Antelope Valley Press

NEW YORK TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD

- Edited by Will Shortz PUZZLE BY MICHAEL HAWKINS

ACROSS

1 Singer with a supporting role in 2019’s “Hustlers” 6 Women’s soccer star Wambach 10 So 14 Staples, e.g. 16 Some legwear 17 Start of a nudge 18 Form of the Latin “sum” 19 One who’s got the bug? 20 What the name Frances is often misspelled with 21 Carrier based near Kuala Lumpur 23 No small favor 25 Word with field or sales 26 Heart-to-hearts, say 28 Lexicograp­hical listings 30 Pest control target 31 Spot to have a look sea? 34 The Phantom in “The Phantom of the Opera” 35 “Caligula” writer 36 Trouble, with “at” 37 “Not even close!” 39 Topping that becomes the food it’s eaten with when its vowels are changed to A’s 40 Makes blush? 41 Tangles up (in) 42 / 44 Some museum displays 46 Onetime name in weight-loss supplement­s 48 Prosecutio­n figure, for short 49 It began as a comic book with the tagline “Humor in a jugular vein” 52 Spanish for “weight” 53 Entry point in the walls of Babylon 56 Follower of new or golden 57 “Not my fault!” 58 Bolted 59 ___ Park, New York birthplace of FDR 60 Blasts with junk

DOWN

1 Components of some calculator­s, for short 2 Where to order a Rooty Tooty Fresh ’N Fruity 3 Bonkers 4 It might be right under your nose 5 One way to accept something 6 Openings in the hotel business? 7 Locale for moss 8 Soars to success 9 Figure on Disney’s Expedition Everest ride 10 Franchise that includes three top-10 highestgro­ssing films of all time 11 Smarts 12 Bolting Bolt 13 Assail 15 Apple Music tab 22 Rules, informally 23 Unable to stay away, say 24 Reckon 26 Celebrity chef Cat ___ 27 It’s a fright 29 Reactions to something sweet ... or something disappoint­ing 30 One making a call 31 Out of the picture, say 32 Senior moments? 33 Divisor in the golden ratio 35 It may be in the works 38 Wishes undone 39 Rogues 41 ___ touch 42 Eponym of an NYC cathedral 43 Polite response in Palermo 45 Not your average joe? 47 Crux of the matter 49 Six-time WNBA All-Star Moore 50 A little bit of everything? 51 “Ditat ___” (Arizona’s state motto) 54 Snookered 55 Economic fig.

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