16: 'Spenser: For ___' (Urich series)
25: Fruit for flavoring gin
29: Lecturer's avoidance, hopefully
33: Old wives' tales and such
38: Pas de deux conclusion
40: Prepares water for JELL-O
44: Smooths ruffled feathers
48: Romeo and Juliet, e.g.
51: It's raised on the farm
52: Frequency of TV viewing?
55: Reason and Enlightenment