SHEFFER CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Sparkle

6 Word of denial

9 Early hrs.

12 — Carta

13 Japanese sash

14 Like sashimi 15 Surrounded by 16 Italian city where Marconi was born 18 Mexican entree 20 Optimistic

21 Honey holder

23 Jurist Fortas 24 De Mille of dance 25 Nepal's continent 27 Bakery lure

29 Italian port city 31 Italian city of canals 35 Soft leather

37 Pack cargo

38 Grinding tooth 41 Genetic letters 43 Storm center 44 Oil cartel

45 Pippa, to Kate Middleton

47 Italian city on the Adriatic

49 October birthstones 52 Crone

53 — de deux

54 “— Be” (The Beatles) 55 “Quiet!”

56 Illustrations 57 Yorkshire city

DOWN

1 “Today” rival, briefly 2 Felon's flight 3 Self-indulgent “journey” 4 “— Karenina” 5 Igneous rock source 6 More altruistic 7 Bassoon's kin

8 Up to

9 Inert gas 10 Parson's home 11 Convinces

17 Church keyboards 19 Humiliate

21 Painter Vermeer 22 Simile part

24 Soul, to Sartre 26 — -Lorraine

28 Pizza cookers 30 Where Lux. is 32 State repeatedly 33 Coquettish

34 Ram's mate

36 Most desert-like 38 Fluttery insects 39 Media mogul Winfrey

40 Janet of “Psycho” 42 Coral reef

45 Flag feature

46 Duel tool

48 Hot tub

50 Cover

51 Rds.