21A. Seat for a hooligan?: PUNK ROCKER.
55A. Seat for a gala attendee?: PARTY CHAIR.
3D. Seat for an amphibian?: TOADSTOOL. The odd-man out, all the others are two words.
34D. Seat for Tiger?: GOLF SWING.
Susan has us sitting pretty today on 2/2/22. All the theme answers end with a different kind of seat. These kinds of themes must be especially challenging to develop because, as here, the phrase itself has nothing to do with chairs.
Melissa here. I think it's fun when the theme answers are both across and down. No reveal so I had to search a bit for the hidden seats. How'd you do?
Across:
1. Epsilon followers: ZETAS. Greek alphabet.
6. Reference: CITE. Verb, not noun.
10. Apple tablet: IPAD.
14. Reason for a food recall: ECOLI.
15. River Severn tributary: AVON. River Avon, also called Upper Avon or Warwickshire Avon, river, eastern tributary of the River Severn that rises near Naseby in central England and flows generally southwestward for 96 miles (154 km) through the counties of Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire.
18. Actress Krakowski of "30 Rock": JANE.
19. Gaelic language: ERSE.
20. Fuss: TO DO. Much to do about nothing.
26. Fast watercraft: JET SKI.
28. Editor's concern: STYLE.
30. Kitchen gadget brand: OXO.
31. Ready for a refill: EMPTY.
33. Pulitzer-winning writer James: AGEE. His Pulitzer was awarded for A Death in The Family, based on events that occurred to him in 1915 when his father went out of town to see his own father, who had suffered a heart attack. During the return trip, Agee's father was killed in a car accident. Ironically, Agee was in New York City when he suffered a fatal heart attack in a taxi cab en route to a doctor's appointment on May 16, 1955. A Death in The Family was not quite complete when he died.
37. Dalmatian marking: SPOT.
39. Pals, slangily: PEEPS.
41. MLBer Manny who was a Dodger coach for 34 seasons: MOTA.
42. Bagel center: HOLE.
43. Cleaned, in a way: SWEPT.
45. USPS unit: LTR. Letter. United States Post Office. I am there six days a week.
46. Many Wikipedia articles: LISTS. List of lists of lists.
49. More than you want to hear, probably: EARFUL.
51. Put aside: SHELVE.
54. Open-mouthed stares: GAPES.
58. Mop: SWAB.
61. Gillette razor: ATRA.
62. Indian royal: RAJA.
63. "Mostly Ghostly" series author: STINE. Also the Goosebumps series.
64. Poet Silverstein: SHEL. We see him here a lot. (Not alot.)
65. Panache: ELAN.
66. Reddish-brown dye: HENNA.
67. Cooked: MADE.
68. Smartphone receipt: TEXT. Sneaky.
69. Beaten by a nose, say: EDGED.
Down:
1. Pizzazz: ZEST.
2. It'll come back to you: ECHO.
4. Gives in portions: ALLOTS.
5. Dog command: SIT.
6. Louisiana cuisine: CAJUN.
7. Author Turgenev: IVAN. Russian novelist. Turgenev, unlike Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, lacked religious motives in his writings, representing the more social aspect to the reform movement. He was considered to be an agnostic.
8. Honky-__: TONK.
9. One side of an Einstein equation: ENERGY. E = mc2. What Does Einstein’s Most Famous Equation Mean?
10. It may be in a cone: ICE CREAM. What else comes in a cone?
11. Winter warmer: PARKA.
12. Strong suit: ASSET. As in strength.
13. Caterpillar rival: DEERE. Heavy contstruction equipment makers.
21. Gussy up: PRIMP.
22. Olive __: OYL. Susan tricked us - referring to the cartoon character, not the cooking oil. Olive Oyl was a main character for 10 years before Popeye's 1929 appearance.
26. "Milk" Oscar nominee Brolin: JOSH. 2008 film about California City Supervisor Harvey Milk. Milk was played by Sean Penn, and Brolin played Dan White, who assassinated both Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone in November 1978.
27. Trade show: EXPO. Seems like there's a trade show for everything now. Even prisons.
28. Simmered dishes: STEWS.
29. Kind: TYPE.
32. Gnat or nag: PEST.
35. Famous almost-last words: ET TU. What Shakespeare has Caesar say in the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, meaning, "and you (too)."
36. British nobleman: EARL. A member of the British peerage ranking below a marquess and above a viscount.
38. Like Poe's title heart: TELL-TALE. One of Edgar Allan Poe's shortest short stories. Moral: a guilty conscience will take control.
40. Stick a fork in: SPEAR. Haha.
44. Dance genre: TAP. Not very popular any more. 10 Best movie tap dance sequences.
47. Columbia, for one: IVY. The Ivy League, (also known as The Ancient Eight), is a group of elite colleges with connotations of academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and social elitism. Its members are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, and Yale University.
48. Like some agents and Santas: SECRET.
50. Took a break: RESTED.
51. Muscle contraction: SPASM. Most commonly caused by fatigue and overuse.
52. Yoga variety: HATHA. The practice involves breath, body, and mind.
53. Miscalculated: ERRED.
54. Oversized and then some: GIANT.
56. Healthy: HALE.
57. Warrior son of King Telamon, in myth: AJAX.
59. Donovan in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame: ANNE.
60. Bracelet ball: BEAD. Oh ... tiny ball.
63. Pop duo __ & Him: SHE. Never heard of them.
See the four seats?
