SHEFFER CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Carson's predecessor 5 Curly cabbage 9 River blocker 12 Summit 13 “American —” 14 Pub order 15 Imaginary utopia 17 Candied veggie 18 Submitted by mail 19 “Frasier” pooch 21 Firefighter's need 22 Uproar 24 Scoundrels 27 Wee bit 28 Feeble 31 That girl 32 Egg (Pref.) 33 Mil. address 34 Twistable cookie 36 Heavy weight 37 Iowa city 38 Knight wear 40 Pacino of “The Irishman” 41 “The Lion King” lion 43 Goliaths 47 Mahal preceder 48 Fantasy 51 Previously 52 Cash advance 53 Painter Joan 54 Short do 55 “May It Be” singer 56 Trudge

DOWN

1 Cushions 2 Ranch measure 3 Prayer ender 4 Lariats 5 Pottery oven 6 Nabokov novel 7 Chaney of horror films 8 Church leader 9 Reverie 10 Jai — 11 Viral phenomenon 16 Blend 20 Part of DJIA 22 Party gift 23 Japanese noodle 24 Comedian Margaret 25 — Lingus 26 Ideal occupation 27 Dorothy's dog 29 Mimic 30 Decks in the ring 35 Globe 37 Frightens 39 Syrup flavor 40 Succor 41 Wild guess 42 Shakespearean villain 43 Ms. Rowlands 44 Astronaut Armstrong 45 Poi base 46 Urban haze 49 Charged bit 50 Salary