PREMIER CROSSWORD / “YOU’RE A BEAST!”
ACROSS
1 Quick heartbeat sound 8 Jordanian’s language 14 Do over again
20 Exercise caution
21 Baseballer Minnie
22 Come about over time 23 Oscar-nominated
actress for “Georgia” 25 The X’s of XOXO
26 Even, in golf
27 Was in a pew
28 “Lifestyles of the Rich
and Famous” host
30 “Morning Has Broken”
singer
36 Eggy holiday drink
37 Building floor
38 Noted Dodge City
sheriff
46 Watch via Hulu, e.g.
49 “A Christmas Carol”
miser
50 Too trusting
51 “Got ya!”
52 Jesting sort
55 Opening in a schedule 56 Cove, e.g.
57 2013-14 co-host of
“The View”
61 Foldable beds
62 100-eyed mythical
giant
63 Boat’s load
64 NFL Hall of Famer
Carter
66 Well-honed
67 “The Situation Room”
host
70 Middle East’s — Strip 74 Diving venue
75 Made a typo, e.g.
76 Got along
77 “GLOW” star Brie
81 Longtime panelist on
“To Tell the Truth”
84 Funny stuff
85 Hooplas
87 “Hey, I was thinking ...” 88 Crude liquid
89 Partner of alas
90 Nine-sided figure
93 Sharp pang
95 Defensive tackle whose #86 was retired by the Chiefs
97 Best athletes
99 Gray color
100 1958-82 Crimson Tide
football coach
104 Champion of 15 golf
majors
111 Corp. kahuna 112 Parseghian of
Notre Dame 114 Like a day in June, in a Lowell poem
115 People ... or an alternate title for this puzzle 121 Flavorings for
absinthes
122 Tell, as a tale 123 Outstanding 124 Liquefy anew 125 Old truisms
126 No-goodnik
DOWN
1 Tire-filling tool
2 “I, Robot” writer Asimov
Cotta or firma preceder Virtuoso
Fido’s foot Newsman Melber 7 More jittery 8 Very slightly 9 — Tin Tin 10 “Lust, Caution”
director Lee
11 Atom modeler
Niels 12 Golfer Aoki 13 Barber’s tool 14 Tie again, as a
necktie
15 Supersmart
supervillain
16 Emulate a
supermodel
17 Snow queen in
“Frozen”
18 With, to Fifi
19 “Concetta” pianist John 24 SEAL’S group
29 Map of Hawaii, often 31 Lao- —
32 Actor Keach and singer
Lattisaw
33 Greeting on a May
greeting card
34 “Chicago Med” airer
35 Fraternal patriotic org. 39 Reggae singer Peter 40 “Holy —!” 41 In the past 42 Throw a fit 43 Fodder tower 44 Cooking appliance 45 Clears, as profit 46 Pat of “Wheel of
Fortune” 3
4 5 6 47 At that place
48 Cooking appliance
49 Neck warmer
53 Singer Marilyn
54 Bluff-busting poker
words
58 Prioress, e.g.
59 Abbr. for three primary
colors
60 Words on a flat rental
sign
61 Yule tree
64 Prague native
65 — a beet
67 Prevailed
68 NYC subway inits.
69 Test in a fitting room 70 Moo goo — pan
71 Fire felony
72 1983 Woody Allen
movie 73 “Hello” singer
74 Political patronage,
informally
76 Migrating birds’ regular
route
77 “Moby-dick”
helmsman
78 Real doozie
79 Apple option since
1998
80 Ankle coverer
81 Coffee from Hawaii
82 “This — emergency!” 83 Star-giving critic, e.g. 85 — chili (pepper type) 86 Cry of Homer
Simpson
91 Chin-wag
92 Nearly zero
94 “— Little Teapot”
96 A “Baby Bell” phone co. 97 Environs
98 Choice loin steaks
101 Tiptops
102 Dubbed
103 The “T” of LGBT,
in brief
104 Old overlord
105 “XOXO” actress Skye 106 Ghastly
107 Loosen up
108 Other, in Oaxaca
109 Batted without playing
the field, for short
110 “CSI: NY” actress Ward 113 Choral voice
116 Ugly witch
117 Pickup’s kin
118 “I love,” to Luisa
119 “I Hate Valentine’s Day”
actress Vardalos
120 Quaint hotel