San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)

Premier Crossword:

Nine Fleet

- BY FRANK A. LONGO #2,052

ACROSS

1 By means of 4 Seizes suddenly 9 Niche religion 13 Cousins of rumbas 19 Noah’s craft 20 Zellweger of “Bee Movie” 21 Assistant of Frankenste­in 22 Mount where the 19-Across landed 23 1987 comedy starring Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter 26 Set fire to 27 Streisand musical film 28 Diner relative 29 Portion (out) 31 Part of “GWTW” 32 Mosque God 35 Black-and-yellow stinging insect 39 1993-2004 Chrysler sedan 43 Thing to fly in the wind 44 Pertaining to 45 Seat in a bar 46 Seat in a church 48 Things 52 Give new weapons to 54 Fluctuate wildly 56 Cole — (shoe brand) 59 Curious pet 60 Gift label 61 Pro- — (some tourneys) 64 Sport fish also known as “little tuna” 68 “Them’s the breaks!” 71 Title word before “Inferno” or “Peak” 72 Came to rest 73 Atlanta daily since 2001 77 “Game of Thrones” actress Chaplin 78 Charlotte — (Virgin Islands capital) 79 Turning out 80 Windy City airport 84 Adobe Acrobat file 85 “— believer!” 88 Almond-hued 89 Actress Olin 90 Plaintiff 92 Turns toward 94 Darling child 96 Perceive 99 Imitated a sheep 102 — -pedi 103 “It’s My Turn” singer Diana 106 Small, floating cephalopod 109 Device used in cardiology 113 Actress Eve 114 Everything 115 Venus de — 116 9-to-5er’s shout 118 Of a junction point 122 Gazed angrily 124 Principle of capitalism 129 Showing on TV 130 Work to make 131 Second-largest city of India 132 — out a win (just prevail) 133 Distant 134 Californie, par exemple 135 Stellar hunter 136 Abbr. that can precede nine key words in this puzzle

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1 Fluctuate 2 “Dies —” (Mass hymn) 3 Similar 4 Car radiator covering 5 Toon pal of Stimpy 6 “The Ice Storm” director Lee 7 Plastic pail or shovel, say 8 Toxin fighters 9 Form a rough judgment of 10 Vanity 11 With 15-Down, flimflammi­ng guy 12 “Lady and the —” 13 Rum cocktail 14 Evita’s land 15 See 11-Down 16 Big name in faucet filters 17 Solemn vows 18 Expensive 24 Veteran 25 Casual statement of sympathy 30 Comic shriek 33 Fleur-de- — (iris) 34 Kitchen pest 36 Fabric flaw 37 Bardic verse 38 Rainy 39 Juicy gossip 40 Draft-eligible 41 Coercing 42 Edifice topper 47 “Let’s suppose ...” 49 Like the study of habitats 50 County in the Bay Area 51 “Undo” mark 53 Bryn —, Pennsylvan­ia 55 Info that’s not up to date 57 Pub spigot 58 Prepostero­us 62 Domestic household 63 Hit hard, as the brakes 65 Airline to Copenhagen 66 Apnea-treating doc 67 Abel’s brother 69 Blacklisti­ng org. of the 1940s-’50s 70 Petting zoo animals 73 2008-12 Mets pitcher Santana 74 Roman 151 75 Suffix with planet 76 Petty quarrel 77 Eight: Prefix 81 Doled-out share 82 French inn 83 2021 is one 86 Diner list 87 Sale rack caveat 91 Pursued speedily 93 Key related to C major 95 Bungle 97 Lead-in to center or dermis 98 Do lunch 100 Gift for music 101 Clunker 104 Wee bit 105 Note above fa 107 Very strong 108 One of a bowler’s targets 109 “Horrible” cartoon Viking 110 Actress Kemper 111 Fire alert 112 Credit card lure 117 — -Chinese 119 God, to Gigi 120 Inquires 121 Some blue jeans 123 Brazilian city, in brief 125 Hamelin pest 126 Slice of time 127 Yale attendee 128 Pi-sigma link

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