San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)

PREMIER CROSSWORD PuzzlE

- “Backward Word-Building” by Frank A. Longo

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They may fly at half-mast

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2007 Disney princess

Add a letter before that to spell ... Above, to bards “How dumb of me!” Fearless Orbit, e.g. Foliage unit

In the manner of “The Zoo Story” playwright Edward Bozo

Add a letter before that to spell ... Close amigo Really ruffle Wet-weather headgear

Hay fever explosion Former Israeli PM Golda

Big fusses

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Capitol’s top Add a letter before that to spell ... “I know! Pick me!” Novelist Jaffe Two before X Deadly

Fruity, sourish dessert

The Cowboys, on a sports ticker Falsify

Add a letter before that to spell ... Pear, apple and quince

Main artery Essen “a” He married Lucy Moor growth Tennis great Jennifer Young — (toddlers) ’60s Pontiac muscle car

Add a letter before that to spell ... Alveolar trill, as in Spanish speech Tofu source, to Brits Long stretch Perfect little kid Add a letter before that to spell ... Gettysburg victor George C-3PO, e.g Stanley Cup gp. In snazzy clothes

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Media biggie Tabby cries Dems’ rival Bergen dummy Mortimer

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Rival of FedEx With 6-Down, yield a profit

Hot stretch Macaroni shape “Such a pity” See 2-Down Popped up Two-pronged vehicle Well-spoken E-giggle Dog’s yap Wildebeest Composer Prokofiev

En — (as one) 1989 Disney princess Metric “thousandth” — Yello (soft drink) Thus far Germ killer in a can Connery of film “— be an honor” Subjects

In direct confrontat­ion “Trauma: Life in —” (old TLC series) Guzzled, e.g.

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Ill-gotten gains Shimmery gem Bride-to-be’s clothing drawer Lumberjack, at times Nickname of Onassis Phyllis’ last name on the old sitcom “Phyllis”

— -chic (hippieinsp­ired fashion) Mild cheese Italy’s Villa d’— Brand of tea Jacob of social reform

Part of ETA “No —!” (“Sure thing!”) Studio tripods Old-time actress Dolores Water quality org. Onetime ring king Longtime soap actress Hall Movie mogul Marcus

Bird beak Tonto player Johnny Gymnast Korbut Seat of Hawaii County Sharif of “Che!” Uniform liquid suspension St. with the second-smallest capital

Nikkei index giant Former secretary of defense Panetta Gas up?

Icon after “Not a member?” Shape, as dough Source of electrical interferen­ce

Old Pisa dough Russian retreat “I Love Lucy” role Electric guitar vibrato producer Ringmaster? Calif. NFLer Witness protection plan?

Econ. measure Pueblo pronoun __ Park: Queens area

“Have a taste” Attend by oneself Leaves

Mardi __ Filmmaker Jacques Barbecue fare Big name in insurance “Famous” Coney Island contest sponsor Ex-Cowboy quarterbac­k Tony Renata Tebaldi contempora­ry Callas

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Zend- — (Zoroastria­n scripture) Rent check collector

Org. with putters Levi’s fabric Subject

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Comic Dangerfiel­d “I’m listening” Mil. award Skull and Bones member Prynne’s stigma Old tape initials Metaphoric­al self-help aid Most endangered Traditiona­list Workstatio­n shared by employees on different shifts Middle proof word Sentimenta­lism Website with study guides “Meek,” in “Blessed are the meek” Math subj. Missouri River city __ colony Gyneco-’s opposite Verse alternativ­e Sherlock’s adversary Adler Greases (up), as hair

Court pair Sicily’s only landlocked province Friendly honk “Interestin­g!” Combat sport, briefly

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