PREMIER CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 Diamond shape 8 Swank 14 Hit on the bean 20 “Winnie-the-Pooh” author 21 Crescentshaped 22 Have a thought 23 Bishop, e.g. 24 Apparel 25 It’s hung and hit at fiesta 26 Start of an instruction 29 “Anne of Green Gables” novelist Lucy — Montgomery 30 “— have thought it?” 31 Instruction, part 2 39 Reindeer herders’ region 45 Burrow 46 Scottish estate owner 47 1976 title film role for Robby Benson 48 Gin-and-lime cocktails 50 Weeper of Greek myth 52 Kitchen appliance brand 53 Everything considered 54 Instruction, part 3 59 Catholic bigwigs 60 Huge time unit 61 Elf 62 With 41-Down, town near New London, Connecticut 63 — about (near) 64 Have — (know someone with clout) 65 Weak type 69 Terrif 70 NFL goals 71 See 97-Down 72 Instruction, part 4 79 Steamers, e.g. 80 Barbera’s partner in cartoons 81 Artist Rousseau 82 Onion’s kin 84 Proceeds 87 Coffee option 90 Plaza Hotel girl of kid-lit 91 Venus, just before dawn 92 Instruction, part 5 94 — Field (Mets’ home) 96 One all, e.g. 97 End of the instruction 109 Team novice 110 Warrant 111 Actor Gary 113 Bee or ant 114 More timid 115 Put to use 116 Mall stands 117 Shines and smooths 118 Vended
DOWN
1 Musical talk 2 Mata — 3 It’s a sign 4 Vibraphonist Jackson 5 Ho-hum 6 Inopportune 7 Shilly-shally 8 Model Schiffer 9 Skating jump 10 Animated bug film 11 Go via sea 12 Scattered, as seeds 13 “For cryin’ out loud!” 14 Two-footed 15 Aesir god 16 Confined, with “up” 17 Jack of early latenight TV 18 Bluesy James 19 Merger, e.g. 27 Knitting stitch 28 E. — (gut bacteria) 31 Band 32 Couscous alternative 33 Opens, as a gas tank 34 Sock variety 35 Film units 36 Baseball’s Martinez 37 Shamrock’s land 38 Revered one 40 Dinner piece 41 See 62-Across 42 Open a bit 43 Taboo thing 44 Unhearing 47 Carlisle of the Go-Go’s 49 Awful smell 51 Indirect route 55 Tobacco pipes 56 Get clothed 57 Is 58 Material for some cans 63 Alley- — 65 Lambaste 66 Rome’s land, in France 67 Acacia relative 68 Badger 69 Incline 71 Resell tickets 72 Mississippi senator Cochran 73 “Mary — Little Lamb” 74 One of the deadly sins 75 Santa — (some winds) 76 Lead-in to spore 77 67-Down, for one 78 Personal quirks 83 Article-preceding summary 85 Marks of distinction 86 Cat Nation tribe 88 Pollination organs 89 Pâté de — gras 92 Truck fuel 93 Vessel with a bag, maybe 95 Streetcars 97 With 71-Across, French avant-garde composer 98 TV actress Anderson 99 Ho-hum 100 — out (barely earns) 101 Lit candle bit 102 “Hmm ... yes” 103 Zap, as leftovers 104 Arduous hike 105 Lost traction 106 Solder, say 107 Jannings of old films 108 Demolish 112 Actor Romero