I WANT TO GO NUTS!
John MacAdam was the Scottish-born chemist for whom this nut is named
Macadamia
The 5th c. heresy Nestorianism held that he was 2 beings, 1 human & 1 divine, in a single body
Jesus
If you complete a rescue of someone, you "save his" this meat
Bacon
This Cubbie first baseman caught a lot of throws from Tinker & Evers
Frank Chance
In 1935 a race car went 277 MPH on this Florida beach; now there's an international speedway in town
Daytona
Pistachios are rich in this bone-building mineral that also helps with muscle contraction
Calcium
Wahhabism within Islam rejects modern versions of the faith & may call on the faithful to wage this on the impure
Jihad
Term for a government project designed merely to benefit a politician's constituents
Pork
Negro Leagues shortstop Willie Wells used a miner's hard hat as an early version of this
Baseball helmet
The British 50th Infantry Division landed 25,000 men on Gold Beach on this day in 1944
D-Day
In Australia, this 2-word nuts, seeds & dried fruit combo is known as scroggin...wait a minute; where did you get M&Ms?
Trail Mix
Jansenism was a 17th c. movement within Catholicism that emphasized this condition of humankind--thanks a lot, Adam
Original Sin
To "run around like" one of these means to do things without thinking
Like a chicken with its head cut off
A manager said Harmon Killebrew "can knock the ball out of any park, including" this one est. by Uncle Sam in 1872
Yellowstone
Edisto Beach, S.C. says no lights on the beach after dusk in summer to protect these sea turtles named for their big "heads"
Loggerhead
2 types of this nut are English & black; when buying ones in the shell, avoid shells with holes or cracks
Walnuts
The first of the "4 noble truths" of Buddhism is dukkha, translated as all existence is this
Suffering
A '90s movie quote: "First prize is a Cadillac... second prize, a set of" these. "Third prize is you're fired"
A set of steak knives
The Hall's class of 2018 includes Braves 3B Larry Jones, universally known by this childhood nickname
Chipper (Jones)
This California beach town & surfing mecca is named for 19th century railroad magnate Henry
Huntington
Grown in Georgia, this hickory family nut is a prime ingredient in Tanya Holland's chocolate bourbon pie recipe
Pecan
The Tao in Taoism is usually translated into English as this 3-letter word
The Way
Completes a phrase for something that doesn't fit a recognizable category, "neither fish..."
Nor fowl
Carl Yastrzemski's plaque says "Yaz"; "Maz" was this Pirates second baseman & 1960 World Series hero
Mazeroski
It's the activity of gathering quahogs & longnecks, maybe on the beaches of Martha's Vineyard
Clamming