PREMIER CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Dubya or JFK

5 Horse riders

12 Bandleader Lawrence NBA’s Erving, familiarly Totally alter Visibly sulky Pack of yaks Coastal inlet Monumental

Of very hilly regions Liveliness Betray by snitching Possible answer to “Who is?” Scottish refusals Lupe of “Mexican Spitfire”

With 73- and 117-Across, notable fact about this puzzle’s solution Antigen-attacking lymphocyte Abbr. ending a math proof

Suffix with form Deer relative Surgical tool

Put a levy on Smidge

Des Moines native Cry to a lifesaver Move in spasms “American Pie” actor — William Scott

Visibly awed Tailless cat 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 29

30 32 40 41 42 44 47 49 51 53 56

58 60

Pop’s Grande The Beatles’ “Eleanor —” Gibson liquor 1847 Herman Melville novel

Big name in utility knives

Atty.’s title 18-wheeler

Div. of a hoops game

See 33-Across Mine, in Italy ROY G. — Albuquerque-toDenver dir. Chef’s hat Travel by foot Cable inits. for old films Reverend Jackson Tweak Ending for buck “El —” (nickname of a drug lord)

97 Drink heartily

99 Acorn trees

100 “Incredible!”

102 D-Max pickup maker

Tips, as a hat Wd. often ending in “-ly” Rho-tau link Western treaty inits. U.S. spy gp. Former Pan Am rival Decide you will See 33-Across Part of a ship’s hull 61 63

65 66 68 69 71

73 80 81 82

83 85 89

91 93 94 95 104 106

107 109 111 112 115 117 121 123 125 126 133 134 135 136

137 138 139

140 141

DOWN

1 Trig, for calc, e.g.

2 Put new concrete on

Revised copy Cholesterollowering drug Funny Carrey Artist Yoko

“Be quiet!” Univ. about 50 miles west of Topeka Coating with glossy varnish

Yang partner Office scribe Interlaced

Is

Third bk. of the Bible Roguish behavior 3 4

5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14

Cartoon hits Cool, man Some Native Americans Getting a laugh of out

Cool guy on “Happy Days”

Years, in Italy Traffic snarl Lawn digger Popular place for a piercing

Give a test to Log splitter

“— Out of My League”

Basic nature “That’s clear” 17 18

26 28 35 36 38 43

45 46

47 48 50 52 53 55 57 59 62 64

68 70

72 74

Group of precision marchers Ceremony “Run This Town” rapper

Toon frame Laugh syllable from a Stooge

Plant — (claim some territory, maybe) Writer Mario Vargas — Mitigate

“King Kong” studio Solidifies “Seminar,” for “Marines,” e.g.: Abbr. River in Italy “Kisses and hugs” symbol

Glide in a rink Glaring “That’s the — goes” Med. insurer NFL’s Jaguars, on scoreboards The “E” of 39-Across Well-off Muslim face veil Arouse Linguist Chomsky Mark over a short vowel Pliocene, e.g.

Big name in infomercial knives Eligible for Soc. Sec. Class for an Eng. major 75 76 77 78 79 84 85 86 87 90 92

93 96 98

101 103 105 108 110 112

113 114 116 118 119 120 121 124 128 130 131 132

Little jewel Sam of golf Judo halls

Blue hue Walrus tooth Aliens, briefly Tot’s glassful Yank who wore #13 Small amount, as of sales

Jazz saxophonist Dave

Injure greatly People crushing things

Stick on Biblical song Points of convergence Prizes highly Animals: Suffix Kismet

Wolf down Suppress Pre-liftoff expression

Hot dog Judicial inquest Book divs. Lauder of cosmetics Cereal utensil Basra citizen Mexico’s — California Huge-screen film format In-favor votes “Stupid me!” Partakes of “Grimm” airer Wye follower