Lefties, both in political persuasion and dominant hand

–Caroline Baum.  Here’s a fun crossword she mentioned in her article:  ”If I Wrote the Dictionary” by Merle Reagle / Grey Matter Masher (?).  This is the crossword filled out.  Some entries:

the transforming of people into swine: PIGMENTATION (”pig+transformation”)
the practice of kissing in parked cars: NECROMANCY (”necking+romance”)
affliction common to rodeo clowns: BRONCHITIS (”bronco+itis”)
school that teaches how to write commercials: ADVERSITY (”ad+university”)
able to bypass a key-based security device (said of burglars, escape artists, etc.): CIRCUMLOCUTORY (”circum+lock+utory”)
tending to bump into the bed when hurrying in the dark : RAMBUNCTIOUS (”ram+bunk+uous”)
slang — a dollar bill: BUCKAROO
any large convalescent home: RESTITUTION (”rest+institution”)
chairs, sofas, etc. that are hard to sit on: DISCOMFITURE ( “discomfort+furniture”)
afraid of being injected : HYPOALLERGENIC (as in “hypodermic allergy”)
to reverse the maturing process of wine or beer: DEFERMENT (as in “un-ferment”)
containing excessive compost: TUMULTUOUS (”too-mulch-uous”)
Circe’s all-vowel island: AEAEA (in the Czech Republic, many islands are named with many consonants in desperate need of vowels)
the act of tying shoestrings: LACERATION (”lace+ration”)
an all-male function; stag party: MANIFEST (”man+festival”)
muddy buildup on the soles of sneakers: KEDGE (Keds+sludge)
raillike bird: SORA (or short-billed bird of the family Rallidae)
musical “sweet potato”: OCARINA (egg-like shape, really)
guitar-related overload: FRETFUL (”frets+full”)