SHEFFER CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Skedaddle 6 Trudges 11 Actress Plummer 12 Puts back to zero 14 Soda can opener 15 Without a contract 16 Aussie hopper 17 Stallone role 19 Coach Parseghian 20 Sicilian peak 22 Scale member 23 Utah city 24 Book keeper 26 Office work surface 28 “Shoo!” 30 Extinct bird 31 Nest locale 35 Jack who eschewed fat 39 Bring up 40 Charlotte's creation 42 Hebrides island 43 Hosp. hookups 44 Rid of rind 46 R-V link 47 Roadside trash 49 Excellent 51 Ogled 52 Dahl of films 53 Under — (hidden) 54 Bedtime reading

DOWN

1 Free of bumps 2 “Scarface” 3 Toronto's prov. 4 Scent 5 Spanish snacks 6 Dilemma 7 Carson's successor 8 CIA forerunner 9 Leave 10 Sound system 11 — -ski 13 Rascal 18 Chic, to Austin Powers 21 Rags-to-riches author 23 Giraffe's kin 25 In shape 27 “Mayday!” 29 In the direction of 31 Flutist's warble 32 Critique 33 Resurrection Sunday 34 Capita lead-in 36 List 37 “— and Cleopatra” 38 Hosiery shade 41 Test versions 44 Incubator noise 45 Grime 48 — -la-la 50 Mideast org.