PrEMiEr CrOssWOrD PuzzlE

James of “Alien Nation” Lead- in to hazard “My opinion is ...” Tried very hard Tumblers, e. g. Actress Hunt fatal Start of a riddle Strong metal Vertical line on a graph Attack like an alligator Land north of Mex. — - country ( music genre) Peruvian of yo

ACROSS 1

5 8 13 19 21 22 23 26 27 65 66 74 76 77 78 85 86

87 88 89 90 91 92 94 95 96 100

102 103

104 106 109 116 121 122 71 73 74 76 78 80

81

84 87

89 90 92

95 97 98 104 105 106 107 108 124 125 126 127

DOWN

1 cornfield cries

2 Eight, in Berlin

3 Actor Gross of “Ellen”

“The negotiation is off!”

Severe

— - bitty

Org. that inspects factories fighting — ( NcAA team)

Utter failure Sever competitor of Ben & Jerry’s

Yard feature Place to ski Vietnamese holiday

Road sign no. “Banjo on my knee” song

Winery tubs “frozen” snow queen “— Hollywood Screen Kiss” ( 1998 film)

Be alive fifty percent Talk show emcee, e. g. 5 6 7 9 10 11

12 13 14

15 16

17 18 24 25 31 33 35 36

37 38 42 43

45 46 50 52

54 55

59 60 66 67 68 71 72

Egypt’s Sadat formally abolish Displayed example of a product Gives the slip to Aviation military branch fix the pitch of again Architect Saarinen Sierra Nevada evergreen Blister, e. g.

Like GIs peeling potatoes flower holder Santa’s bagful Egg on

“Yes, if memory serves” Benefit bagful chewbacca’s companion

— - la- la

With 48- Across, record of arrests, slangily

Put in financial distress Gene- splicing stuff Verifiable

No longer practicing: Abbr. Marcos of the Philippines Texas city Poet Wylie or novelist Glyn 75 77 78 79 80

81 82 84 92 93

96 97 98 99 104 105 107 108

110 111 113 114 115 117

118 119 120

Double cluck of reproach Some till bills Sweetie

LP player of old Uganda’s Idi Donator of services

Old TV clown

“fer —!” (“Like, totally!”)

Take responsibility for something Easter flower Spot’s jingler Tennis player Edberg fava — catch sight of Dressed for a ball Serve, as at a restaurant concluding musical parts

“You, over there ...” Dayton locale Horse foot — Reader ( eclectic quarterly)

“Oh, sure!”

Part of a vase Alaska city Revise text

“ER” folks Marshall Plan prez Swallowed

Big success Overly