1: Quick change of direction
3: Electrical surge protector
9: Offspring of Bold Ruler and Somethingroyal
12: Political gossip, at times
13: Delight, as a comedy club crowd
29: Spanish 'n' topper, sometimes
31: Short stanza concluding a poem
35: Information from Deep Throat
53: Meaningless talk, in slang
56: Renege, slangily, with 'out'