PREMIER CROSSWORD PUZZLE

SQUARE PHASE

ACROSS

1 Work unit 6 Duo plus one 10 Orangutans, e.g. 14 Plot out, as an equation 19 Desert refuge 20 In an obliging manner 22 Evoking an earlier style 23 Start of a riddle 25 Rob of “Melrose Place” 26 Enticement 27 “— longa, vita brevis” 28 March Madness org. 29 — mama (rum cocktail) 30 Tarnish 32 Rd. with a number 33 Hormone released during childbirth 35 Riddle, part 2 41 Signified 42 Valentine’s Day feeling 43 Angle measure 44 History unit 45 Pretend 46 Particular printing 48 Lock go-with 49 Marina del — 51 Riddle, part 3 56 Considers to be 60 Like unripe bananas 61 Always, in poetry 62 Hugs, in letters 64 Airline of Israel 65 Pod fillers 66 Riddle, part 4 71 Delilah player Lamarr 72 Hotel furniture 73 History unit 74 Suffix with strict 75 Inedible type of orange 77 Coiled length of yarn 79 Riddle, part 5 85 Fleeced male 87 “The Walking Dead” airer 88 “Royals” singer 89 Anti votes 90 —Kosh B’gosh (kids’ clothing brand) 93 1998-2008 Toyota model 96 Former Nintendo rival 97 Orlando theme park 99 End of the riddle 103 Lack of vigor 104 Suffix with beat 105 “— was saying ...” 106 “See ya!,” British-style 107 Ernie’s pal 109 Pierre’s pal 111 Lariat part 115 Covered with vines 116 Riddle’s answer 120 Nairobi’s land 121 Prep schools 122 “The Magic Flute,” e.g. 123 Provided with a border 124 Small equine 125 Film lioness 126 Dot in the sea

DOWN

1 Droopy cheek 2 Waikiki Beach locale 3 — -friendly 4 Tackle, guard or center 5 Supposed psychic gift 6 Thunder god 7 Sales agents, for short 8 Unsound 9 Like most sandals 10 Saintly glow 11 Court declaration 12 Yale Daily News staffer 13 Similarly defined wd. 14 Enlarged 15 Broadcast again 16 Briefcase variety 17 First-ever 18 Christian cry of praise 21 Stood up to 24 Wyatt at the O.K. Corral 29 To a large degree 31 Apparel 32 Totally absorbed 33 Outdated 34 VI doubled 35 PC support whiz, perhaps 36 “Drink” for a constantly critical sort 37 Alternatively 38 Fat-and-flour mixture 39 Utah city 40 Oscar winner Dunaway 41 See 82-Down 47 Have a hunch 48 “On the Road” novelist Jack 50 Cowboy cry 52 “Absolutely, sarge!” 53 Big retailer of outdoor gear 54 Hawaii’s Mauna — 55 Hither’s partner 57 Posh quality 58 Scooched over, perhaps 59 Devious 63 “Get Shorty” star Chris 65 “Masterpiece” network 67 Set- — (brawls) 68 Game akin to crazy eights 69 Dot-com address 70 “Magnum, P.I.” star Tom 76 Trapshooting targets, informally 78 Stereotypical workingclass family man 80 Ace or deuce 81 “If — be so bold ...” 82 With 41-Down, lotus sitters’ cushion 83 Asia’s — Sea 84 “Spring ahead” hrs. 86 Ties down, as a boat 90 Resembling a hooting bird 91 Bundled, as wheat 92 High- — (snubbing) 94 Pull along 95 Khan who married Rita Hayworth 96 “I’m OK with it” 98 Comedian Emo 100 It might be given by a flirter 101 Way to serve ham or pastrami 102 Café au — 107 Wheat husk 108 Water whirl 109 City in Iowa 110 Plateau’s kin 112 Law school newbie 113 Folklore giant 114 Exam for H.S. juniors 116 Brief snooze 117 — -friendly 118 Fossil fuel 119 — polloi

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