55 |
Dweeb |
| 56 |
Dweebish sort |
| 57 |
Dweeb's cousin |
| 58 |
Dweeb's kin |
| 59 |
Dweeb's pal |
| 60 |
Dweeby, bookish type |
| 61 |
Dweeby fellow |
| 62 |
Dweeby sort |
| 63 |
Dweeby type |
| 64 |
Common teen-movie persona |
| 65 |
Brainiac, stereotypically |
| 66 |
Brainiac's put-down |
| 67 |
Brainy introvert |
| 68 |
Brainy person, and proud of it |
| 69 |
Brainy, science-loving person, stereotypically |
| 70 |
Brainy, socially inept sort |
| 71 |
Brainy sort |
| 72 |
Computer __ |
| 73 |
Computer ___ |
| 74 |
Computer geek? |
| 75 |
Computer geek, e.g. |
| 76 |
Computer geek, for instance |
| 77 |
Computer geek |
| 78 |
Feckless fellow |
| 79 |
Computer pro, perhaps |
| 80 |
Homework lover, maybe |
| 81 |
Egghead, in stereotypes |
| 82 |
Egghead |
| 83 |
Eggheady sort, in stereotypes |
| 84 |
Eggheady sort, stereotypically |
| 85 |
Eggheady sort |
| 86 |
Future billionaire, perhaps |
| 87 |
Future CEO |
| 88 |
IT guy, stereotypically |
| 89 |
Guy with his nose always stuck in a book |
| 90 |
Guy with little chance at a supermodel, stereotypically |
| 91 |
Contemporary dull one |
| 92 |
Filmdom's Napoleon Dynamite, for one |
| 93 |
Buff to an excessive extent |
| 94 |
Bullys frequent target |
| 95 |
Bully's prey, in stereotypes |
| 96 |
Bully's prey, often |
| 97 |
Bully's prey, perhaps |
| 98 |
Bully's prey, traditionally |
| 99 |
Bully's target |
| 100 |
Bully's target, maybe |
| 101 |
Bully's target, often |
| 102 |
Bully's target, perhaps |
| 103 |
Bully's victim, often |
| 104 |
Geek kin |
| 105 |
Geek (out) |
| 106 |
Geek |
| 107 |
Geekazoid |
| 108 |
Geek's cousin |
| 109 |
Geek's relative |
| 110 |
Geeky, bookish sort |
| 111 |
Geeky guy |
| 112 |
Geeky one |
| 113 |
Geeky person |
| 114 |
Geeky sort found within this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 115 |
Geeky sort |
| 116 |
Geeky type |
| 117 |
Dilbert, e.g. |
| 118 |
Encyclopedia reader from A to Z, say |
| 119 |
"Happy Days" put-down |
| 120 |
Hardly a BMOC |
| 121 |
Hardly a hipster |
| 122 |
Disappointing date, maybe |
| 123 |
Hardly Joe Cool |
| 124 |
Hardly Mr. Cool |
| 125 |
Hardly one of the in crowd |
| 126 |
Hardly The Fonz |
| 127 |
Get excited about crosswords, say, with "out" |
| 128 |
Do 10 crosswords in a row, say, with "out" |
| 129 |
Creature in Dr. Seuss's "If I Ran the Zoo" |
| 130 |
Campus misfit |
| 131 |
Campus outcast |
| 132 |
Head-buried-in-books type |
| 133 |
Java aficionado, of a sort |
| 134 |
Cross ___ (shameless!) |
| 135 |
Clodhopper's cousin |
| 136 |
Crossword fanatic, perhaps |
| 137 |
Dolt |
| 138 |
Jerk |
| 139 |
Jerry Lewis's "Nutty Professor" was an early example of one |
| 140 |
In-crowd outcast |
| 141 |
In-crowd outsider |
| 142 |
In-group outcast |
| 143 |
Excessive studier |
| 144 |
Doofus-y sort |
| 145 |
Doofus |
| 146 |
Dork |
| 147 |
Dorkmeister |
| 148 |
Dorky sort |
| 149 |
Dorky type |
| 150 |
Dorky youth |
| 151 |
Jock's antithesis |
