All Mixed Up

Some assembly required.
A clever puzzle built on puns and anagrams. For the themed clues, the solution you think of isn't the one you write—you'll have to mix it up!
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Across

  • 1A
    A confusing and sticky situation
  • 5A
    Something to stir before you coat?
  • 6A
    Object with a very attractive field?
  • 8A
    A little rascal's summer retreat?
  • 11A
    Red-letter figure?
  • 14A
    Pilfer something that's past its prime?
  • 15A
    Plot that's full of peril?
  • 16A
    Worthy kitchen gadget?
  • 17A
    Up-to-the-minute point?

Down

  • 1D
    Plays the copycat
  • 2D
    Theorize with jumbled information
  • 3D
    Noted figure in red who's got your number?
  • 4D
    Quickly takes pictures of bridges?
  • 7D
    What this puzzle is, essentially
  • 9D
    Brainpower used for unscrambling
  • 10D
    An upward climb to get to this position?
  • 12D
    Alternative that's a painful spasm?
  • 13D
    The art of misdirection