PREMIER CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 Shred 6 To another country 12 Buster Brown’s dog 16 Mexican article 19 University of Maine’s city 20 News anchor Katie 21 Arduous task 22 Not be idle 23 Discoverer of Uranus ... and “The Office” co-star 26 Spoil 27 “Orinoco Flow” singer 28 Sea, to Luc 29 Buenos — 30 Commanded 31 PCs on planes, often 33 Long-range German gun of WWI ... and “Apollo 13” Oscar nominee 37 Letter #3 38 Bern’s river 39 To the extent that 40 1975 Wimbledon winner ... and “Shape of You” singer 47 German article 48 U.S. architect I.M. 49 Pet treaters 50 Slaughter with a bat 52 Abnormal plant swelling 56 Schindler with a list 58 Deputy of an envoy ... and old CBS variety show host 63 Ballpark gate 64 Explorer Hernando de— 65 Rose color 66 Klee output 67 Bistro bills 68 Olay product ... and “My Cup Runneth Over” singer 73 Sheriff Andy Taylor’s tyke 74 Coach Parseghian 75 — polloi 76 “T.N.T.” rock band 77 Game venue 78 Officer played by Phil Silvers ... and 1970s-’80s New York City mayor 84 2006 Sacha Baron Cohen film 85 Nobelist Arafat 86 Celine of song 87 Many a repo 89 Poetic form 90 Holiday drink 92 Left-leaning slant ... and “Lou Grant” star 97 “Hips Don’t Lie” singer 101 — Grey 102 Special span 103 Large, hooded snake ... and “60 Minutes” reporter for 26 years 107 Cited as evidence 111 Ship sailing past sirens 112 “— Less Ordinary” 113 Suffix with 66-Across 114 Liquefy 115 Rolodex no. 116 Money from investments ... and Reagan cabineteer 121 Previous to 122 Jib holder 123 “No clue” 124 Whoop it up 125 Berlin-to-Prague dir. 126 “— girl!” (“All right!”) 127 Unboastful 128 Pastoral verse
DOWN
1 Disk at the end of a spur 2 “Three Sisters” sister 3 61-Down producer 4 Open, as a shutter 5 Luau paste 6 Peaks 7 Nobelist Niels 8 Long to undo 9 NHL’s Bobby 10 “— for Alibi” 11 1983 Mr. T comedy 12 “— is human ...” 13 Bays, e.g. 14 Detective, slangily 15 Suffix with priest 16 Hedy of film 17 National park in Maine 18 Italicize, e.g. 24 Electrical current unit 25 Move quickly 30 Soccer star Chastain 32 Body of work 33 “Harrumph!” 34 Rage 35 “Oh wow!” 36 Off course 38 Birthplace of St. Francis 40 Desertion of one’s faith 41 Highway pull-off 42 Polynesian-themed lounges 43 Quad bike, e.g. 44 Classic car 45 Actress Blyth 46 Turndowns 51 “Of course!” 53 1996 role for Madonna 54 Steeping sauce 55 Snacker on termites 57 Capone and Unser 59 Dupe 60 Plus more: Abbr. 61 Reef stuff 62 Guitar pioneer Paul 68 “— wise guy, eh?” 69 Caring 70 Martin Luther opponent Johann 71 Hoopla 72 Actress Mitzi 73 Gold, in Italy 75 Daring 77 On deck, say 79 Tree with fan-shaped leaves 80 Up to, in ads 81 Young male, in hip-hop 82 Having five sharps 83 Central point 88 Joined with 91 React to, as a bad pun 93 Moray, e.g. 94 “Norma —” 95 Suffix with compliment 96 Fried quickly 97 Glides on ice 98 Job opening fillers 99 He directed “Life of Pi” 100 Most adept 104 Gaucho rope 105 Mali’s cont. 106 Kin of khaki 107 Natty tie 108 ’Vette, e.g. 109 Atelier tripod 110 Reflect (on) 113 Rural hotels 116 Thurman of “Prime” 117 Tokyo, once 118 Fizzling thing 119 Opal finish? 120 Hosp. scan