Jeffrey is back with a very fun puzzle which recognizes the great possibilities of our language by taking famous people who have a first name that is the ending of a profession and mashing them into an answer. I would guess the seed fill was APOTHECARY GRANT, but they all are so cool. We also have 2 sets of 7 space 7 as top and bottom to the grid. There many nice 7 letter fill like ACTUATE, ATTUNES, BENEFIT, BORSCHT, CHICHEN, ETCHERS, I'LL STOP, IT'S BEST, OCEANIA, and VW JETTA.
17A. Classic leading man who moonlighted at a pharmacy? : APOTHECARY GRANT (15). Unlike Nathan Fillion this is ruggedly HANDSOME.
25A. Pulitzer-winning writer who moonlighted in a nightly news studio?: WEATHERMAN WOUK (14). He wrote so many great BOOKS.
44A. Actor who moonlighted in a brass band? : TRUMPETER BOYLE (14). An actors ACTOR.
57A. English author who moonlighted at LensCrafters? : OPTICIAN FLEMING (15). New glasses? Try, Bond, CARTER BOND.
Across:
1. Set into motion : ACTUATE. A Friday word to start.
8. Golf alternative, briefly : VW JETTA. Funny but a stretch as the answer Betts is more accurate.
15. Red bowlful : BORSCHT. Not many northern Jewish families did not make beet borscht when I was a kid. Served cold with hot potato was yummy.
16. __ Itzá: Mayan ruins : CHICHEN. Mexican Pyramids
19. Second of 24 : BETA. Greek has 24 letters in their Alphabet
20. L.A. Kings' org. : NHL. National Hockey League.
21. Management : SUITS.
22. Fiji's region : OCEANIA. Did you KNOW?
32. Saying that often goes without saying : AXIOM.
33. Breaks down : SOBS.
34. One with a handbook : USER.
36. Tony winner Huffman : CADY. Loved The Producers. Do not know her name.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-11rfLu64Y
37. Bolshoi outfit : TUTU.
38. Kitchen bar : OLEO.
39. "I'd strike the sun if it insulted me" speaker : AHAB. The Captain's reply when Starbuck tells him how stupid it is to seek vengeance from a animal acting on instinct. "Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I’d strike the sun if it insulted me." Interesting inclusion as Wouk wrote the Caine Mutiny.
43. Folklore threats : OGRES.
47. Makes complementary (to) : ATTUNES.
48. "Here Come the __": 1945 college comedy : COEDS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jsxe8NuAhI
52. Actor Stephen : REA
53. 18-Down competitor : AVIS.
61. Enhances in the kitchen : SEASONS
62. "That's my recommendation" : ITSBEST
63. Reply to "That's enough!" : ILLSTOP
64. Pool workers : TYPISTS
1. Rhyme scheme in many sonnets : ABAB
2. Bear up : COPE
3. Moderate pace : TROT
4. Open org. : USTA
5. "__ du lieber!" : ACH
6. From that place : THENCE
7. Rembrandt and Picasso, at times : ETCHERS
8. Obsolescent family room fixture : VCR
9. Justification : WHY
10. Puzzle sometimes framed : JIGSAW
11. Hose shade : ECRU
12. Southeast Asian language : THAI
13. Garden party protection : TENT
14. Garden party intruders : ANTS
18. 53-Across competitor : ALAMO
22. Resistance unit : OHM
23. Collar : NAB
24. A-listers : INS
25. City SSW of Dallas : WACO
26. Praise to the heavens : EXALT
27. To help, to Henri : AIDER
28. Piece of toast? : TOYOU
29. Expenditure : OUTGO
30. Activity of great interest? : USURY
31. __ One: vodka brand : KETEL
35. Scam : RUSE
39. Proper : APT
40. In a lather, with "up" : HET
41. Words with take or lose : ATURN
42. Fund-raiser : BENEFIT
43. Like "fain": Abbr. : OBS
45. Poe of the Baltimore Ravens, for one : MASCOT
46. Certain agent's area : REALTY
48. Mozart title starter : COSI
49. General Motors subsidiary : OPEL
50. Substitute in a list : ETAL
51. Ph.D. hurdle : DISS
53. Both, at the start : AMBI
54. Contests : VIES
55. Smithsonian, e.g.: Abbr. : INST
56. PD ranks : SGTS
58. Italian diminutive suffix : INO
59. Venom transmitter : ASP
60. Arguable ability : ESP
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