THE PREMIER
NOVEL COUPLES
ACROSS
1 High-fiber cereal ingredient 8 Thwacked 15 Something
imperative 20 Endorse 21 Many a quaint
cabin 22 “The Gypsy”
singer Shore 23 Tree anchors growing in a groundwork? [Asimov-Haley] 25 Split in two 26 Lyric poems 27 — chi 28 Dirtier, as a chimney 30 Headland 34 Awful review 36 Actress De Mornay after marrying “Star Trek” ensign Harry? [du Maurier-Kipling] 39 Egg-shaped instrument 42 Defeat in cleverness 45 Lays (down) 46 Dear granny? [Morrison-Zola] 48 Indulges fully 50 Belle of a ball 51 Butler’s girl 53 Knight’s tunic 58 Livy’s “to be” 61 Geller of the paranormal 63 Small, thin part of a beach hill? [Herbert-Levin] 67 Government financial assistance 69 — News (Utah paper) 72 Elliptical 73 Laughter syllables 74 Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer,” for the film “The Sting”? [Doctorow-Rand] 77 Long of film 78 Boise locale 80 Related
compounds 81 Wielded, as power 83 Distress after a really deep sleep? [Cook-King] 85 Eminent lead-in 86 Gives help to 87 Neighbor of
Norway 88 Biblical queendom 92 Woolen cap 94 Nash of funny
poems 98 President Grant is gabby? [JoyceBenchley] 103 Blood type, informally 107 Physician who may cry “Stat!” 109 Hall of talk TV 110 Have a phobia of queasiness? [Hubbard-Sartre] 112 “i” finisher 114 Dog ID sites 115 Pistol, e.g. 116 Sarge, e.g. 119 Lacerations 122 Tough guy’s claim 123 Abducted old Japanese chief? [Stevenson-Clavell] 131 Give rise to 132 Brainless 133 Treat as a hero 134 Finisher 135 Moves very quietly 136 Tallinn’s land
DOWN
1 Clumsy type 2 Of yore 3 Mr. Capote, briefly 4 Singer Folds 5 Total change 6 Very little 7 Memo tablet 8 — -mo 9 — Blanc (Alps peak) 10 Home to Taj Mahal 11 Groups in church robes 12 “Kitchy —!” 13 Lifesaving pro 14 Pie, e.g. 15 Not standing, as a committee 16 Sporty two-seaters 17 Not typical of 18 “Don’t waste your breath!” 19 Heat units 24 “Life — cabaret” 29 Eight-player bands 30 Kernel holder 31 Strikeout star 32 Good friend 33 Ate away at 35 Actor Beery 37 Printers’ widths 38 Ewe’s cry 40 “So — heard” 41 Space cloud 43 One, to Juanita 44 Road coater 47 “— do not!” 49 Dancer in Matthew 52 “Be — and help
me” 54 ROY G. — 55 1972 Jack Lemmon
film 56 Made tighter, as a
knot 57 Horrors 58 Moral code 59 Eye makeup 60 Bagel variety 62 Former TV host
Philbin 64 Some vases 65 Mesh 66 Thin air 68 Start of a cry from
Juliet 69 Gucci alternative 70 Awards for Tina
Fey 71 Recognize 75 Philosopher
Lao- — 76 Phillips —
Academy 79 Harbored 82 Kind of plane
engine 84 Engaged, as a car
engine 85 Ballet step 89 Lean-to’s kin 90 Roy Wood’s rock gp. 91 51-year senator Robert 93 Equine beast 95 It includes a
snare 96 Mag. team 97 — Valley, San
Francisco 99 Lazed about 100 Comic Gasteyer 101 Faux hair 102 Maritime “Mayday!” 103 Business workplace 104 — Marcus (retailer) 105 Accessory for an iPod 106 Oily matter 108 Am unable to 111 Reformer Ralph 113 Native metal 117 “The Elder” of
Rome 118 Andy Taylor’s tyke 120 Greek letters 121 Quick drink 124 Africa’s Amin 125 Quick swim 126 HP products 127 Artist Yoko 128 Gimlet liquor 129 Arm of Israel 130 Tchr.’s org.