1. Forest denizen
2. Sheltered side
3. Eroded, in a way
4. Male sheep, in Shropshire
5. Sitcom unit
6. Taxing ordeal?
7. Source of steel
8. Intelligence
9. "The Joy Luck Club" author
10. Provoke
11. Quiet!
12. Give a hand, in a way
13. Edible roots
18. As a result
21. Like some memories
22. Former Turkish titles
23. Haughty
24. Quiet!
25. Meets
26. Enamel material
28. Summons
29. Comply with
30. Bring up, e.g.
31. Arise
33. Be a monarch
36. Bon mot
37. Cram, with "up"
39. Command to Fido
40. Fuel source
42. Advance man?
43. First name in fashion
45. Silky synthetic
46. Yarn irregularity
47. Hawaiian tuber
48. "Blue" or "White" river
49. Religious niche
51. Blast
52. Sturgeon spawn
53. More than just tipsy
54. Anger
55. The "p" in m.p.g.