The two longest down entries in the puzzle are 4D, [Seminal protest song written at a Greenwich Village cafe], which solves to BLOWIN IN THE WIND, and 14D, [Refuse to sully oneself], which is TAKE THE ...
I’ve never really gotten along with the SSAC’s playoff rating points system. It has nothing to do with the concept. Points for wins, bonus points for beating teams in a higher classification. Got it.