| 152 |
Jock's counterpart |
| 153 |
Dotcom millionaire, stereotypically |
| 154 |
Herd member? |
| 155 |
Extreme aficionado |
| 156 |
Ineffectual person |
| 157 |
Inept individual, stereotypically |
| 158 |
Inept individual |
| 159 |
Goofball |
| 160 |
Drip |
| 161 |
High school bookworm, in stereotypes |
| 162 |
High school bookworm, stereotypically |
| 163 |
High school bookworm |
| 164 |
Drip's cousin |
| 165 |
High school misfit |
| 166 |
High school outcast |
| 167 |
High-school put-down |
| 168 |
High school stereotype |
| 169 |
Society oddball |
| 170 |
Serious sci-fi fan, say |
| 171 |
Stock character in teen comedies |
| 172 |
"The ___," 1987 Shue play |
| 173 |
Many a character on "The Big Bang Theory" |
| 174 |
Many a comic book collector |
| 175 |
"The ___," Shue play |
| 176 |
Many a Pi Day celebrant |
| 177 |
"Kick me" sign wearer, stereotypically |
| 178 |
Totally unhip type |
| 179 |
"The Big Bang Theory" type |
| 180 |
Whom a bully may bully |
| 181 |
Overly academic type |
| 182 |
Overly bookish sort, stereotypically |
| 183 |
Overly bookish sort |
| 184 |
Overly bookish type, stereotypically |
| 185 |
Overly brainy sort |
| 186 |
Overly techie type |
| 187 |
Put-down that nowadays may be worn as a badge of honor |
| 188 |
Oaf |
| 189 |
Oafish one |
| 190 |
Mr. Uncool |
| 191 |
Role in many teen flicks |
| 192 |
Role-playing game player, stereotypically |
| 193 |
Martin Prince of "The Simpsons," e.g. |
| 194 |
Studious sort, and proud of it |
| 195 |
Obsessive enthusiast |
| 196 |
Obsessive fan |
| 197 |
Obsessive hobbyist |
| 198 |
Obsessive type |
| 199 |
Wimp |
| 200 |
Wimp's cousin |
| 201 |
Sheldon Cooper, e.g. |
| 202 |
Oddball of a sort |
| 203 |
Pal for a geek, maybe |
| 204 |
Math club member, stereotypically |
| 205 |
Mathlete, not an athlete |
| 206 |
Mathlete, perhaps |
| 207 |
Mathlete, stereotypically |
| 208 |
Trekkie, to some |
| 209 |
Pocket-protected one of stereotypes |
| 210 |
Quiz bowl lover, say |
| 211 |
Pocket protector purchaser |
| 212 |
Pocket-protector sporter, stereotypically |
| 213 |
Pocket-protector sporter |
| 214 |
Pocket protector wearer, in stereotypes |
| 215 |
Pocket protector wearer, perhaps |
| 216 |
Pocket protector wearer, stereotypically |
| 217 |
Pocket-protector wearer, stereotypically |
| 218 |
Poindexter type |
| 219 |
Poindexter |
| 220 |
Trivia night champion, perhaps |
| 221 |
Wonk |
| 222 |
Wonk, maybe |
| 223 |
Wonkish one |
| 224 |
Wonkish sort |
| 225 |
Napoleon Dynamite, e.g. |
| 226 |
Napoleon Dynamite, for one |
| 227 |
Member of a vengeful movie clique |
| 228 |
Once uncool sort who's now sort of cool |
| 229 |
One lacking social graces |
| 230 |
One may celebrate Pi Day |
| 231 |
One may enjoy studying |
| 232 |
Loser |
| 233 |
One needing social work? |
| 234 |
Lout: Slang |
| 235 |
Lover of brain games |
| 236 |
Pencil pouched one |
| 237 |
One probably not with the jocks at the lunch table |
