NEW YORK TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD

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1 Event with kings and queens 9 Avon lady, for one 15 Beverage such as huangjiu or cheongju 16 “We absolutely aren’t doing that!” 17 Put off paying, say 18 What might go through the wringer 19 “Dumb and Dumber” duo 20 Odorless hydrocarbon 21 Runs or walks 22 Willing participant? 24 Dome of Notre Dame? 25 Iconic sports cars, for short 27 Jolly laugh 29 Worked in Starbuck’s business 33 Patronize farm stands and farmer’s markets, say 35 Co-star of TV’s “thirtysomething” 37 Terra firma 38 Apocalyptic event in Norse mythology 40 Revises 41 Lumber 42 Locks you pick? 44 Took some steps 46 Word on a Champagne bottle 47 Triangular sails 51 “___ Twain” (platinum album of 1993) 53 iPhone on display at an Apple Store, e.g. 55 Rise 56 “You don’t need to tell me ...” 57 Fixed 58 Moonstone, for Florida 59 No fans 60 Hip joints

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1 Rubbish 2 Smack a baseball hard 3 What’s on the fast track? 4 “The Balcony” playwright Jean 5 Lead-in to son or song 6 Drop down suddenly 7 With money at stake 8 Safari destination 9 Who defeated Holyfield to become the world heavyweight boxing champion in 1992 10 Butler in the old South 11 Short 12 Incapable fighter, in boxing slang 13 Start of a two-part thought 14 Informal denial 23 Perceptive sense 25 Soccer star Carlos 26 Halal cart fare, informally 28 Mother and father, slangily, with “the” 29 Sitcom station 30 Where some sweaters hang 31 Pet breed from Turkey 32 Sight from Big Ben 34 ___ disease 36 One getting pwned in online gaming 39 Language spoken in Iraq 43 ___ Vallarta (popular gay vacation destination) 45 Where a “houseboat” is a banana split 47 Southern refreshment 48 ___ Montoya, swordsman in “The Princess Bride” 49 “Carmen” composer 50 Sticks in the mud? 51 It’s fit for a queen 52 Puts on 54 Overnight ___ (trendy breakfast)