PREMIER CROSSWORD PUZZLE

“Middle Names” by Frank A. Longo

ACROSS 1 Abe of “Fish” 7 In hitting position 14 “Neue Liebeslieder” composer 20 Idolized 21 Details of one’s life 22 Angle unit in math 23 Doctors testifying about injuries, e.g. [Trebek] 25 Third-largest Danish city 26 East — Alto 27 Former space station 28 Tributary of the Seine 30 Compound conjunction 31 Fox’s quality 33 Uses a pogo stick [Chavez] 37 Back muscle, informally 38 Assns. 39 Soft throw 40 It’s variable with a zoom lens [Ginsberg] 45 Wry Mort 47 See 95-Across 51 The same, to Simone 52 NM-to-NJ dir. 53 Absorb slowly 55 “Rapture” singer Baker 56 St. Kitts and — 58 Confident assertion 60 They’re part of history [Seagal] 62 Modest reply of gratitude [Hawke] 64 Item fitting in a rowlock 65 Vain one’s problem 66 Tyke 67 Above, in an ode 68 Not prone to fading in daylight, as a fabric 71 Wonder 73 Winter malady 76 “Coolness!” 78 It hangs from a hoop 79 Regulations on importing and exporting [St. Johns] 84 Initial race advantages [Lovett] 87 Épée relative 88 Putrefy 89 Guardian — 90 Hansel’s sis 92 Heat qty. 94 Goatee site 95 With 47-Across, swooned-over sort 96 “It’s cold!” 97 Current fashion [Lubitsch] 100 Water, in Oaxaca 102 Winged god 103 G8 country 104 Curt comment [Previn] 109 Moralist’s statement 114 Rural towers 115 Twisting fish 116 Enzyme suffix 117 Skinny 118 Not inclined 120 Saying “I do” [Bergman] 125 Lamented loudly 126 By mistake 127 One of the Ramones 128 Fall blooms 129 Region centered on the upper Oder valley 130 Makes off-peak calls?

DOWN 1 Coquettes 2 Flawless 3 Like saints 4 Rigel’s constellation 5 Yr. closer 6 Water, jocularly 7 App-based taxi service 8 Fotos 9 With 87-Down, penthouse’s place 10 Pindar verse 11 Magnates 12 Cockloft, e.g. 13 Cup, in Caen 14 Dude 15 Systems to track storms 16 The “A” of ATP 17 Gandhi, e.g. 18 Stoneworker 19 Dummy Mortimer 24 Eavesdrop 29 Beauty lover 32 Architectural annex 33 Marshy area 34 Playwright Joe 35 Cries of repugnance 36 “Buddy List” co. 40 — shui 41 Pointed arch variety 42 Spelunking spot 43 Samuel of the Supreme Court 44 Bottle parts 45 Reaches, as new heights 46 Barn brayer 48 By — of (due to) 49 “Chained” actor Kruger 50 Hold up 54 Movie-rating gp. 55 Stated firmly 57 Crow of pop 59 Into pieces 61 “Crikey!” 63 Asian sea 64 Frequently, to Donne 69 Chick’s home 70 Cree or Erie 72 Decide (to) 73 Heroic act 74 Thin street 75 Egg on 77 Humiliate 80 Selflessness 81 Hurting, as a joint 82 Grieve loudly 83 December 31 song word 85 “Stormy Weather” singer 86 Abbr. on a bus schedule 87 See 9-Down 91 Watson of “Noah” 93 Erratic 96 Frank holder 98 Nickname for Dwight Gooden 99 Airline to Sweden 101 Riotous joke 102 Dutch lager 104 Honshu city 105 Exchange for a ten 106 Naval force 107 TV’s Philbin 108 Nicholas Gage novel 110 Brought out into the open 111 Spiteful 112 “— much better now” 113 Stem joints 116 Taj Mahal site 119 Mag staffers 121 Mario’s three 122 Auditing gp. 123 “— don’t!” 124 Vintage auto