CROSSWORD

PUZZLE NO. 954

ACROSS

1. Take it on the ____

4. Type of market

8. Horned snakes

12. Bubbly brew

13. Fruit peel

14. Water vehicle

15. Hard to see

16. Aboard

17. Santa’s time

18. Gung-ho

20. Gush

21. Explosive noise

23. Grates

26. Leading man

28. Apple or blueberry

29. “Eight ____ Out”

32. Irish accent

34. Photographer’s need

36. Affirmative vote

37. Young society woman

39. “____ King Live”

40. Rent again

42. Young woman

43. Food list

46. Enclosed automobile

48. 24th letters

49. Don’t leave!

50. Shoot the breeze

53. Sputter

54. Sit for a photo

55. Less than dos

56. Sacred

57. Floors

58. Come to a close

DOWN

1. Youngster

2. Great boxer

3. Relics

4. Toad’s relative

5. Steamship

6. Snare

7. Chaos

8. Chasm

9. Chicken noodle, e.g.

10. “A Whiter Shade of ____”

11. Beef dish

19. Highly curious

21. “Rosemary’s ____”

22. Unit of farmland

24. Command to Fido

25. Toll

27. Unmannered

29. Pastry topping

30. Proves human

31. Negative votes

33. Wiggly fish

35. Doll’s cry

38. Give as a gift

40. Corroded

41. Rib

43. Netting

44. World’s fair, e.g.

45. Mr. Armstrong

47. Hair tints

49. Healthy place

51. Columnist Landers

52. Physique, for short