| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Bishop's hat |
| First word across in the first-ever crossword (1913) and the first of a dozen appearances of the word in this puzzle's grid, written word search-style (left, right, down, and diagonally) ... Can you f |
| Twerp's cousin |
| Activity suggested by this puzzle's theme entries |
| Aesop's forte |
| Cop's milieu |
| Cop's weapon |
| Cop's arrest |
| Partially obscured (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| Ship's cable |
| Aesop's race loser |
| Story of a Ping-Pong champ's retirement years? |
| Annual cause of losing an hr.'s sleep hidden in this puzzle's 10 longest answers |
| Any of Aesop's morals |
| Bishop's toppers |
| Bishop's subordinate |
| Bishop's footwear |
| Asleep ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| Contract extras, and read differently, a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| Alternative words used as alternatives for each other in this puzzle's theme answers |
| Give Schweppes Ginger ___ try!" (brilliant soda slogan I just made up) (this clue dedicated to the great Merl Reagle, the master of saving weak entries; RIP, Merl) |
| Accused perp's excuse |
| Mrs. Malaprop's problem |
| Behave!" ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| Aesop's hard worker |
| Aesop's lesson |
| Aesop's specialty |
| Cryptographers' successes (and what can be found in the circles in this puzzle's long answers) |
| Rap sheet letters hidden in this puzzle's longest answers |