PREMIER CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 Of Christian ritual immersion 10 Fish also called a “jack” 17 Ship for ETs 20 Work partner 21 Everlasting 22 Edge 23 Start of a riddle 25 Log cutter 26 Reply to “Shall we?” 27 Bruins legend Bobby 28 A dieter may try to lose it 29 Obstruction 30 Riddle, part 2 37 Decline to vote 41 Earsplitting 42 Alleviates 43 Riddle, part 3 49 Cat sound 50 Make fun of 51 Seemly 52 Zig’s reverse 55 Archie’s sitcom wife 57 Name on an elevator 60 Minor error 61 Bicycled, e.g. 62 Rock singer Snider 63 Epitome of easiness 66 3/15 or 4/13, day-wise 68 315 or 413, phone-wise 70 Riddle, part 4 73 Roget’s references 76 “Taken” star Neeson 77 China’s Lao- — 78 “Blue Bloods” airer 81 Cat sound 82 Tide type 84 Scissor cut 86 For only the case at hand 88 Rest house 89 Player getting a goal 91 Hourglass fill 94 Plus 95 Riddle, part 5 99 Part of Iberia 102 Crab part 103 Plush 104 End of the riddle 110 Go offstage 111 Geologic span 112 Lennon’s lady 113 Cuisine with tom yum 117 Jar coverer 118 Riddle’s answer 125 Flying geese formation 126 Stud farm owner, e.g. 127 Waterproof sheet 128 Suffix with govern 129 More lathery 130 Got testy with
DOWN
1 Cry out loud 2 Tennis champ Arthur 3 Exam taken by many jrs. 4 Little tykes 5 Here, to Hugo 6 Auntie, to Mom 7 Wrestlers’ pad 8 Pal of Porthos and Aramis 9 Looks of lust 10 Architect I.M. — 11 See 12-Down 12 With 11-Down, New York Giants legend 13 Pasta sauce brand 14 Actress — Aimée 15 U.S.-Can.-Mex. treaty 16 Schnozz suffix 17 Planet with 27 moons 18 Focus one’s gaze 19 Final Greek letters 24 Vocal quaver 29 Really rise 30 Slugger Ripken 31 Raise 32 From scratch 33 British runner Sebastian 34 Jostle 35 Scents 36 Heady brew 37 Really longed 38 Wedding party? 39 “Wake Up Little —” (1957 hit) 40 Trial balloon 44 “O Sole —” (Italian song) 45 High storage room 46 “Memento” director Christopher 47 Soul 48 Conical homes 52 Wildlife park 53 Stir in, e.g. 54 “You don’t say!” 56 “Funny joke!” 58 Joss or tiki 59 Hauling trucks 61 Panasonic alternative 64 Like pogo sticks 65 Mailer’s “via” 67 Arch across 69 Far off the shore 70 ENE’s reverse 71 One-named singer with the 2005 hit “Oh” 72 Simple-living sect 73 “I didn’t need that level of detail!,” in texts 74 Cackling bird 75 Geologic span 78 Sevigny of “Kids” 79 Officer over deckhands 80 Actor Wolf 83 Lake fish 85 Golf number 87 “The BFG” author Roald 89 Reasonable 90 Depend 92 Twelve p.m. 93 Bamboozle 95 Droop 96 British rule in old India 97 — more (greater than one) 98 Bloke 99 Postpone 100 Fairies 101 Stage actors’ whispers 105 India’s first prime minister 106 Gluttony, e.g. 107 Records on a cassette 108 Army outfits 109 Like Livy 113 “That’s right” 114 Embraced 115 Korea locale 116 “— that right?” 118 “American Dad!” airer 119 Meanie Amin 120 Singer David — Roth 121 Hound sound 122 Madrid Mrs. 123 Antonym: Abbr. 124 Disparity