THE PREMIER

ACROSS

1 Watchful 8 Abjectly submissive 15 Floral shop receptacles 20 More candid 21 Fingernail sur

rounder 22 Novelist Munro 23 Bands of fibrous tissue enclosing muscles 24 Inept warrior in

armor? 26 Like escaped con

victs 28 See 17-Down 29 Slaughter of the

diamond 30 Member of a certain antelope fraternity? 34 Plasma particle 36 “Hurlyburly” play

wright David 37 Med. drips 38 Certain book of

liturgy 43 Anti-DUI ad, e.g. 46 Ending for Alp or

salt 47 Concept, to Jean

Luc 49 Activity when shopping for sweaters? 51 Person who repositions tiny flies? 54 “Life of Pi” novelist

Martel 55 Something easy

peasy 56 Apia resident 57 “Nothin’ —!”

(“Easy-peasy!”) 59 In the dossier, e.g. 60 First-class 63 Sword stopper 67 Bireme tool 68 Shoelace snarl of

note? 73 Young male,

urban-style 74 Like many off

shore rescues 75 Outdoor enclo

sure for tabbies 76 In a mischievous

way 79 Inside: Prefix 81 Beautiful guy 85 Persian-founded

faith 86 “That feels go-o

od!” 89 “‘One-l lama’ poet, grind your teeth!”? 92 Had some friends south of the border? 95 Poker cost 96 Norma — (Field

role) 97 Horse’s kin 98 Call halfway to a

walk 99 “Delish!” 100 Wound, after a few days 101 Twisty letter 102 Far northern city inhabited by trolls? 106 Sheep’s hair 109 Wear down 114 Convenient kind of shopping 115 Confession after hitting your physician with your leg joint? 118 Angel, musically 122 Big rig, e.g. 123 Lava spewer 124 Automaker Maserati 125 Impetuosity 126 Very vivid 127 Totally faded

DOWN

1 Out of whack 2 Pro-gun org. 3 Auto fluid 4 Set free 5 Spitz variety 6 Province 7 More moony 8 Singer Boz 9 Light unit 10 — glance 11 “La Dolce —” 12 Chilled 13 Pivot 14 Wife of Zeus 15 With 90-Down, actor Jean-Claude 16 Foreign 17 With 28-Across, ink the contract 18 Canyon reply 19 Puts (down) 25 — light (lamp on a

film set) 27 Ominous bird 30 Prudish sorts 31 — -Barbera 32 Flanged girder 33 News svc. 35 Like Mork, per his

planet 39 Reaping tool 40 Alias lead-in 41 Maya of architec

ture 42 Cable TV’s Spike,

once 43 Rack-and- —

steering 44 Camp for Colonel

Klink 45 According to 47 “But is —?” 48 Faye of films 49 NBAer, e.g. 50 Rubber check

abbr. 52 Food-order option 53 French political

units 58 “What a piece of

work —” 59 Aromatic sub

stance 61 “Where — start?” 62 Bungle 64 Wearing a dis

guise, informally 65 Airport info 66 Illuminated 68 Holy books of

Islam 69 Cubbyholes 70 Bray sound 71 Slight push 72 A party to 73 Easter cake 77 Hem and — 78 Bird perches 80 Toledo “two” 82 User busters 83 Rockabilly singer

Chris 84 “Come Back,

Little —” 86 Rocker Rose 87 Be laid up 88 Drama unit 90 See 15-Down 91 Got tangled 93 Slacked off 94 Eggy quaff 99 Marilyn of “The

Misfits” 100 Depleted 101 Opt 103 Lunchtimes, often 104 Early name in arcades 105 “Bonanza” star Greene 106 Among 107 Creole pod 108 Difficult task 110 Shankar of Indian music 111 Take too much, briefly 112 Knucklehead 113 Nero’s “Lo!” 116 Stretch (out) 117 Almond-hued 119 Prefix for “equal” 120 Erwin of films 121 Young kid