Happy Hunting
by Kegler

Six answers cannot be entered in a normal fashion; they must be depicted differently in order to fit into the grid.
When done correctly, the affected squares, when read from left to right, will describe your prey.

Across 1 Retaining vestige of youth, she's initially the most retiring 5 Pat down cap quietly 8 Leave with taste of local bees' product? 9 A pair of orphans chasing dog with effort 12 Note speck in the distance 13 Opera gig playing chord sequentially 15 Bear with heartless gang, pauper 16 Returning a chunk of light wood 19 Indicate indifference to shipping and handling toupee 20 Looks both ways 24 Seamstresses' pipes 26 Deliver a service showing a way to correct mistakes 27 Tutor in Siam to tell, finally, “Story of the Year” 28 Contends with, for example, good snack for a herbivore 29 Spot eastern agent 30 Don't go along with upset sister

Down 1 500 leaving small groups holding second-rate pigeons 2 Cheer for that woman (naked, we hear) 3 Trains about one thousand large deer 4 Stravinsky duet calls for members of the orchestra 5 Subdue rowdy mate 6 Bug mother, mostly 7 Threw parties, exciting galas, getting everybody drunk at first 10 “Get the ball rolling” encouraged, with knees pointing out? 11 Fight and beat ancient Greek 14 Pay attention to verbose rambling 17 Merchandiser, i.e., starts including set of games 18 Fool is starting to turn for help 21 Eager to return with sample of great Jamaican music 22 From the sound of it, brings in coffee pots 23 British expression is a giveaway, finally (2 wds) 25 Spills water on entree sent back

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