Today’s Saturday Stumper

Today’s Newsday  Saturday Stumper is by Steve Mossberg. His last (November 12) was both a doozy and a lulu. This one was about a third as difficult for me (thirteen minutes, not thirty-seven). My biggest difficulty: three confounding clues in the southeast: 30-D, ten letters, “St. Michael's, after renovation”; 56-A, five letters, “Successor of GM in the DJIA (2009)”; and 65-A, four letters, “’90s combatant in the console wars.” But I just realized what 30-D is about while typing out the clue.

Some other clue-and-answer pairs of note:

1-A, four letters, “Problems for young pupils” and 1-D, five letters, “Hulking, these days.” These two made for an easy start.

4-D, ten letters, “Seasonal refresher.” Nice.

9-A, five letters, “Nobody you know, these days.” The answer is just, like, some word.

9-D, seven letters and 53-A, seven letters, “Where the current goes out.” I like the repurposing.

31-D, five letters, “Crook or crew.” Alliterative and clever.

40-A, five letters, “Another ’70s nickname for ‘Schwartzy.’” I didn’t know that “Schwartzy” was a nickname.

44-A, twelve letters, “Early artistic leaf.” I would like to see more such leaves.

49-A, seven letters, “Do something fatherly.” Groan.

51-D, five letters, “Work for a movie.” A conversation with Elaine today helped me see the answer right away.

58-A, nine letters, “Signoff favored by Stan Lee.” Just fun.

My favorite in this puzzle: 33-D, nine letters, “With a markup.”

No spoilers; the answers are in the comments.