Antelope Valley Press

NEW YORK TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD

- Edited by Will Shortz

ACROSS

1 Staples of horror

movies 11 Commoner 15 Pest so named because it was originally found in royal tombs

16 Rocker Grohl 17 Join a boxer

rebellion?

18 Spot

19 1967 song

by the Monkees 20 Learning opportunit­y, so to speak

22 Game from

Africa

23 Gel-ocity

maker 24 Superlativ­ely

swell

26 First aid

provider 29 Carriage with its

horse

31 Easily put out 32 Browns, e.g. 35 Tech giant once known as Multitech

36 Ride at some amusement parks 37 Four-time Emmy winner Woodard

38 It can mean hello

or goodbye

39 Bit of film 40 Ones calling across the ocean? 42 Colorless bodily

fluid 44 Moreover

45 Isn’t for you? 46 Unimaginat­ive 48 It’s just past due 49 English ___ 50 Examined, as a

dog might 53 Pivotal part of a

revolution 56 Pallid

58 One fearful of

crowded places 60 Ready to be

driven

61 Flew over seas 62 Mixes things up,

say

63 Wannabes

DOWN

1 Alternativ­es

to GIFs

2 [Gulp!]

3 Garam masala

spice

4 Follower of all or

turn

5 Slangy lunch

fare

6 “Cathy” or

“Luann” 7 Moments of

clarity

8 Go off

9 At serious risk 10 Feed

11 Locking lips by the lockers, e.g., for short 12 Epic

13 Neck and neck 14 Retirement plan whose prospects are looking good?

21 Not fast 23 Alternativ­es to

GIFs

25 Some china 26 Possible souvenir from a surgery 27 One seeing stars upon waking, perhaps

28 Queen with

a protégé 29 Prepare some leaves for burning?

30 Just for kicksand giggles

33 “Q” neighbor 34 Patch, e.g. 41 Dense buildup in makeup powder containers 43 Entertains, with

“over”

47 Like some online

purchases

48 Give hints about,

but not more 51 Lead-in to cast or

castle

52 School group,

informally

53 Well,

essentiall­y 54 Modern ride 55 Hotel capacity 57 NFL divisions 59 Didn’t seek, say

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