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Constructed by: Caroline Hand
Edited by: Patti Varol

Today’s Reveal Answer: Mixed Drinks

Themed answers, when viewed collectively, are the names of four DRINKS that have been MIXED up:

• 62 Cocktails, and what 18-/39-Across and 24-/54-Across literally are? : MIXED DRINKS

• 18A Innie or outie, in Paris? : FRENCH NAVEL
• 24A Result of applying bright yellow polish? : LEMON NAIL
• 39A Poor internet service? : FUZZY CONNECTION
• 54A Feature of an old iron roller coaster? : RUSTY DROP

Those drinks are:

French Connection
The cocktail known as the godfather is a mixture of equal parts Scotch whiskey and amaretto, usually served over ice. Variants of the godfather are the godmother (using vodka instead of whiskey) and the French connection (using cognac instead of whiskey).

Lemon Drop
The lemon drop (beverage) is a sweet-and-sour, vodka-based cocktail, with the “sweet” coming from triple sec and simple syrup, and the “sour” coming from lemon juice. It was invented in the seventies in San Francisco, in a bar called Henry Africa’s.

Fuzzy Navel
The cocktail known as a fuzzy navel was invented in the eighties by bartender Ray Foley, the founder of “Bartender Magazine”. The basic drink is made with equal parts of peach schnapps and orange juice, with the “fuzzy” referring to the texture of the skin of a peach, and the “navel” referring to the navel in a navel orange. A variant of the drink is made by adding a splash of vodka, giving a hairy navel. The more vodka, the hairier the cocktail.

Rusty Nail
The rusty nail cocktail is a mixture of Drambuie and Scotch, and is usually served over ice. Without the ice, the drink is sometimes called a straight-up nail. There is also a Canadian version of a rusty nail that uses rye whiskey instead of scotch that’s called a Donald Sutherland, after the celebrated Canadian actor.

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Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

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4 Very Cherry Twist soda brand : SHASTA

The soft drink company Shasta Beverages started off bottling mineral water from Shasta Springs in Northern California back in 1889. The water was originally shipped in railroad cars that were lined with glass. Costly transportation, I’d say …

14 Actress de Armas : ANA

Ana de Armas is an actress from Cuba. Having attended the National Theater School of Cuba, she moved to Spain at the age of 18. Thre, she made a name for herself in a Spanish TV series called “El Internado”. De Armas moved to Los Angeles in 2014, after which her performance opposite Ryan Gosling in 2017’s “Blade Runner 2049” earned her critical acclaim.

18 Innie or outie, in Paris? : FRENCH NAVEL

The navel is essentially the scar left behind when the umbilical cord is removed from a newborn baby. One interesting use of the umbilicus (navel, belly button) is to differentiate between identical twins, especially when they are very young.

20 Safari roarer : LION

Cats are noted for their independence, and lions are exceptional in that they live in family groups called prides. Each pride is led by a male, that is responsible for protecting the group. The bulk of the group comprises females and cubs, with the females responsible for hunting and bringing in food for the pride.

“Safari” is a Swahili word meaning “journey” or “expedition”.

23 Viper roll fish : EEL

“Viper roll” isn’t a universally defined sushi roll, so its ingredients can vary quite a bit depending on the restaurant or chef. It often includes elements like cooked eel (unagi), avocado, and sometimes cream cheese or spicy mayonnaise. The “viper” name might refer to the serpentine appearance of the eel on top or a spicy “bite” from ingredients like jalapeño.

27 Garth’s co-host : WAYNE

“Wayne’s World” was originally a “Saturday Night Live” sketch starring Mike Myers (as Wayne Campbell) and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar. The sketch was so successful that it was parlayed into two hit movies, released in 1992 and 1993. Not my cup of tea, though …

31 Taqueria option : ASADA

The name of the dish called “carne asada” translates from Spanish as “roasted meat”.

32 Quaker product : OATMEAL

The Quaker Oats Company was founded in 1901 when four oat mills merged, including the Quaker Mill Company of Ravenna, Ohio. Quaker Mill’s owner Henry Parsons Crowell played the key role in creating the new company and remained at the helm until 1943.

34 Type of symmetry : RADIAL

Radial symmetry is a type of symmetry where body parts or shapes are arranged around a central axis, radiating outwards like spokes on a wheel or petals of a flower. This means that something with radial symmetry can be divided into similar halves by passing a plane through any diameter. Common examples in nature include jellyfish, sea anemones, starfish, and many flowers.

44 Samoan capital : APIA

Apia is the capital city, and the only city, of the Pacific island-nation of Samoa. The harbor of Apia is famous for a very foolish incident in 1889 involving seven naval vessels from Germany, the US and Britain. A typhoon was approaching so the safest thing to do was to head for open water away from land, but no nation would move its ships for fear of losing face in front of others. Six of the ships were lost in the typhoon as a result and 200 American and German sailors perished. The British cruiser HMS Calliope barely managed to escape from the harbor and rode out the storm safely. Apia is also known as the home of writer Robert Louis Stevenson, for the last four years of his life.

