Crossword

ACROSS

1 Brooch part 6 Aspiration

10 Bit of gossip

11 Clumsy

13 Bring together

14 Sacred scroll

15 Periodical, for short

16 Sleuth Spade

18 Color

19 They’re stepped on to stop

22 Count start

23 Fencing sword

24 Isolated

27 Survives

28 Spice from nutmeg

29 — Aviv

30 Shore walls

35 Parking place

36 Silent assent

37 Chinese zodiac animal

38 Wed in secret

40 Honshu city

42 Zellweger of “Chicago”

43 Laser printer part

44 Bears’ lairs

45 Nourishes

DOWN

1 Cookie bit

2 Moon-based

3 Female friend, to Fernando

4 Toper

5 Gift

6 Blackjack call

7 Music’s Yoko

8 Maybe

9 Shoulder ornament

12 Doctoral papers

17 Gorilla, for one

20 Asian peninsula

21 Gave out hands

24 Writer Eric

25 Out, in a way

26 Solvent ingredient

27 Start 29 Binary base

31 Leg joints

32 Make blank

33 Did yard work

34 Flag features

39 Signing need

41 Take to court