| Like some illusions |
OPTICAL |
| Like some stadiums |
DOMED |
| Like some umpires, according to outraged fans |
BLIND |
| Lingerie section designation |
ACUP |
| Loyal friend |
DOG |
| Mauritania's neighbor |
MALI |
| Name in graters |
OXO |
| Name synonymous with corporate malfeasance |
ENRON |
| Norse nabob |
ODIN |
| Off |
AMISS |
| Pattern atop an apple pie |
LATTICE |
| Pet from the 'old world' |
SIAMESECAT |
| Place to stop |
INN |
| Popular printer brand |
EPSON |
| Pre-cook, as ribs before grilling |
PARBOIL |
| Railroad piece |
CROSSTIE |
| Rugby's equivalent of a touchdown |
TRY |
| Ruler whose more common spelling is rare in crosswords |
TSAR |
| See 24-Across |
RIDGEBACK |
| Setting for many Blackhawks games?: Abbr. |
CST |
| Slugger who finished his career with the Boston Braves |
BABERUTH |
| Social asset |
CHARM |
| Spanish speaker, often |
LATINO |
| St. Louis Cardinal, casually |
REDBIRD |
| Start of a small request |
ALLIASK |
| Super-secretive org. |
NSA |
| Swanson of 'Parks and Recreation' |
RON |
| Take one's turn, maybe |
ROLL |
| Take up a space |
PARK |
| The end of time? |
SILENTE |
| Thread spinner of myth |
ARIADNE |
| Timid creatures |
MICE |
| Took advantage of too often |
ABUSED |
| Took down, as a dragon |
SLEW |
| Two sheets to the wind |
TIPSY |
| Uncorks, perhaps |
OPENS |
| With 51-Across, 32-Down from the 'old world' |
RHODESIAN |
| ___ Highness (title in England) |
HER |