PREMIER CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Cinch — (Hefty brand) 4 Achy feeling 12 Recede 15 Sporty car roof feature 19 “Just — expected!” 20 “Babes in Toyland,” e.g. 21 What “U” may mean
22 — Ridge (1972 Kentucky Derby winner) 23 Birds for Yuletide dinners 26 Some Pac-12 players 27 Some antique autos
28 Fr. woman with a halo 29 Cuddly crib toys 31 Letter holders 35 Irritate
36 Post office scale unit
37 It flows in la Loire 38 Vegetable pizza toppings 42 Polling place containers 48 Feels ill 49 Weep audibly 50 Zeno of — (Greek philosopher)
51 Vie for the affection of 52 Lies next to 54 Guessing game for kids 55 Garnishes for martinis 60 Broody rock genre 62 Nonbeliever in God 63 Record half with the hit, usually
FILL IT UP!
65 Forces out 69 Larry and Curly’s pal 70 Parts of respiratory systems 75 “Fake-Out” costar Zadora 76 Zac of “The Lorax”
78 “—: Battle Angel” (2019 action film) 79 Grilled corned beef sandwiches 81 “Yes” vote 83 Things hanging from rims
87 Put into a snug spot
90 Base before home
92 Oahu gift 93 As straight as — (totally honest) 94 Year, in Portuguese 95 Speller’s clarifying words 96 Sewing kit accessories 100 Chicks awaiting meals have them 104 ’16 Olympics host city
105 “— a Letter to My Love” 106 “Milk” director Van Sant 107 Bellhops’ burdens
113 Hard or soft Tex-Mex items 117 Exhaust 118 Socko review 119 “Sure, sure!” 120 Fact about 12 long answers in this puzzle 125 100%, in Germany 126 Winery cask 127 People prettifying 128 Unit of work 129 Shopkeeper Oleson on “Little House on the Prairie” 130 Hi-tech organizer 131 Currently 132 Cereal grass
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1 “— bleu!” 2 Pale-faced 3 Russian ballet company 4 “Help us!” 5 Elect (to) 6 Sleep phase 7 Expunge 8 Tree homes 9 Suffix with towel
10 Apt name for a chef?
11 “No Exit” playwright 12 Looked at 13 Hopalong Cassidy portrayer William
14 On the go 15 Make level 16 Female giant of myth 17 Cultivate to excess 18 Ticks away 24 British verb suffix 25 “Akeelah and the Bee” star Palmer 30 Conks on the head 32 August sign 33 Cereal grass 34 Brit’s bar 35 U.S. tax org. 38 An earth sci. 39 Carsick feeling 40 Deep hole 41 Besides that 42 Turned into 43 Numerous 44 Rakish guy 45 Body of water 46 Night hooter 47 Losing row in tictac-toe 52 Zipcar owner 53 Hotel stock 54 Debt slip 56 Thin-toned 57 White — sheet 58 “— girl!” 59 “Wicked Game” singer Chris 61 City in Iraq 64 City in India 66 Big name in tight trunks
67 “The Adventures of —” (2011 Spielberg film) 68 Lips off to 71 White rat, say 72 Tale tweaker 73 War vet’s affliction, for short 74 Jellied fish 77 Sturdy tree 80 — B’rith 82 Website for craft vendors 84 Yalies 85 What “X” may mean
86 Pen choice 87 Papeete native 88 Of no avail 89 Color-sensitive retina part 91 That chap 95 Song and dance 96 Measures of acidity
97 Geller of psychic acts
98 Grab a chair 99 Ad— 101 $1,000 bills, informally 102 Unpretty 103 From Florence, e.g. 107 Israeli native 108 Overturn 109 Pooch’s bark 110 Less perilous 111 Each and — 112 Bog plant 114 URL starter 115 Israel’s Barak 116 Singer Horne 117 White sheet? 121 Fuss 122 Body of water 123 Give it a go 124 Navy inits.