PREMIER CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 vocalist vaughan

6 falsely present as genuine Wizards-Magic matchups, e.g. Brand of spaghetti sauce

Illicit moneylender Legendary lost city of gold Carjacking or kidnapping Guys playing in central positions in team sports Whirling, old-style vase variety Disgrace Major Dutch banking corp. “I believe,” on the internet Metabolism or reproduction Places for petri dishes old Delta rival Actress Anderson Haul to court Attempt to give a bias to news coverage Bottom-line deficit Ed of “Up” With 98-Down, have a meal around noon

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Burns’ “— Lang Syne” Market condition that eventually “bursts” Mammal with secretions used in perfumery vessel spar Marked down Billfold bill Geometric design used to calibrate a video display Imbibe slowly “Sakes alive!” “va-va- —!” Boxes of toy building blocks They patrol on horseback Historic NYC club, with “the” Wolf in “The Jungle Book”

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Genre for Cardi B Blown away Made calm President or prime minister

99 Billfold bill

100 Hawaiian isle

103 Neighbor of Arg.

104 Actor Brody

105 Chemistry trial, perhaps former NPr host flatow Slangy sleuth 66 67 68 69

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1 Tanning lotion stat 2 Aids for walking tours

Scarlet tanager old film critic James Biblical peak identified with Sinai Ending for eye or mouth fancy word for “kiss”

Little donkey round rubber gasket

Masc. opposite Plaster painting Kathmandu native Zeppelin, e.g. Not favorable Gunky stuff

Still lifes, e.g. 3 4 5 8 9

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Zapped with intense light Social insect Monastery musical piece

Pub vessel “P.S.” comment ... or where the ends of eight answers in this puzzle might appear? Mention quickly so as to minimize A Chinese capital Loosen, as a boot Irremediable Hams it up

Pit of a fruit 17 18 19 24

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Ike’s first lady Utopias Jukebox selections Supreme Court’s Samuel

Solo of “Solo” “Casablanca” heroine Embrace fully Not healthy Surpass in firepower Tabloid vIPs Move furtively Gunky stuff

Cry of cheer Siouan tribe Pos. opposite Safe, in hardball Give a convincing argument Brews, as tea Pre-coll. exam Itemize, e.g. recon data river of forgetfulness Subpar grade Savory taste of MSG

A beatnik may beat it Partners of poppas Disjoin, as a pair of oxen Transitioned smoothly Answers an invite Honk

Casual shirt fun activities, for short

Airing past midnight, say — Island (Big Apple borough) Mayberry boy Yemeni capital Poppa — -Magnon Unit of corn Source of a purple fruit Augmenting Start to get tiresome Witty Bombeck Nation within a nation

96 Golfer Michelle

97 Hip-hop “Dr.”

98 See 51-Across

100 Mmes.’ counterparts Wood cutter Software revision, e.g. Pack away violin cousin Get frosty facilitates Proportion Lacking skill Thees and — Em, to Dorothy Hurdle for some college srs. “2 funny!!!” relatives, casually

“— a pity!” Casual shirt 79 80

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