San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)
Premier Crossword: Gifts Of The Year
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First scale syllables Gripping tool Arid expanse in Mongolia
15 Move like a
grasshopper 19 “Not Afraid”
rapper 20 Affirmation of
self-ability 21 De-wrinkle 22 Giant fair 23 Stocks and
shares [1st] 25 Stand-up comedian Richard
26 Super serves 27 Low digit
28 Play starter 29 American robin’s close relative [5th] Figure on a kid’s toy battleground [10th] Revolutionary War mercenaries Wed. follows it Yellow-disked flower
’Zine Canon camera line Rapping noise She sang “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” [15th] Online selling Driver’s license, SSN, etc. Determined to accomplish Living space 1988-91 war drama series [20th] Earth’s heater Bluegrass fiddler Alison Longtime ISP option Laundry receptacle &&&&
“Hey, over here ...”
Tree of eastern North America [25th]
Lid fastener Infamous Idi Very small minority Mineral spring Taxi driver Angry Small, pungent pickling vegetable [30th] Player’s top effort, informally 90 Literary leaf 92 Part of IPA 93 94
Slow a car down Dorothy’s magical shoes [40th] 97 Filleted 99 Cough up 100 Low digit
101 Rapscallion 104 PC key abbr. 105 Daughter of JFK Half-millionselling album [50th]
Mae West play [60th] “Dies —” (hymn) Dog coater “Eso Beso” singer Paul Revered sort Occasion associated with the starts of 10 answers in this puzzle Salt Lake City NCAA team Soothe Profit Actor Steven Work honcho Deli breads Possesses Attractive 109 114
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Bus station Neighbor of a Yemeni
Get mature Ending for propyl Sea, to Henri “— big boy now” Glutinous Cold drink, informally Like biting writing
U.S. Navy off. Toy for a boy, traditionally Longtime cookies Bail provider Part of IPO Find out “How rude!” Gorillas, e.g. Opulent Tearful
“As a matter of fact, I do!” Hollow-eyed Sully
Ban Grazing area Near-grads: Abbr. Part of 122-Down Beholds 43 44 45 46 48 49 50 53 54
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Quick review Eldest Musketeer Kite features Has a link (with) Actor Erwin Whole lot Disconcert Author Roald 1976-81 skit series
Sink bowl Color shade Get down to propose
“It’s freezing!” Filmmaker Hitchcock Singer Wynette See 70-Down With 69-Down, tourist’s printed guide
Ring, as bells Nepali, e.g. Said words Sectioned, as a window Conductor Teeter
Be a kvetch Juan’s water Sweetums Swabby’s tool 85 86 88
High mount Semi fuel College org. for sailors-to-be Occasion for unrestricted amusement Tolkien terror More silly Eastern Michigan city
Corn serving “Top o’ the
— to ya!” Prairies, e.g. Accrue “Victory is yours”
108 Brother on “Frasier” Actor Patel of “Lion”
No longer a minor Countryish
In a deadpan manner Smear on, as paint
Crazy about Past
PC key abbr. Speed Wagon maker Golfer Snead
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