SHEFFER CROSSWORD

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1 Tent securer 6 Boob tubes 9 Airport screening org. 12 Up and about 13 Dawn goddess 14 Attila, notably 15 Violas' cousins 16 Rapidly 18 Sheathe 20 Faction 21 Fluffy scarf 23 Shock partner 24 Ancient harps 25 Cold War initials 27 Top story 29 Falling star 31 Odorless gas 35 Beckett's no-show 37 And others (Lat.) 38 Salk's conquest 41 Scepter 43 Third degree? 44 “Don't rub —!” 45 Congenital 47 On the run 49 Sycophant 52 Museum-funding org. 53 In favor of 54 Host 55 Tolkien ogre 56 Parched 57 Leaks slowly

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1 Pouch 2 Mao — -tung 3 Minimally 4 Pottery oven 5 Writer Jong 6 Service for a social 7 Cast a ballot 8 Snake's warning 9 “A League of — Own” 10 Soft leather 11 Peaks of Peru 17 Soul 19 Tony or Oscar 21 Vagrant 22 Sugar suffix 24 Set afire 26 Capital of Saskatchewan 28 Rockies range 30 Odometer start 32 Serene 33 “Unh-unh” 34 Days of yore 36 Cantankerous 38 Steinway product 39 Playful sea critter 40 Pale purple 42 Appointments 45 Mr. Stravinsky 46 Heavy reading? 48 “Mayberry —” 50 Bankbook abbr. 51 Thumbs-up