1. Ness, for one
2. Bounce back, in a way
3. Popular Indian side dish
4. Characteristic carrier
5. Unit of work
6. Writers' needs
7. Blockheads
8. Naval rank, briefly
9. Car jacker?
10. Coffee break snack
11. Corpulent
12. Centers
13. Custodian's collection
18. Cork's country
19. A long, long time
23. Blow off steam?
24. Stately
25. Strand of hair
26. Shakespeare's river
27. Akin
28. Knocked off, in a way
29. Crack
31. Make a stab at
32. Actor Pitt
33. Bad marks
34. Aura
35. Observes
37. Flower arrangers
38. Like summer tea
42. Frau's partner
43. 2nd Greek letter
44. Harness racer
45. Make amends
46. Awaken
47. Certain inmate
48. Preserve, in a way
49. Human body
50. Check
51. Hokkaido native
52. Bamboozles
53. "Trick" joint
55. Consume
56. Bean counter, for short