THE PREMIER

CRADLE OF THE MIDEAST

ACROSS

1 Seasoned seaman, slangily 8 Trees that yield a chocolate substitute 14 Entry 20 Muckety-muck 21 Spain and Portugal, collectively 22 Produce 23 Start of a riddle 25 There since birth 26 Zeta-theta link 27 Longtime name in gas 28 “— Three Lives” (’50s TV series) 30 Sri Lankan language 31 Light unit 33 Toothpasteendorsing org. 34 Big and oafish 36 Riddle, part 2 42 Small Aussie parakeet 43 Variety 44 Small, for short 45 Ending for baron 46 Plum lookalikes 47 Diner cuppa 49 Warms up, as leftovers 53 Riddle, part 3 59 Fighter with Fidel 60 Neighbor of Egypt 61 Retina locale 62 Italian farewells 63 Baseballer Aparicio 65 Clark of “Hee Haw” 66 Original “Hee Haw” airer 67 A fire sign 70 Threaded fastener 71 Pop singer Goulding 73 Gunky stuff 74 Perm parlor 76 Ph.D. hopeful’s test 77 Riddle, part 4 83 Pedal for a floor loom 84 Domain 85 11 hours before noon87 Lead-in to Magnon 90 “I’m — loss” 91 Bikini part 92 Acting unthinkingly, informally 93 End of the riddle 100 Cry to a good dog 101 18-wheeler 102 “I — Say No” (show tune) 103 Cheese-topped chip 104 Help to do wrong 106 Jiggly treat 108 Real heel 111 Torino locale 113 Riddle’s answer 117 Stop, legally 118 “Seinfeld” gal pal 119 Via E! or FX 120 Will concern 121 Prison boss 122 Harmful flies

DOWN

1 Boy of Mayberry 2 Place for hay 3 “A little dab’ll —” 4 “Shameless” airer, briefly 5 Aladdin’s monkey pal 6 City in southeast Wyoming 7 Big Apple opera house 8 U.S. prez, militarily 9 “Peek- —, I see you!” 10 Kylo — (Darth Vader’s grandson) 11 Tater Tots brand 12 Sch. locale with microscopes 13 In no danger 14 Foe of Spinks 15 NBA position 16 Rabbinical mysticism 17 Descendant of Esau 18 Bowling aims 19 Having only daughters 24 Skye of films 29 Bad boy in “The Omen” 31 Raced in a certain sled 32 Big IT company 33 Biblical boat 35 Eastern rice dish 36 Half a fl. oz. 37 Hilo dance 38 “Modern Family” actor 39 Sofa type 40 Writer Paton 41 Grades K-12 47 Karate relative 48 “Scram!” 49 Light units 50 Vegas-to-Denver dir. 51 Tic- — -toe board 52 Peeved state 54 “— Mutual Friend” 55 Football’s Tim 56 Ensnarl 57 Concert itinerary detail 58 Bone: Prefix 59 Musical score symbol 64 River buildup 66 Manage 67 Not on time 68 Lioness in “Born Free” 69 “How lovely!” 72 ENT part 73 Hair stiffener 74 Singer McLachlan 75 Political columnist Peggy 78 1954-77 defense gp. 79 Sister of Tito Jackson 80 Hard cheese 81 Singer Corey 82 Not fitting 86 Labor Day, e.g.: Abbr. 87 Whodunit poison stuff 88 Goes around 89 One rejected 91 Seek alms 92 Cincinnati citizens, say 94 Mexican bloom 95 Certain reed player 96 Ring of the iris 97 Build-it-yourself auto 98 Rights group, for short 99 Actor Lyle or actress Nita 105 Percolate 106 Mrs. Jetson 107 Idyllic garden 108 Airport waiters? 109 Fit for the job 110 Hair colorers 112 Gobbled up 114 Lad or lass 115 Road hazard 116 Belfry animal