| 238 |
One scoring 100% on Sporcle quizzes, say |
| 239 |
One short on social skills |
| 240 |
One socially challenged |
| 241 |
Lunkhead |
| 242 |
One who might celebrate Pi Day |
| 243 |
One who might celebrate Towel Day |
| 244 |
One who might snort when he laughs |
| 245 |
One who ruins the curve, stereotypically |
| 246 |
President of the Chess Club, to some |
| 247 |
One who's not in |
| 248 |
One who's socially challenged |
| 249 |
One who's socially clueless |
| 250 |
One whos unhip |
| 251 |
One whose favorite website is Sporcle, say |
| 252 |
Person similar to a dweeb or a geek |
| 253 |
Person who gets picked on |
| 254 |
No jock |
| 255 |
Person who may be "adorkable" |
| 256 |
Person who might prefer the term "socially challenged" |
| 257 |
One with no hope in a popularity contest |
| 258 |
Person who wears a pocket protector, stereotypically |
| 259 |
No sophisticate he |
| 260 |
Modern misfit |
| 261 |
Modern square |
| 262 |
Pharrell Williams's rap group |
| 263 |
Nonsocial studier |
| 264 |
Pi Day celebrant, perhaps |
| 265 |
Pi Day celebrant, stereotypically |
| 266 |
Professor Frink on "The Simpsons," e.g. |
| 267 |
Revenge getter of film |
| 268 |
Revenge-seeker of film |
| 269 |
Propeller-head |
| 270 |
Not one of the cool crowd |
| 271 |
Rick Moranis in "Ghostbusters," e.g. |
| 272 |
Superbrainy sort |
| 273 |
Word reportedly coined in Seuss' "If I Ran the Zoo" |
| 274 |
Simp of a sort |
| 275 |
Twerp or jerk |
| 276 |
Twerp |
| 277 |
Twerp's cousin |
| 278 |
Twerp's next of kin |
| 279 |
Spend all weekend solving crosswords, say, with "out" |
| 280 |
Single-minded expert |
| 281 |
Single-minded person |
| 282 |
Single-minded sort |
| 283 |
Swirlie victim, perhaps |
| 284 |
Weenie |
| 285 |
Swot : Britain :: ___ : America |
| 286 |
Swot |
| 287 |
Type of person often seen on "The Big Bang Theory" |
| 288 |
Typical Rick Moranis film role |
| 289 |
U-turn from jock |
| 290 |
Ultramega "Star Wars" fan, e.g. |
| 291 |
This may be hard to date |
| 292 |
Schlemiel |
| 293 |
Schmo |
| 294 |
Scholastic sort, perhaps |
| 295 |
Scholastic stereotype |
| 296 |
Square figure? |
| 297 |
Square figure |
| 298 |
Square hidden in each of the five long across answers |
| 299 |
Square of a sort |
| 300 |
Square one |
| 301 |
Square sort |
| 302 |
Square type |
| 303 |
Square, updated |
| 304 |
Square |
| 305 |
Uncool bookworm |
| 306 |
Uncool character |
| 307 |
Uncool collegian |
| 308 |
Uncool dude |
| 309 |
Uncool fellow, stereotypically |
| 310 |
Uncool fellow |
| 311 |
Uncool kid |
| 312 |
Uncool one who lately is sort of cool |
| 313 |
Uncool one |
| 314 |
Uncool person |
| 315 |
Uncool sort |
| 316 |
Uncool student |
| 317 |
Uncool type |
| 318 |
Sci-fi conventiongoer, stereotypically |
| 319 |
Slashdot reader, maybe |
| 320 |
Unhip high-schooler, maybe |
| 321 |
Unhip one |
| 322 |
Unhip person |
| 323 |
Unhip sort |
| 324 |
Unhip type |
| 325 |
Screech or Urkel |
