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.