San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
PREMIER CROSSWORD PUzzLE
ACROSS
1 Enchilada alternative 8 Threaten like a mad
dog
15 Recurring design 20 Proved to be
beneficial to 21 Audrey of
“Sabrina”
22 “Magic Bites” author
Andrews
23 [Span] [Span] 25 Some spongy balls 26 Morning times, in
brief
27 Astrologer Sydney 28 Films based on reportage, for short
Heavy drinker Musical scale starters [Cogitates] [Cogitates] Severe shock Pear or lime Somber [Criminal] [Criminal] Surrealist painter Max
Swiss peaks Ukraine city Having some benefit Pick-up-sticks logic game
Lad from London, say
Old-time TV announcer Johnny Spike of corn
“I — reason why ...” 30 31 33 36 39 41 42 46 47 48 49 52 53 54 56 59 61 [Star] [Star] 67 Reportage on
American events 69 Gas station brand 70 Golf great
Sörenstam 71 [Residence]
[Residence]
76 Old Icelandic poetry
books
77 Coast Guard officer:
Abbr.
78 Strong winds
79 — and aahs
81 Raised trains
82 Not asleep 84 Obstruct
87 Parisian gal pal 88 Setting
91 [Brotherly]
[Brotherly]
95 Bach choral
composition 98 Poets’ Muse
99 Pie portions
100 [Dictated]
[Dictated]
102 Accessories for cue sticks and blackboards
105 Follower of
“http://”
106 Greek epic about
Troy
107 Mario’s video game
brother
108 Real devotee
111 Jazz singer Cleo 113 [Character]
[Character]
118 Snaky curves 119 Attack the integrity
of
120 Go in circles
121 Butler played by
Gable
122 Foyer sofas
123 For the purpose of
diagnosing
DOWN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 24 29 31 32
“And there it is!” Egg, formally Drains energy from
Up to, in ads Longtime foe of Frazier Interior designer, e.g.
“There Is Nothin’ Like —” County officers State east of Wyo. Mo. before May Slugging stat Avoider of high-tech stuff Element #18 High, tight sweater collars, briefly Singer of lyric poetry Chilean cheer Process of being twisted
Not blurry, as an image
Most rapid Scottish cap Purpose
Club fees German for “grandma” 33 Sushi fish 34 Concealed 35 Metallic string 36 Ooze through
pores
37 Trusts in 38 Option lists for e-device downloads
40 Hi- — screen 43 Like poems of
praise
44 Lavish party 45 Oxidation
formation 50 Mattel product 51 Old Cuzco native 53 Play tenpins 54 Bicolor whale 55 Roarer in Oz 56 Uncontrolled
outbreak 57 Having a pH
over 7 58 Appraise again 60 Bird’s beak 62 Wedding veil
material
63 Very big birds 64 Conk
65 Low bills 66 Linking word in
German 68 Former rival of
Nintendo 72 Sturdy wood 73 Symbol on a
musical staff 74 Either director of
“Fargo”
75 Jedi master 80 They’re called to get
assistance
82 Pot payment
83 Most fatigued 84 Russia’s — -Tass 85 Came upon 86 Obtains
87 Leaves speechless 88 Giver of an angry
look
89 Place to take a dirty
vehicle
90 How sausage links
are connected 92 Adjust to a situation
again
93 Bush press secretary
Fleischer
94 “— ToK” (Kesha
hit)
96 Phone no.
97 Nike rival
101 Intermission
103 That fellow’s
104 Ancient Greek
market
107 — majesty (high
treason)
108 Manicure tool 109 Off-road trucks,
briefly
110 No, in Russia
112 Insect trapper
114 Allow to
115 Start for teen or
adolescent
116 Film director
DuVernay
117 Large number