Premier Crossword | The Science Of Trumpeters
The average solution time for this King Features crossword is 68 minutes.
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1 Like galaxies and nebulae 7 Cry after a long wait 13 Beef or pork alternative 20 Nabokov novel 21 Obi-wearing companion 22 Volcanic flow 23 Is a hammy actor 24 Start of a riddle 26 Extras for iDevices 27 See 8-Down 29 — out a win (just prevail) 30 Long Island town with a Triple Crown racetrack 31 Riddle, part 2 36 Corn bread 37 Barracks site 38 Shaker — (city in O.) 39 Sweet roll 41 Scuff up, e.g. 42 Opposing voters 45 March Madness, with “the” 48 More spiteful 51 Jack up, e.g. 52 Riddle, part 3 57 Brow shape 58 Boxer’s prize 59 Astral bear 60 “Robinson Crusoe” novelist 61 Riddle, part 4 65 Banquets 66 “Alfie” lyricist — David 67 Scrubs sites, for short 68 Ending for pay 69 Blockhead 73 Riddle, part 5 81 Front wheel convergence 82 Not of the cloth 83 Jedi’s furry friend 84 Butter lookalike 85 End of the riddle 89 Shrimplike crustacean 90 Exploding water balloon sounds 91 Triple-time dance, in Dijon 92 Ira Levin’s “— Before Dying” 93 Angry feeling 96 Used a sofa 97 Danson of “Cheers” 98 Trunk growth 100 Seat of Grand County, Utah 102 Start of the riddle’s answer 110 Apartment window sign 112 Hoover offering, for short 113 Blockhead 114 Go bankrupt 115 End of the riddle’s answer 119 Nobel winner Eugene 121 Northern French port 122 Prix fixe part 123 Moo makers 124 Arid quality 125 Eternal City citizens 126 Enters, as a PIN
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1 Shoe gripper 2 Pizzazz 3 Skiing locale 4 Mirage carmaker 5 Ending for Manhattan 6 Black currant liqueur 7 Like tumblers 8 With 27-Across, Pavarotti number, e.g. 9 Ignited, as a fire 10 Fire leftover 11 Bedclothes 12 In bad taste 13 “Evita” role Guevara 14 Grand slams, e.g. 15 “— cost ya” 16 Put in a vise 17 Blast sound 18 Actress Lynch of four Harry Potter films 19 Talk on and on 25 Playboy founder, familiarly 28 Tool for moving just-baked bread or pizza 32 Publisher Condé — 33 Persian king 34 Tiny, for short 35 2012 rival of Romney 40 FDR’s plan 42 Hunter of Moby Dick 43 Screenwriter Ephron 44 Nervous twitches 46 Baby cow 47 Entr’— 48 Ford make until ’11 49 Celtic language 50 Emu cousin 53 “Bring It On” star Kirsten 54 Suppositions 55 Light bed 56 “— So Fine” (Chiffons hit) 58 Trying tot 62 Lat-building exercises 63 Building pest 64 Get it wrong 65 Clamorous criticism 68 Often-requested Italian song 69 Extreme degree 70 Debtor’s note 71 With 99-Down, brunch time, often 72 Parts of clown outfits 73 “It — be!” 74 Bops 75 Prosperity 76 Pointed tools 77 Minimization of job-related hazards 78 Jai follower 79 Hedge plants 80 Father’s Day callers 82 Averse (to) 86 Big dishes 87 At any time 88 Dry riverbed 89 Onetime 93 “Someone informed me ...” 94 Housetop laborer 95 A bit crude 97 Electronic music genre 99 See 71-Down 101 Irish writer Brendan 103 Biblical exile 104 Origami need 105 Routinely 106 Pharmacy measures 107 Hook worms 108 Palmer or Lehmann 109 “Juno” star Page 111 Campbell of “Party of Five” 116 The, to Luc 117 It spits out $20 bills 118 Big gun gp. 120 Fife refusal