THE PREMIER

DELICACY BENEATH THE SURFACE

ACROSS 1 Belgradians, e.g. 6 Head hair hides them 12 Aped 20 Irked a lot 21 Was released 22 In a mannerly manner 23 Start of a riddle 26 Myrna of “The Thin Man” 27 Seasons’ first games 28 Cried feebly 29 Gives in (to) 33 PIN point 34 TV reporter Burnett 36 — Marian 37 Riddle, part 2 45 Currently airing 47 Like straight lines, for short 48 Recycling receptacles 49 Notable years 50 Riddle, part 3 55 Singer Levine 56 — Fridays (restaurant) 57 Dalai — 58 Freeze Away targets 60 Youth org. 63 Bitten at persistently 67 Penalized monetarily 70 Taunt 72 Riddle, part 4 76 Nero or Livy 77 Actress Eva 78 Actress Eva 79 Ar follower 80 Plane parts 82 Korbut of gymnastics 84 Fleur-de- — 86 Tick’s cousin 87 Riddle, part 5 96 Stage decor 97 Champ’s cry 98 Novelist Seton 99 “Ask, I might know the answer” 100 End of the riddle 106 Sword type 107 See 9-Down 108 Basketballer Ming 109 Gift from above 111 Test pilot’s garb 114 Least dry 118 Surg. sites 119 Riddle’s answer 126 More ready to hit the hay 127 Mexican or Guatemalan 128 Wall painting 129 Steed riders 130 Revises, as text 131 Messy types DOWN 1 Toothed tool 2 King James Bible suffix 3 San Luis —, California 4 Really scolded 5 Rose to one’s feet 6 Police rank: Abbr. 7 “It’s Impossible” singer Perry 8 Over 9 With 107-Across, give in to despair 10 “The 25th Annual — County Spelling Bee” 11 Tampa Bay city, for short 12 Stock mkt. debuts 13 Floor cleaner 14 In bad health 15 Neckwear clasps 16 Make harmonious 17 Blue hue 18 Sommer of “The Oscar” 19 Like much blond hair 24 No, to Dmitri 25 Writer Bombeck 29 Love, to Nero or Livy 30 Walking stick 31 French “five” 32 Loafer, e.g. 34 Revise 35 Revive 38 With 113-Down, product’s ultimate consumer 39 Vietnamese celebration 40 Hero type 41 Nets’ org. 42 Form-filling 43 Millet, fescue and sorghum 44 Tuber often candied 46 Going gaga, with “out” 51 Wedding band 52 Lieutenant Geordi on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” 53 Exclude 54 — Zone 55 Zone 59 Disbeliever in God 60 Exclude 61 Like a worse blizzard 62 Confess 64 Birth mo. for many Leos 65 Job-creating FDR agcy. 66 Big shot 68 LAX stat 69 Cannes’ Palme — 71 Mag heads 73 Hamlet, e.g. 74 Ballot site 75 Takei’s “Star Trek” role 81 Close with stitches 83 Way out 85 Full of tension 86 Soup flavor enhancer, for short 88 Over 89 Not Rep. or Dem. 90 Party card game 91 Lower Manhattan sch. 92 Turf toughs 93 Ballyhoo 94 “Preach it!” 95 Really mad, with “off” 97 Krypton-86, for one 101 Cries feebly 102 Gazing sort 103 Baby’s toy 104 New York City moniker 105 Way out 110 Instruments with sticks 111 Lillian of silent films 112 French battle site of ’44 113 See 38-Down 114 Threadbare 115 Suffix with sermon 116 Where the tibia is 117 Minister (to) 120 Tiny — 121 Tiny 122 Set- — (brief fights) 123 Swing to and — 124 Test center 125 Lofty rails