Answer to last week’s crossword:

1. Tacks on

5. Siesta

8. Molecule component

12. Ark’s captain

13. Fruit punch

14. Heredity carrier

15. ___ Moore of “Ghost”

16. Fatherly

18. Painted

20. look happy

23. Track events

26. Compact

30. Decay

31. Circle parts

32. Approvals

33. Nothing more than

34. Disfigure

35. Dislike

37. Earnest requests

40. Exterior

41. Aardvark

45. Hindrance

47. Periods in history

51. Troubles

52. Female fowl

53. Recedes

54. Lord’s wife

55. Sept. follower

56. Kind

Down :

1. As well

2. Forest female

3. River barrier

4. Knight protectors

5. ___ Valley (vineyard site)

6. Eve’s guy

7. ___ Sampras of tennis

8. Consent

9. Most sore

10. “Snakes ___ Plane” (2 wds.)

11. Producer ___ Brooks

17. Graceful tree

19. Born

20. Rascal

21. Fable’s lesson

22. Enlarged

24. Rich cake

25. Guide

27. Head movement

28. Snow runner

29. Hazardous curve

33. Actress ___ Stapleton

36. Foot part

38. Restless

39. Depot (abbr.)

42. Canyon sound

43. A Baldwin brother

44. Camp shelter

45. Hooting bird

46. Python’s kin

48. slugger’s stat

49. CBS rival

50. Compass direction (abbr.)