SHEFFER CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Helps

5 Fan's cry

8 Spiked club

12 Take a gander

13 Packed away

14 Port of Algeria

15 Jewelry container, often

17 Expansive

18 Enzyme suffix

19 Trendy

20 Feelings, informally

21 Frenzied

22 Service charge

23 Villain's look

26 Relaxing tub session

30 Slanted type (Abbr.)

31 Sock part

32 Celestial bear

33 Tart pie filling

35 Pursuing

36 Shaft of light

37 U.K. fliers

38 Audition CDs 41 Supporting

42 Rap sheet abbr.

45 Sandwich treat

46 Hodgepodge

48 Hockey venue

49 “— was saying ...”

50 Competent

51 &&&&

52 That girl

53 Salon jobs

DOWN

1 — mater

2 Debtors' notes

3 Prescribed amount

4 Enjoy Aspen

5 Fanatical

6 At the summit of

7 Whammy

8 Film fan

9 Saudi, e.g.

10 Job for Holmes

11 Tolkien creatures

16 Scorch 20 Animal doc

21 “The Producers” director

22 Nemesis

23 Knightly address

24 Ultimate degree

25 Vichy water 26 Mischief

27 Illustrations

28 Mao — -tung

29 Guffaw syllable

31 Attempt

34 Small batteries

35 Swiss river

37 — Hart (“Chicago” role)

38 TV explorer

39 Ms. Brockovich

40 Repair

41 Go angling

42 “Dear —”

43 Hardy cabbage

44 Mellows

46 Pas' mates

47 June honoree