THE PREMIER
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9 1 Bucolic Break away formally 15 Lazes about 20 Out of prison conditionally 21 Brand of infant formula 22 “— vincit amor” (“Love conquers all”) 23 Try to get the job done 24 “The Grass Is Singing” novelist 26 Falco of “Oz” 27 Bonding stuff 29 Peeving 30 O or Elle, e.g. 31 Original host of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” 35 In a calm way 37 Bellhop’s employer 38 Ultimate 40 Actress Hagen 41 They suffer for what they believe in 45 First lady who wrote “American Grown” 52 Self-confident declaration 53 Zilch 54 Ugly plants 55 Stuff oozing down a trunk 56 She sang “I’ll Be Missing You” with Puff Daddy 60 Skewed view 61 Unicycle part 62 Trout feature 63 “— go bragh” 64 Makes taboo 65 Sister chain of Marshalls 67 Art collector who founded a Manhattan museum 72 Daisy parts 74 Nets or Nats 75 Daily opinion page 76 The Monkees’ “— Believer” 79 Since 80 Like lingerie 81 She played Kerry Weaver on “ER” 84 Hertz offering 85 Actress Keanan of “Step by Step” 87 Transmitted 88 This plus that 89 George C. Scott’s “Taps” co-star 92 Certain stream of particles 95 N, S, E or W 96 — de mer 97 Utility bill info 99 Waifish supermodel 104 Creator and star of FX’s “Atlanta” 110 Wall St. hedger 111 Remove a collar from, e.g. 113 Musk of SpaceX 114 Co. transfer 115 Luminaries like the eight featured in this puzzle? (hint: look at their first few letters) 118 Took off on 121 Pacific island nation 122 Dubbed 123 Greatness 124 Some female singers 125 Refuges 126 Goes along with humbly
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1 Strength 2 Battery pole 3 Small shoot 4 George who played Sulu 5 Singer Rita 6 Get decayed 7 Touches down 8 Leave alone 9 Second half of a single 10 “— Beso” 11 City about 50 miles west of Athens 12 Arab leader 13 Casino chips, e.g. 14 J.R. Ewing’s mother 15 California city near San Jose 16 Meditation syllables 17 Japanese cartoon art 18 Ultimate 19 Drooping 25 Invested (with) 28 Funny Tracey 32 Timid 33 “— favor” 34 Old Andean 36 Eatery bill 39 Chopping with an ax 41 Peeve 42 Brazilian berry 43 Cloudburst 44 Blasting aid 46 Passports, e.g. 47 Rent 48 The, in Paris 49 Area south of the Black Sea 50 Karl with a manifesto 51 Zenith 53 Manipulation of matter on a tiny scale 57 Satan’s home 58 God of love 59 Liveliness 60 Satchel, e.g. 61 “Eww, no more!,” in texts 64 Lazy type 65 Ellington’s “Take — Train” 66 Yoda is one 68 Klutzy type 69 Medication for acid reflux 70 Part of LGBT 71 “Fresh Air” airer 72 Postwar deal 73 Morales of the screen 77 Prefix with analysis 78 Pallid 80 Put in words 81 Feline sign 82 Occurring every year 83 Clippers’ org. 85 Provocation 86 Ruler’s seat 87 WWII battle city in France 90 Pindar poem 91 Frog-to-be 92 Sullied reputation 93 Yolk’s place 94 Business card no. 98 Slanted 99 Iota-lambda link 100 “That’s — shame” 101 Fastening rod with a crosspiece 102 Lazy type 103 Bulgarian capital 105 Essentials 106 Arrangement 107 Leaf features 108 Vote in 109 Roping event 112 Being seen via the small screen 116 Kung — shrimp 117 Wallet bill 119 Discharge from service, informally 120 Wallet bill