THE PREMIER

SCARE TACTICS

ACROSS

1 Mess up on

6 Dismiss, as an ill student

14 Pause-causing marks

20 Skunks’ defenses

21 Quick size-up

22 1998 Masters winner Mark

23 Giving an officer a leg up?

25 Defaced

26 Neighbors of Czechs

27 Composes

28 “Li’l” fellow

29 Previous to

30 Food favored by logicians?

35 Belgrade citizens

38 Impish kids

39 Extra NFL periods

40 Spill a secret

41 Lake fed by the Huron

42 Port-au-Prince’s place

43 2017-19 labor secretary Alexander 46 Poor grade 47 Monkey setting off big experimental blasts? 50 — ’n’ cheese 51 Airing of ads on the tube 52 Eyeliner flaw 53 Least plentiful 55 Archaic verb suffix 56 Warty hopper 59 Son of Cain 62 Busy insects 63 Two things a baby might be wearing in cold weather? 68 — -Cola 71 St. Teresa’s birthplace 72 Chili bit 73 Neighbor of Wash. 76 Leaves weaponless 79 Finger or toe 82 MRI alternative 84 Winnipeg’s province: Abbr. 85 “I pray our reservation doesn’t get canceled!”? 90 News agcy. founded in 1958 91 Fastener for paper sheets 92 Totally fills 93 Fabled snow humanoid 94 Actress Turner 96 Mined stuff 97 Female hiphopper 98 Self-indulgent outing 99 Comment upon finally getting a chance to sit down? 103 “The Raven” writer 104 Typical 105 In perfect condition 106 Not mixing well with others 110 Thirty tripled 112 Ruling house enjoying great prosperity? 115 Comparable with 116 Get robots to do 117 Kate’s mate on 1980s TV 118 Part of BBB 119 Rubs the wrong way 120 Bed boards

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2 1 Janitorial Revered sort tools 3 Unassisted 4 Torque transmitter in a motor 5 “Star Wars” won seven of them 6 Weeps noisily 7 Musician Brian 8 S.Sgt. or M.Sgt. 9 Tyranny 10 Pay-to-stay places 11 Sheep-related 12 High-IQ club 13 Minuscule bit of work 14 Jet engine part that includes the igniter 15 Muscat-eer? 16 Most trifling 17 Guys wearing wedding rings 18 “My lips — sealed” 19 In a blue state 24 Barely get, with “out” 28 “Don’t — surprised!” 30 Londoner, e.g. 31 Author Joyce Carol — 32 Unskilled PC gamer, say 33 Marlins’ and Mets’ div. 34 Decides (to) 35 Pick up on 36 Blow up 37 Big name in photocopiers 38 Happy hour locale 42 Great devastation 43 “— of angels coming after me” (“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” line) 44 Chocolate substitute 45 Santa —, California 48 Comics’ Kett 49 Like Mutant Ninja Turtles 54 Actress Issa 57 Alias letters 58 Actor Patel 60 Corn holder 61 Garden tool 63 Jelly holder 64 Like some waves 65 Full of energy 66 Tijuana treats 67 Wild about 68 Fluffy clouds 69 Comparable (with) 70 Team of dogs on the force 73 Less genial 74 “Inferno” poet 75 Dickinson of “Rio Bravo” 77 Sporty English autos 78 Supreme Court’s Sonia 80 “Let’s move!” 81 Natives of Bangkok 83 Many a video chat 86 Hannah of “Roxanne” 87 Design detail 88 Raison d’— 89 — Paese (cheese type) 95 Thumbs-up 97 Witticism 98 Part of ASAP 100 Mozart’s “Così fan —” 101 Love, to Gigi 102 Regional flora and fauna 103 — -Ops (CIA tactics) 106 Yemeni city 107 Dot in the sea, to Juanita 108 Toiling away 109 Strong alkalis 110 Collar 111 Singer Turner 112 Grocery holder 113 “Illmatic” rapper 114 ’60s Pontiac