San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)

Premier Crossword: Six Below

- BY FRANK A. LONGO #2,066

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1 Airplane walkway 6 Gentle pat 9 River delta deposit 13 Pixie or elf 19 Unhesitati­ng and fast 21 Low-quality 22 Binds with string 23 Grew older with contentmen­t and dignity 25 Very ardent 26 Fluffy scarf 27 Wiggly fishes 28 Perenniall­y popular hymn 30 Makes a leg warmer, e.g. 32 Plow beasts 33 “— -Pan” (James Clavell novel) 34 Shouts of discovery 35 Is wearing 37 Kept posted 39 Hair salon job 41 Growth theory subj. 42 Accumulate 44 Hdqrs. where officers work 46 Red-carpet-walking type 50 Liquid filling la mer 51 Fend off 52 Title detective of 1970s TV 55 Give the boot 56 Prepared to do some grilling 58 Tier 59 “I’m not that impressed” 60 Egg-shaped 61 Musical ornaments 64 Place to play pool or table tennis 66 Do the task flawlessly 69 Alternativ­e to a 401(k) 71 Hogs’ home 72 Eye-irritating cleanser 74 1963 Johnny Cash smash 76 Gush forth 77 Be in arrears 79 U.S. med. research agcy. 80 Final toast of a meal 84 In the style of 85 Law-of-motion subject 87 Glistened 88 Historic span 89 Slowly, to a maestro 91 Island setting 92 “I love you,” in Spanish 93 Course of action 94 Hip about 96 Enter quickly 99 Film spools 100 Pupil’s place 103 Very big bird 105 Domino spots 106 Unsullied places 108 Complete disaster, in slang 111 Spinner in a compass 112 Spinner in a kid’s room 115 Surround with a nimbus 116 1990s sitcom ... and what literally appears six times in this puzzle 119 Add to the mix, maybe 120 British noble 121 Prayed before partaking 122 Pole carvings 123 Eye irritation 124 Ovine female 125 Sun-related

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1 Part of UAE 2 “Othello” foe 3 Makes one’s views known 4 Jar cover 5 Enter by sidling 6 Watch faces 7 Missile paths 8 97-Down insect 9 Foamed up 10 Honolulu palace name 11 Amusement, to texters 12 “Give this a whirl” 13 Low-end cigar 14 Radar sound 15 Put a new border around 16 Basketball great — Thomas 17 Mozart’s “Rondo Alla —” 18 Fencing blades 20 Get in a stew 24 Sends via phone line 29 Streaming music service 31 Prefix with disclosure 32 Give the boot 35 Boot part 36 Brazilian palm berry 37 Line of work 38 “Morning Edition” airer 40 HDTV maker 42 Pilot’s skill 43 Old Cougar carmaker, in brief 45 FDR and HST’S party 47 Volcanic outflows 48 Praise heavily 49 Stomach 51 Decongesta­nt brand 52 Gulf of — (arm of the Baltic) 53 Just free of the bottom, as an anchor 54 Film for which Holly Hunter won an Oscar 57 Luminous 58 Spiral-shaped pasta 60 “Well, golly!” 62 Hide-hair link 63 “No seats left” abbr. 65 “Odyssey” temptress 66 Like twangy voices 67 Adequate 68 “That is ...” 70 Warm blanket 73 Jaw-dropping 75 As of 78 Prior to, in verse 81 Heavenly 82 River of Russia 83 Cooking vessels 85 Tiny particle 86 Road gunk 87 Six, in Seville 90 As surplus 92 Plains tent 93 Hogs’ home 95 Wyoming mountains 97 Collection of hives 98 Round shape 99 Corp. shuffles 100 “That is ...,” to Caesar 101 Head for hurriedly 102 Cry to a battlefiel­d medic 104 Impulses 106 Grammy winner Gorme 107 Scott in an 1857 court case 109 Slender 110 Brothers’ group, in brief 111 Chew like a beaver 113 Kind of whale 114 British noble 117 Operate 118 Bushy hairdo, for short

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