PREMIER CROSSWORD

HALF WIT

ACROSS

1 Busy bugs 5 As a matter of routine 13 Take for granted 20 Snoozefest 21 Mogadishu native 22 Replaced the inner layer of 23 Lego bit, e. g. 25 Witty adage 26 — - Saxon 27 Coral reef 29 — acids 30 Single- named

male model 35 Totally tidy 38 Lamb serving 44 Russian autocrat 45 Lentil, e. g. 46 Free speech org. 47 Tiny neighbor of France 49 — as it is 51 Son of Posei

don 53 Totally evil 59 — Bubba ( bubble gum brand) 60 Stadium cheers 63 “— gratia artis”

( MGM motto) 64 Comic actor Seth 65 Melodic, musically 67 — - Caps

( candy) 68 Won gold or

silver 70 Jacuzzi sites 73 New England

soup 76 Crimson or

ruby 77 Gas station fill

up amount 79 Water, to Yvette 80 Little chore 82 Mink relative 83 — gestae

( deeds) 84 With 120Down, like Siamese cats or Frank Sinatra 85 Nasty whales 89 Like a scary ride in a vehicle 93 Moe, for one 94 Tesla CEO Musk 95 African plain 99 Cajun cooking pod 100 Delighted 104 Lustful god 106 Not- quite- identifiable cafeteria food 108 Quality of 2%

milk, say 111 Agitate 112 Athenian mar

ketplace 113 Air traveler 116 Singer Cleo 121 Dodge SUV 124 Apt occasion for this puzzle’s theme 129 Touched up, as

text 130 Home of St.

Louis 131 Give up, as ter

ritory 132 Give a new

look to 133 Essential 134 Word that can follow the ends of 23-, 35-, 38-, 53-, 73-, 89-, 106- and 108- Across

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1 “Waterloo” pop group 2 Gerund, e. g. 3 Calc prereq 4 Hawk 5 It follows chi 6 Actor Glass 7 “No way!,” in a text 8 Marvy 9 Cantina pot 10 Major melee 11 Georgia city 12 Kind of sock 13 Lead- in to fix 14 D. C. VIP 15 Inventor Howe 16 They follow rhos 17 Like green bananas 18 Bully 19 “D. O. A.” star O’Brien 24 Tip, as a hat 28 Range ropes 31 “— for All

Seasons” 32 Frank holder 33 “— be a real

shame if ...” 34 Siouan speaker 36 Drawn tight 37 Brow shape 38 Trellis strip 39 Light beige 40 Insincerely

eloquent 41 Desk tray for to- be- sent documents 42 Space balls 43 Pro- gun gp. 48 “A Bell for —” ( 1944 novel) 50 Ranch group 52 Rowing tool 54 Garden tool 55 Where a company’s leaders meet 56 Eye lustfully 57 Essential 58 Winds down 60 Bialy, e. g. 61 Actor Butterfield 62 Class whose stu

dents might cook 66 Post- op site 67 Mu — beef 68 Paltry 69 Mesozoic — 70 Put in a hold 71 Maze route 72 “Nay” sayer 74 Wine holders 75 Joanne of “Red

River” 78 On the house 81 Part of n/ a 83 Flee hastily 84 Quail flock 86 Pepsi rival 87 Taj Mahal’s city 88 Pew or sofa 90 Artist Paul 91 Direction opposite sud 92 Flee hastily 93 Cutty — ( clipper ship) 96 Equine beast of burden 97 High degree 98 School org. 100 Test- marking

teacher, e. g. 101 Lentil, e. g. 102 Holds dear 103 NBAer Kevin 105 Hoagie ingredient 107 Holler 109 Sweet treats 110 Easy two- pointer 114 Word before

while 115 Go upward 117 Writer Sholem 118 Notion, to Pierre 119 Zip 120 See 84- Across 122 Styling goo 123 Shelley work 125 Ship’s record 126 Canine coat 127 “... Mac — PC?” 128 Iraq export