Antelope Valley Press

NEW YORK TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD

No. 1117

- Edited by Will Shortz

ACROSS

1 Presider over weddings, in Greek myth 5 Lunchbox fave 8 Jackie’s predecesso­r in the White House

13 It’s a sign

14 The “glitter of the snack world,” per Ellen DeGeneres 16 ___-in-waiting 17 Focus of a get-rich-quick scheme? 18 Saddlebag carrier 19 Underworld VIPs 20 Onetime collector of bizarre facts 21 It’s settled! 23 Cologne first launched by Fabergé 24 Home of the Green Wave

25 Setting for a speech 26 “My man!”

29 Sad postgame report 30 Scrambled syntax 32 Fitness test with beeps

33 Sit in a cellar, perhaps

34 ___ Abbott, longtime role on “The Young and the Restless” 35 Requiremen­t for getting into school?

37 Icy coatings 38 Informal affirmativ­e 39 Dom Perignon’s winery, informally 40 Split

41 French fashion house 42 “That’d be nice!” 43 Make the grade? 46 They’re drunk at socials

47 What may be behind the curtain 49 Things gotten just for kicks? 51 Request from Oliver Twist

52 “... seriously!” 53 Major opening? 54 Candy mogul Harry 55 Canvas finish? 56 Sent a private note, in brief

DOWN

1 Hello, in Honduras 2 Neuter 3 Common receptacle in beer pong 4 Selected at random 5 Knockoff

6 Pot growers? 7 Part of a jacuzzi 8 One-sided curiositie­s 9 Show flexibilit­y 10 Ruminate on 11 Jersey or Guernsey

12 Site with the categories “Bags & Purses” and “Bath & Beauty” 14 Knockoff

15 Like some love affairs

19 “Ugh, yeah,

I’m well aware” 22 Performed light surgery on? 23 Made visible

24 Partially plastered 25 Slack off 26 Heated discussion of who’s responsibl­e for a failure 27 Ascot, e.g. 28 Keats or Shelley 30 Zero-calorie beverage 31 Respond to an alarm, say 36 Chronic pest 40 “Veni, vidi, vici,” e.g.

41 Panini purveyors 42 Head for the sun? 43 Where many travelers come from

44 0, for 180 45 Turn over

46 Fail precipitat­ely, in slang 48 Strung-out sort? 50 Part of a stable diet

51 Word with puppy or pie

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