Antelope Valley Press

NEW YORK TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD

- Edited by Will Shortz PUZZLE BY CARYN L. ROBBINS

ACROSS

1 Cain’s brother

5 Like a stereotypi­cal fairy-tale stepmother

9 Not sleeping

14 Kind of list with check boxes

15 “SNL” alum Carvey

16 For real, colloquial­ly

17 One who asks “Ehh ... What’s up, doc?”

19 Flying solo

20 Feeling of anxiety

21 Latin singer ___ Anthony

23 Casualty of casual Fridays

24 Cartoon character who once had a “Club” named after him

31 Belgrade native

33 John who wrote “Death Be Not Proud”

34 Hosted, informally

35 Serving a purpose

37 Race with a baton

38 Iconic magazine cover figure who asks “What, me worry?”

42 Terrible mistake

43 Magna ___

44 Response to a relatable meme, in internet slang

45 South and Central American mammal related to the raccoon

47 Snare

51 Second-incommand on the USS Enterprise

54 Mother of 1-Across

55 Baseball legend Willie known as the “Say Hey Kid”

56 Infuriate

58 Send elsewhere, as to a specialist

61 “You have my full attention” ... or something 17-, 24-, 38- and 51-Across might say?

65 Hollywood representa­tive

66 Golfer’s warning shout

67 In addition

68 Mocking retort to Captain Obvious

69 Village People classic with a pantomimed chorus

70 Many a new driver

DOWN

1 Opportunit­ies to face a pitcher

2 Having a concern for wealth and respectabi­lity, in slang

3 Like humor that’s even more far out

4 Like Bo-Peep’s sheep

5 College URL ender

6 Vehicle for moving day

7 Traveler’s stopover

8 Nonexperts

9 Jarring noise at 6 a.m.

10 Something just outside the front door

11 Back in time

12 Family members

13 Summer: Fr.

18 Comic book sound effect

22 Popeye’s assent

25 “This’ll be the day that ___” (final words in the song “American Pie”)

26 Icy

27 Middle of the leg

28 The Bruins of the NCAA

29 Connery who played James Bond seven times

30 Ice cream mogul Joseph

32 Bill of fare at a smorgasbor­d

36 Author Capote, to friends

37 “Same old” place to be stuck

38 Prefix with lock or freeze

39 Hasty escapes

40 Peacekeepi­ng grp. since 1949

41 Obama attorney general ___ Holder

42 Resident of a virtual

“City”

45 Weep

46 Harden into bone

48 Entertain lavishly

49 Opposed (to)

50 ___, place or thing

52 You are here

53 ___ Kan (dog food brand)

57 Served without ice, at a bar

58 Participat­ed in a marathon, e.g.

59 Cause of a swelled head

60 Put coins into, as a meter

62 Honoree of many classic tattoos

63 Circle part

64 Meadow

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