| BONDGIRLS | Group of historic Hollywood stars of which 14-Across wants his wife, Lauren Sanchez, to be the next of, according to a Yahoo! Entertainment report this week |
| ANIMAL | Any one of around 8.7 million zoological species, of which 14 per cent have been formally described in a system of taxonomy originally devised by Carl Linnaeus (6) |
| BROWNDERBY | Historic Hollywood eatery |
| THE | With 13-Across, "Jersey Shore" castmember who announced on Instagram this week that he and his wife, Lauren, are expecting their third child |
| GROOM | Lauren Sanchez was the bride; Jeff Bezos was this (5) |
| YOU | Who 52-Across wants |
| VENICE | City where Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez held their wedding in 2025 (6) |
| CARS | Lightning McQueen is the star of which animated film series? (4) |
| URSAMINOR | Northern sky constellation, the brightest star of which is Polaris (4,5) |
| ASKFOR | (& 11-across) Want too much flexing - often shook arm (3,3,3,4) |
| RUBYWEDDING | This celebration of forty years of marriage is considered to be the next major milestone after the 2 |
| TRUMP | US president jokingly expressed desire to be the next leader of the catholic church.(Last Name) (5) |
| GORE | He "used to be the next president of the United States" |
| RYAN | Seacrest who is slated to be the next host of "Wheel of Fortune" |
| JELLYROLL | Country/hip hop singer who's rumored to be the next "American Idol" judge |
| DREAM | Hope to be the next Tiger Woods, perhaps |
| PRESIDENTELECT | Stenciled Peter to be the next leader (9,5) |
| SAMHEUGHAN | Scottish actor tipped to be the next James Bond (3,7) |
| CESARCEDENO | When he signed with the Astros in '67, his manager said he might be "the next Willie Mays": 2 wds |
| RICHARD | With 23-Across: fitness guru who passed away on Sunday at the age of 76, and was the subject of 1-Across's post; 1-Across also wants to play him in a biopic, to which 14-Across objected |
