THE PREMIER
CITY HITS
ACROSS
1 Shoe statistic 6 ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron and such 12 “Lemme think about that ...” 15 “This looks bad” 19 New Olds in 1999 20 Get excited 21 Lead-in to classical 22 Cuban money 23 1964 Elvis Presley hit 25 Native of France’s capital 27 Retired NBA star Ming 28 Ellipsis part 29 Article in many rap song titles 30 Printer insert 31 1974 Paper Lace hit 35 Copy and Paste setting 37 Demand (of) 38 ’60s prez 39 Horn blast 40 Stockingholding band 44 “It’s my turn now” 45 Throw softly 48 Rear target in bowling 51 1985 Jan Hammer hit 55 Equine animal 56 — Moines 58 World Series org. 59 Cry of epiphany 60 Pie’s place 61 Zest and Coast 63 Dangling bit of jewelry 65 Tip over 66 1959 Freddy Cannon hit 69 Battle reminders 71 Missionary “Mother” 72 “Sands of Iwo Jima” director Dwan 73 Raines of old films 74 Riverbed sand 75 Suffix with duct or project 77 Big klutz 78 Pig’s place 81 1969 Glen Campbell hit 85 Rich Italian ice cream 87 Rescue request 88 Note after fa 89 Time pieces? 91 Noted times 92 Move to and — 93 Droop down 95 Carrier to Milan 98 1975 Elton John hit 105 Atlas feature showing altitude 106 Former big record gp. 107 Ultrasecret govt. org. 108 Big klutz 111 Quick web ordering option 112 1986 John Cougar Mellencamp hit that summarizes this puzzle? 115 Friendly bat of the eye 116 Mr. —! (Cluelike board game) 117 Cry of epiphany 118 Some upscale hotels 119 Some jeans 120 G.P.’s field 121 Looks hard 122 Occupy, as a desk
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1 Like tildes 2 Figure skater Kulik 3 Private prayers 4 “—-la-la” 5 Poker variety 6 Moistening while cooking 7 Hip-hop mogul Gotti 8 “Pride — before destruction” 9 Need (to) 10 Son of Abraham 11 Guitar maker Paul 12 Empty a suitcase 13 Comic Anne 14 Home loan offerer 15 Good aspect 16 Klum on many covers 17 Inedible type of orange 18 Fine-tuned 24 Top-caliber 26 Asimov classic 30 Lead-in to gender 32 URL lead-in 33 Apra Harbor locale 34 Mata — 35 Bluesy James 36 Performs 41 Cup part 42 Writer Gay or editor Nan 43 Diplomats’ residences 44 Winter fight projectile 45 Flood barrier 46 Ill sign, say 47 Be flexible 49 Huge heroes 50 Sci-fi writer Stephenson 52 Sensed feeling 53 Land in the water, in Livorno 54 Cabbie’s cry 57 Of positional relations 61 Wife of Abraham 62 Turtle topper 64 Purviews 65 Consumption 66 Shower powders 67 Intro drawing class, maybe 68 Wallop 69 Embroiders, e.g. 70 Ad biz award 74 Didn’t waver 76 Water, to Henri 78 Of utmost importance 79 And the like: Abbr. 80 Prone to pry 82 Haifa’s home 83 Close to 84 Close to 86 Jared of “Mr. Nobody” 90 “Burnt” hues 92 Movies, informally 93 Quenched, as thirst 94 Instagram, for one 96 Breather 97 Baking potatoes 98 Be on the hunt 99 Skating legend Sonja 100 Graff of “Ladybugs” 101 Pageant VIP 102 Folder’s call 103 Ghana port 104 Phony sort 109 Thai’s home 110 Swift 112 Where one lives: Abbr. 113 ’50s prez 114 Former big record gp.