45 Good guy : MENSCH

“Mensch” is a word that comes to us via Yiddish, and is ultimately derived from the German “mensch” meaning “human being”. We use the term to describe someone of integrity and honor.

48 Recitations made by students before entering Oxford’s Bodleian Library : OATHS

The Bodleian Library in Oxford is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, with its continuous history dating back to its formal founding in 1602 by diplomat and scholar Sir Thomas Bodley, though its roots extend into the 14th and 15th centuries. As a legal deposit library, it’s entitled to a copy of every book published in the UK, making it the second-largest library in Britain after the British Library.

53 Picker-upper : TONIC

A tonic is medication that is said to restore health. The original use of the term “tonic” was as an adjective meaning increasing body “tone”.

58 Largest U.S. labor union : NEA

Founded in 1857, the National Education Association (NEA) is the largest labor union in the country, and mainly represents public school teachers.

60 Spanish relative : TIA

In Spanish, a “tia” (aunt) is a “miembro de la familia” (member of the family).

62 Cocktails, and what 18-/39-Across and 24-/54-Across literally are? : MIXED DRINKS

Our word “cocktail” first appeared in the early 1800s. The exact origin of the term is not clear, but it is thought to be a corruption of the French word “coquetier” meaning “egg cup”, a container that was used at that time for serving mixed drinks.

67 Boxer Laila : ALI

Laila Ali is the daughter of the great Muhammad Ali and is a very capable boxer in her own right. Laila’s professional record is an impressive 24 wins, including 21 knockouts. Now retired, she never lost a fight, and nor did she ever draw. One of those victories was against Jackie Frazier-Lyde, daughter of her father’s nemesis Joe Frazier. Laila is not a bad dancer either, coming in third place in the fourth season of “Dancing with the Stars”.

69 Sweet : DULCET

“Dulcet” means “pleasing to the ear” and is such a lovely word, I think. It comes from the Old French word “doucet”, a diminutive of “doux”, which is the French for “sweet”.

70 Alpha preceder : GEN …

“Generation Alpha” is a term used to describe those born in the years between the mid-2010s and mid-2020s.

71 Rootless plant : MOSS

There is a traditionally-held belief that in the northern hemisphere there is a heavier growth of moss on the north-facing side of trees. The assumption is that the sun creates a drier environment on the south side of the tree, an environment that is less conducive to the growth of moss.

73 Rowing machine, familiarly : ERG

An indoor rowing machine is often referred to as an ergometer (or simply “erg”). However, the term “ergometer” really applies to a device that measures the amount of work performed.

Down

1 Dish named for the pan it’s cooked in : PAELLA

Paella is sometimes referred to as the Spanish national dish, but not by Spaniards. In Spain, paella is regarded as a typical regional dish from Valencia. The name “paella” means “frying pan” in Valencian, and is a reference to the shallow vessel traditionally used to cook the dish over an open fire.

3 Toyota pickup since 1995 : TACOMA

The Tacoma is a pickup truck introduced by Toyota in 1995. “Motor Trend” dubbed it Truck of the Year in 2005.

4 Daytime coverage letters : SPF

In theory, the sun protection factor (SPF) is a calibrated measure of the effectiveness of a sunscreen in protecting the skin from harmful UV rays. The idea is that if you wear a lotion with say SPF 20, then it takes 20 times as much UV radiation to cause the skin to burn than it would take without protection. I say just stay out of the sun …

5 Wading bird : HERON

Herons are birds with long legs that inhabit freshwater and coastal locales. Some herons are routinely referred to as egrets, and others as bitterns. Herons look a lot like storks and cranes, but differ in their appearance in flight. Herons fly with their necks retracted in an S-shape, whereas storks and cranes have their necks extended.

7 Middle East peninsula : SINAI

The Sinai Peninsula is in the eastern part of Egypt, and is a triangular landform bounded by the Mediterranean to the north and the Red Sea to the south. It is the only part of Egypt that lies in Asia as opposed to Africa. The eastern land border of the peninsula is shared with Israel, and Israel occupied the Sinai during the 1956 Suez Crisis and the Six-Day War of 1967.

8 Pampering, for short : TLC

Tender loving care (TLC)

9 1970s tennis great : ASHE

Arthur Ashe was a professional tennis player from Richmond, Virginia. In his youth, Ashe found himself having to travel great distances to play against Caucasian opponents due to the segregation that still existed in his home state. He was rewarded for his dedication by being selected for the 1963 US Davis Cup team, the first African-American player to be so honored. Ashe continued to run into trouble because of his ethnicity though, and in 1968 was denied entry into South Africa to play in the South African Open. In 1979, Ashe suffered a heart attack and had bypass surgery, with follow-up surgery four years later during which he contracted HIV from blood transfusions. Ashe passed away in 1993 due to complications from AIDS. Shortly afterwards, Ashe was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton.