| 326 |
Taped eyeglasses wearer |
| 327 |
Taped-eyeglasses wearer |
| 328 |
Target of taunts |
| 329 |
Unlikely candidate for prom king |
| 330 |
Unlikely choice for prom king |
| 331 |
Unlikely class president |
| 332 |
Unlikely clique member |
| 333 |
Unlikely escort for a prom queen |
| 334 |
Unlikely homecoming king |
| 335 |
Unlikely party animal |
| 336 |
Unlikely prom king candidate |
| 337 |
Unlikely prom king or queen |
| 338 |
Unlikely prom king |
| 339 |
Unpopular sort |
| 340 |
Unpopular student |
| 341 |
Small, fruity candy |
| 342 |
Tech company founder, often |
| 343 |
Techie, maybe |
| 344 |
Techie, often |
| 345 |
Techie stereotype |
| 346 |
Techie, stereotypically |
| 347 |
Techie, traditionally |
| 348 |
Techie type |
| 349 |
Techie |
| 350 |
Teen comedy persona |
| 351 |
Teen comedy stereotype |
| 352 |
Teen comedy stock character |
| 353 |
Teen-movie persona |
| 354 |
Teen movie stereotype |
| 355 |
Teen outcast |
| 356 |
Urkel, for one |
| 357 |
Urkel of Family Matters for one |
| 358 |
Young Sheldon, e.g. |
| 359 |
User of the dating site www.matchgeeks.com, perhaps |
| 360 |
Stereotypical bookworm |
| 361 |
Stereotypical coder |
| 362 |
Stereotypical comic book fan |
| 363 |
Stereotypical Comic-Con attendee |
| 364 |
Stereotypical computer hacker |
| 365 |
Stereotypical computer programmer |
| 366 |
Stereotypical computer whiz |
| 367 |
Stereotypical cosplay participant |
| 368 |
Stereotypical egghead |
| 369 |
Stereotypical gamer |
| 370 |
Stereotypical Geek Squad employee |
| 371 |
Stereotypical IT staffer |
| 372 |
Stereotypical mathlete |
| 373 |
Stereotypical Mensan |
| 374 |
Stereotypical Pi Day celebrant |
| 375 |
Stereotypical pocket-protector wearer |
| 376 |
Stereotypical sci-fi fan |
| 377 |
Stereotypical science student |
| 378 |
Stereotypical sporter of a pocket protector |
| 379 |
Stereotypical tech worker |
| 380 |
Stereotypical techie |
| 381 |
Stereotypical uncool geek |
| 382 |
Stereotypical "xkcd" fan |
| 383 |
Stereotypically uncool collegian |
| 384 |
Stereotypically uncool person |
| 385 |
Test fan, say |
| 386 |
Steve Urkel, for one |
| 387 |
Steve Urkel on "Family Matters," e.g. |
| 388 |
Steve Urkel on "Family Matters," for one |
| 389 |
Steve Urkel or Napoleon Dynamite |
| 390 |
Social bungler |
| 391 |
Social dud, stereotypically |
| 392 |
Social goofball |
| 393 |
Social greenhorn |
| 394 |
Social lightweight |
| 395 |
Social misfit |
| 396 |
Social oddball |
| 397 |
Social outcast, maybe |
| 398 |
Social outcast |
| 399 |
Social washout |
| 400 |
Socially awkward one |
| 401 |
Socially awkward person |
| 402 |
Socially awkward type |
| 403 |
Socially challenged one, often |
| 404 |
Socially challenged person |
| 405 |
Socially clueless sort |
| 406 |
Socially ineffectual person |
| 407 |
Socially inept sort |
| 408 |
Socially inept type |
| 409 |
Socially maladroit sort |
| 410 |
Societal goofball |
| 411 |
Societal klutz |