PREMIER CROSSWORD / EASY-PEASY
ACROSS
1 Conceptual framework 7 Nickname of jazz
pianist Earl Hines
12 Cat feature
16 Mailbox item: Abbr.
19 Cajoles
20 Backcountry
21 Actor Alan
22 Before
23 Saving a Hilton from
being demolished?
26 Rove (about)
27 Eisenhower, informally 28 Dawn deity
29 Country that’s the setting of a story told by Jesus?
31 Confusion when a golfer can’t find the club for the green?
36 2000-15 CBS show
37 Two racing Unsers
38 Strike — (do some
modeling)
39 Admission of defeat
41 “The way things now
stand ...”
44 Road named for a head
of state?
50 Intent
53 Golf average
54 Mental sharpness
55 Santa — winds
56 One who’s bad at
playing practical jokes? 62 Richard of “The Jackal” 63 Former AT&T rival
64 Creepy
65 Tax audit org.
66 Hunchback creator
Victor
67 Belgian river
68 Favorite crucifix style? 74 “I see!,” facetiously
77 Match units
78 Cruise of “Top Gun”
79 Actress Bette
83 No, in Fife
84 DVR choice
85 Evangelizing in remote
areas?
89 Fast internet svc.
90 Final words from a bully 92 Tirana’s nation: Abbr. 93 Picnic pest
94 Subatomic matter that
may or may not exist? 101 “Penn & Teller: —”
(TV series)
102 Maui “hello”
103 Hunter constellation 107 Three in “minimum” 108 Big tea vessel 110 Aviator who was really courageous? 114 Little squeeze from a fuddy-duddy? 118 Grain variety 119 NASA’S Eagle,
e.g.
120 Suffix with resin
or riot
121 Forehead border you had before you started going bald?
126 — kwon do
127 Coal source
128 Door reply to
“Who’s there?” 129 Most current 130 Antiquated
131 Fax, e.g.
132 “The battle —!” 133 Provides, as
with power
DOWN 1 Italian tenor Tito Devise, as a plan Would really rather not Application filename extension
Actor Gibson According to
Not stale Vienna’s nation: Abbr.
9 Two after uno
10 Persists in
discussing 11 Thomas — Edison 12 British bye-byes 13 Perp’s excuse 14 Revered one 15 Narrow road 16 Groups of trial lawyers 17 Fleeting quality 18 Comic Foxx 24 Mythical bird 25 Bitterly cold 30 Jungle den 32 Recipe qty. 33 Alway 34 Assistance 35 Bullring holler 40 Sky light
41 40-Down studier’s sci. 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 42 Eyelid malady
43 One of a flight of steps 45 MPG monitor
46 USA’S Uncle
47 A Gershwin
48 Be an omen of
49 Feudal vassal
50 Big galoot
51 Outrage
52 Impair
57 Frank Sacks’
“— the Unicorn”
58 Plunk lead-in
59 Helpful hints
60 Get it wrong
61 “— Be My Girl” (top 5
tune for the O’jays)
66 Source of CBD oil
67 “Right on!”
69 Ancient Egyptian god 70 Dwarfs’ count 71 Vodka brand, familiarly 72 In support of
73 Govt. health agcy.
74 “— you act now ...”
(infomercial segue)
75 Is unrivaled
76 Hardly ever employed 80 By way of
81 Hostel
82 Mil. officer
84 Bean curd
85 Touch
86 Traitor
87 Yale alum
88 “The Good Doctor”
airer
91 Virgin Mary’s mother:
Abbr.
95 Actress Lanchester
96 Many #1 songs
97 Calder Cup rink org. 98 Writer Santha Rama — 99 Email giggle
100 Verdi’s “— tu”
104 Instead (of)
105 Danish port
106 Big Apple MLB squad 108 Coll. in Philly
109 Made grain-sized
111 Skater Sasha
112 Python in “The Jungle
Book”
113 Scrabble 4-pointer 114 Hernando de —
115 Engine stats
116 A Great Lake
117 Roman 402
122 Sydney’s state: Abbr. 123 Non- — food
124 Sprinted
125 “Inc.” relative