10 Dylan portrayer : CHALAMET

Actor Timothée Chalamet played at least three notable roles in the early 2020s. He portrayed Paul Atreides in the two-part film adaption of the sci-fi novel “Dune”. He also played the title character in the musical fantasy film “Wonka”, and portrayed Bob Dylan in the biopic “A Complete Unknown”. Chalamet is bilingual, in English and French. Born in New York City to an American mother and French father, he spent many summers as a youth with his grandparents just outside Lyon.

11 Head, in Hammersmith : LAV

In old sailing ships, the toilet area for the regular sailors was located in the forward part (the head) of the ship. As a result, the term “head” has been used since then for any toilet on board a boat.

Hammersmith is a district in West London, situated along the north bank of the River Thames. As Americans, we might know the area as home to the Hammersmith Apollo, a celebrated entertainment venue. We might also pass through Hammersmith when traveling between the center of London and Heathrow Airport.

19 Pond critter : NEWT

Newts wouldn’t be my favorite animals. They are found all over the world living on land or in water depending on the species, but always associated with water even if it is only for breeding. Newts metamorphose through three distinct developmental stages during their lives. They start off as larvae in water, fertilized eggs that often cling to aquatic plants. The eggs hatch into tadpoles, the first developmental form of the newt. After living some months as tadpoles swimming around in the water, they undergo another metamorphosis, sprouting legs and replacing their external gills with lungs. At this juvenile stage they are known as efts, and leave the water to live on land. A more gradual transition takes place then, as the eft takes on the lizard-like appearance of the adult newt.

25 __ a one : NARY

The adjective “nary” means “not one”, as in “nary a soul” or even “nary a one”.

28 Hairy cryptid : YETI

The study of animals whose existence have not yet been substantiated is called cryptozoology, and a cryptid is a creature or plant that isn’t recognized by the scientific community, but the existence of which has been suggested.

29 Second prefix : NANO-

“Nanosecond” is more correctly abbreviated to “ns” (as opposed to “nsec”) and really is a tiny amount of time: one billionth of a second.

33 Obi-Wan player : ALEC

Sir Alec Guinness played many great roles over a long and distinguished career, but nowadays is best remembered (sadly, I think) for playing the original Obi-Wan Kenobi in “Star Wars”. He won his only Best Actor Oscar for playing Colonel Nicholson in the marvelous 1957 WWII movie “The Bridge on the River Kwai”. Guinness did himself serve during the Second World War, in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve. He commanded a landing craft during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943.

36 “Cloud Cuckoo Land” novelist Anthony : DOERR

“Cloud Cuckoo Land” is a 2021 novel by author Anthony Doerr. The storyline focuses on five characters who exist in three different time periods, all connected by an ancient Greek tale about a man seeking a utopian city in the sky. The title of the novel comes from a comic play by ancient Greek playwright Aistophanes titled “The Birds”, which features a city named Nephelokokkygia (literally “cloud cuckoo land”).

39 Observe Ramadan : FAST

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Fasting during Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. The fast begins at dawn and ends at sunset each day. The end of Ramadan is marked by a three-day festival called Eid al-Fitr, which means “festival of breaking the fast.”

41 Western national park : ZION

To me, the most spectacular feature of southwestern Utah’s Zion National Park is the magnificent Zion Canyon. The canyon cuts through red Navajo sandstone and truly is a beautiful sight.

42 Eccentricity : ZANINESS

Something described as zany is clownish and bizarre. “Zany” can also be a noun, a term used for a clown or buffoon. The original noun was “Zanni”, a Venetian dialect variant of Gianni, short for Giovanni (John). Zanni was a character who appeared in comedy plays of the day, and was someone who aped the principal actors.

50 Emergency room procedure : TRIAGE

Triage is the process of prioritizing patients for treatment, especially on the battlefield. The term “triage” is French and means “sorting”.

62 Former sitcom starring Allison Janney and Anna Faris : MOM

“Mom” is a sitcom, starring Anna Faris and the great Allison Janney, that premiered in 2013. Famously, the show deals head on with the problems of alcoholism and drug abuse.

Allison Janney is a favorite actress of mine, and one whom I first saw on “The West Wing” TV show. Janney went on to play one of the moms on the sitcom “Mom”. She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of the title character’s abusive mother in the 2017 biopic “I, Tonya”.

Comic actress Anna Faris broke through to the big time when she landed a leading role in the 2000 horror parody “Scary Movie”. She reprised that “Scary Movie” role in three sequels. TV audiences will likely recognize Faris as the main character in the sitcom “Mom”. Faris was married to fellow actor Chris Pratt from 2009 until 2018.

66 GPS lines : STS

Street (st.)