PREMIER CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 Combination spear and battle-ax
8 Provo native
13 Dawn deity
16 Some fast autos
19 Virtual merchant 20 Strong cordage fiber 21 Performs a charade of 23 Thai money used to buy a Jacuzzi?
25 Height when upright 26 Protest at which people lie on the ground
27 Bright red Indian money? 29 “Madam” counterpart 32 “The Dance” painter Henri
35 Biceps locale
36 Powerful auto engine 37 “You missed your chance for folding over that Korean money”?
42 Already-included tips, e.g.
43 Lima locale
44 “Rapa —” (1994 film) 45 Like even scores
46 Feel sore
48 Refusals
51 She sang “Constant Craving”
56 Rocker Brian
57 Facts, in brief
59 Gobble up Iraqi money? 62 Gal entering society 63 Jazz’s Chick
65 Chaise place
66 Cognizant of
67 School where students learn about Swedish money? 72 Norway’s capital
74 — facias (certain writ) 75 Used skillfully
76 “— favor, señor”
79 Forms Ghanaian money into a cylinder shape? 83 Brain tests, for short 84 Suffix with meth85 Venture out on one’s own
86 — Leppard
87 Some PC readouts 89 Kicked out of the game, for short
90 Radio spots
92 Bruins’ sch.
94 Major shock
96 Query after someone is told they look like Iranian money?
103 German auto
104 Tampa Bay NFLer
105 Over browned bread 106 Houston-to-Madison dir.
107 Whack some Mexican money?
111 Rapper — Rhymes
113 More intoxicating
114 Refuse to contribute South African money?
120 Getty of TV
121 French river
122 Asmara’s nation
123 Gobbled up
124 Airport agcy.
125 Played (with)
126 Label on a bargain item
DOWN
1 Use an ax on
2 One “A” of NCAA: Abbr. 3 Chou En- —
4 Nest dweller
5 “If I Can’t Have You” singer Yvonne
6 Says again
7 Rive — (Paris’ Right Bank) 8 E-address
9 Bistro bill
10 Unpaid player
11 Classic cracker brand 12 Tennis-playing guy 13 Kodak founder George 14 Prefix with -genarian 15 Pentagram 16 Reach as high as
17 Large, deep serving dish 18 Painter Jan
22 R-X fillers
24 Attending to the matter 28 Certain Wall St. trader 29 Said
30 Antiseptic element 31 Bucking bovines
33 Jr., last year
34 Spirited horse
38 Eye coverer
39 Takeoff strip 40 Often-pickled veggie 41 Pirate “Captain”
46 From scratch 47 Compelled
49 the lead
In
50 Squelched
52 Cat that roars
53 “The Piano” Oscar winner
54 Cable TV’s — Geo 55 Miracle- —
57 Here, in Lyon
58 Election mo.
60 Elected (to)
61 Virginia Tech team name 64 Cold — (frigid)
68 Court plea, for short 69 Very angry
70 Rule, in brief
71 More than loads up (on) 72 Assoc.
73 Great Lakes’ — Canals 77 Like a single-guy band 78 Traditional Irish brew 80 Make laugh uproariously 81 Hoopla
82 “You Be —” (1986 hit for Run-D.M.C.)
88 Jargon
89 Women’s patriotic gp. 91 Secondary field of study 93 George who played Danny Ocean
94 Mosaic tile 95 Long rodent feature 96 Most suitable
97 Assess again
98 Skip over in speech 99 Chalice, e.g.
100 Nailed the test
101 Desert of Mongolia 102 Some purple shades 103 Milo of films
108 Piper’s wear
109 Twisty fish
110 Average
112 Comic Johnson
115 Uno plus due
116 H.S. proficiency test 117 Gallery work
118 Teachers’ gp.
119 Hammarskjöld once of the UN