6. Eastern way

9. Maguire's "Spider-Man" director

14. Shaggy pet

17. Pair of sneakers?

18. Scoreboard units: abbr.

19. Tush push situation, perhaps

20. __ milk

21. Zap with a beam

22. 1972 Kentucky Derby winner __ Ridge

24. Blighter

26. Roman goddess of wisdom

29. Some digital videos, briefly

30. __ Drive (Manhattan)

32. Morlocks' prey

33. Curve creators

34. Spooky-sounding lake?

35. Midday rush cause

37. Nasty look

38. Dune plants of the Southeastern US

39. Vowel list

40. Alphabet run

41. First name in cubism?

42. Abbr. before many ship names

45. Decorative jewelry

47. Part of many a postcard, briefly

50. Barbara Tuchman book about the beginning of WWI

53. Earthquake, e.g.

54. 1992 Dream Team member

55. Nikkei 225 unit

56. Performs some light surgery?

1. Grape portrayer

2. Pre-med subj.

3. Supermarket VIPs

4. Max.

5. Common trees of the US Midwest

6. "__ Coins in the Fountain"

7. __ mgr.

8. It ends at Cairo

9. Bounce back

10. Mo. in which the Civil War began

11. Prefix meaning "distinct"

12. NYC attraction on W. 53rd St.

13. "__ no kick from Champagne" (song lyric)

15. Make __

16. Locomotives

21. Like mathematical proof

23. Hall of 1980s TV

24. High-80s grade

25. Freetown currency

26. Frigid weather word

27. Olive-colored bird

28. Parting mot

29. Brooks of Brooklyn

30. In a chaotic manner

31. Cannon finish

33. Group before Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock

36. Semi-formal hat

37. Tending to arouse

39. Measurements made by planimeters

41. Like some seasonal helpers

42. Eric who founded a reader

43. "Arms and the Man" playwright

44. Program of space watchers, briefly

46. Suggest for the future

47. Places

48. "As __ it"

49. NFL middle men

51. Ray or Tommy follower

52. Federal purchasing org.