ACROSS

1. Make new social ________

8. _____ things down

11. Peruse, as a variety of books

13. Did you know beans help to stabilize _______?

15. (see 38 down)

17. Whole _____ promote healthy blood flow

18. Something to lend

19. Cooling syst.

20. Pay attention to, as a garden

22. IX minus III

23. Create a _____ of purpose

24. Hearty enjoyment; gusto

26. Particular terminal (abbr)

27. Abbreviation for contenders

29. Meditate; appreciate _______

30. Apiece (abbr)

32. More than eight hrs.

33. Practice memory ___ - _____

35. Myself

36. Short for company

37. Wild _____ is rich in Omega-3, which is essential for brain function

39. Find new activities that provide a _________ to your brain

41. Popular CA city by the bay

43. Return things to their proper _____

45. Cousins of avenues (abbr)

46. Take a language _____

48. You can alleviate the chances of having a ______

49. Already there

50. ___ yourself to have more fun

53. Quaint hotel

54. This super fruit improves learning capacity and motor skills

DOWN

1. New activities help to stimulate your __________ skills

2. Impulse-conducting cells

3. Of the self

4. Golf peg

5. Join motivational __________

6. Symbol for neon

7. Special Air Service, shortened

9. Learn the ___ and outs of optimal living

10. Regular ________, as you would expect, also promotes brain health

12. Alzheimer's and _______ are not inevitable

14. Lower your _______ by reducing the demands you put on yourself

16. ____ chocolate has antioxidants

19. Also known as an alligator pear, this promotes healthy blood flow

21. Doctor of Engineering, for short

25. Short for Super Sport

26. Part number, shortened

28. Free from danger

31. Try to notice visual _______

32. Storybook start

34. Dreams and desires

35. Learn a new ________ instrument

38. (with 15 across) Eating ____  ____ _____ gives you vitamin E, which means less cognitive decline

40. Way out

42. As said about many things, "____ ___ or lose it"

43. Initials at the end of a letter

44. Join a gardening group or car _____

47. Short for light or lieutenant

50. Physical education, shortened

51. NW opposite

52. Time increment (abbr)

A Custom Crossword by Gail Marie Beckman