Wednesday, September 28, 2022, Brooke Husic

Theme: MIXED UP

20. Fudge-and-caramel ice cream dish: TURTLE SUNDAE.

26. Regulations for a big contest: TOURNAMENT RULES.

44. Gradually and reliably: SLOWLY BUT SURELY.

50. Ambiguous outcome, and what the circled letters literally contain: MIXED RESULTS.

Circled letters (in red above) are anagrams of RESULTS. Good morning everyone, Melissa here. A pretty typical Wednesday, I'd say - a handful of gimme's, and only a few (to me) unknowns.

Across:

1. Enthusiast: BUFF.

5. Embarrass: ABASH.

10. Member of an ancient religion that values nonviolence: JAIN. If I've seen this before I've forgotten. Jainism.

14. Like some exams: ORAL.

15. "__ Man": Village People hit: MACHO. The group's name refers to Manhattan's Greenwich Village. Where are they now?

16. High ponytail, e.g.: UPDO. I don't usually think of a ponytail as an updo - but it fits: a type of hairstyle that involves the hair being up and out of the face.

17. WNBA alum Barnes who coaches the Arizona Wildcats: ADIA.

18. Skateboard stunt: OLLIE.

19. Baby bird's home: NEST. Adult bird, too.

23. Bubble tea pearls: BOBA. I've never had this - any fans here?

24. Abu Dhabi's country: Abbr.: UAE. United Arab Emirates.

34. "Tomorrow" musical: ANNIE. Based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie.

35. Branch of Islam: SHIA. The second-largest branch of Islam.

36. Body spray brand: AXE.

37. 500 sheets of paper: REAM. Paper Quantities - Quire, Ream, Bundle, Bale & Pallet.

38. Plenty of: AMPLE.

40. Organ component: PIPE. Here is one of the organists from the Stanford Theater in Palo Alto, CA, that shows classic Hollywood movies. From Wikipedia: "Part of the restoration included installing an organ to replace the original which had been sold as parts. The process took 2 years to obtain and restore parts which included the 1926 console from Grauman's Chinese Theatre and the organ's 1928 pipes from Loew's Theatre." Their current schedule.

 
41. Note-taking aid: PAD. More paper.

42. Auth. unknown: ANON. Or commenter.

43. Ready to play, in a way: TUNED. Below, tuning a pipe organ.

48. Agree silently: NOD.

49. Units of resistance: OHMS.

57. Dreary and dull: DRAB. BO-ring.

60. Beyond mad: IRATE.

61. Ames's state: IOWA.

62. Coffee, in slang: JAVA.

63. Golf course halves: NINES.

64. Pre-calc math course: TRIG.

65. Petty quarrel: SPAT.

66. Grind, as molars: GNASH.

67. Creator of a Sonic boom?: SEGA 

Down: 

1. V-shaped sitting pose in yoga: BOAT.

2. Language spoken by Kamala Khan's family on "Ms. Marvel": URDU. Pakistani-American Super Hero.

3. Carnival: FAIR.

4. Feature of some ball caps: FLAT BRIM. Or visor or bill. What are the parts of a hat called?

5. Slide show?: AMOEBA. Nice clue.

6. Fragrant sap: BALSAM.

7. Org. with a Reproductive Freedom Project: ACLU.

8. Knee-to-ankle area: SHIN.

9. Cleared weeds, say: HOED.

10. Capital of Alaska: JUNEAU.

11. Gorilla, e.g.: APE.

12. Cards with pics: IDS.

13. "__ all heroes wear capes": NOT. Sweet song.

21. Sole: LONE.

22. General vibe: AURA.

25. Olympic sprinter Thompson-Herah: ELAINE. Jamaican, six-time medalist, the first female sprinter in history, and the second sprinter after Usain Bolt, to win the "sprint double" at consecutive Olympics.

26. Waterproof covers: TARPS.

27. Oscar winner Tatum: O'NEAL.

28. Eel-and-rice dish: UNADON. Abbreviation for unagi donburi, "eel bowl," is a dish originating in Japan. It consists of a donburi type large bowl filled with steamed white rice, and topped with fillets of eel grilled in a style known as kabayaki, similar to teriyaki.

29. College sports channel: ESPNU. American multinational digital cable and satellite sports television channel owned by ESPN Inc, primarily dedicated to coverage of college athletics

30. Org. with the Blues and the Blue Jackets: NHL. Hockey.

31. Dead heat: TIE.

32. Toss out: EXPEL.

33. Run-down: SEEDY. From etymonline.com: The modern meaning "shabby, no longer fresh or new" is attested by 1739, probably in reference to the appearance of a flowering plant that has run to seed; compare figurative expressions go to seed (by 1817), etc., originally of plants, "to cease flowering as seeds develop." 

 

38. "Press __ key to continue": ANY.

39. Crowd around: MOB.

40. Occupations: PURSUITS.

42. Grocery chain based in Germany: ALDI. Sadly, no locations in Oregon, where I am - I hear people love it.

43. Antacid brand: TUMS.

45. Tasmanian marsupial: WOMBAT.

46. Rich cakes: TORTES. What's the difference between a torte and a cake?

47. "Yikes!": SHEESH.

51. Abbr. seen under a deer silhouette: XING.

52. "__ Brockovich": ERIN. Brockovich was instrumental in building a case against PG&E, alleging the company contaminated the town’s drinking water. In 1996, the case was settled for $333 million -- the largest ever paid in a direct-action lawsuit at the time.

53. "The X-Files" agent Scully: DANA.

54. Shared stories: LORE. A body of traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth.

55. Item needed to play Poohsticks: TWIG. All about Poohsticks. Big fan of Winnie, but somehow I didn't know (or remember) this.

56. Story that might take hours to tell: SAGA. I looked up Michener's Centennial - the audio book is 50 hours and 13 minutes.

57. Playlist overseers, for short: DJS.

58. Knock sharply: RAP.

59. Director DuVernay: AVA. Talented filmmaker, known for 13th, Selma, and When They See Us. Wikipedia.