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PREMIER CROSSWORD PUZZLE

PHONY-BALONEY

ACROSS

1 Wearing nightclothes, for short

6 Meanie’s look

11 In addition

15 Eyelid hair

19 Steel, e.g.

20 Ancient Greek region 21 Empty spaces

22 World’s fair

23 Illegal detention 25 Columbus is its capital 26 British actor Guinness 27 “Mind your — business!” 28 High, round collar not folding over on itself 31 Without any variety 35 Ingest

36 Boston NBAer, for short 37 Paint job made to look like marble, wood, etc.

41 New Nintendo console of 2012

43 Big antlered beast 47 Opposite of dep., in an airport

48 Thin porridge

50 Saw against the main grain, as wood

52 Bit of money seized by a Secret Service agent

58 Ecol. monitor

59 Middays

60 Tiny arachnid

61 J. — Hoover

64 Like overdue birthday wishes

67 Bill & Ted went on one in a 1991 film

70 Wombs

71 Bible book after Prov. 74 Q-V linkup 75 “Spider-Man” director Sam 76 Wedlock not based on love

79 Cheer up

81 Burros, e.g.

82 — occasion (never)

83 Paris’ river 84 Toronto-to-Montreal dir. 85 Prada or Fendi replica, maybe

91 “Beloved” novelist Toni 94 Buc, Bronco or Niner 95 Beatty of film

97 Cindy Brady player Susan 98 Former jets to the U.K. 101 Bit of non-needled body art

105 Sour plum

107 Stage star Hagen

109 Title for Kate Middleton 110 Component of a coated glass-bead bracelet, perhaps 117 Even score

118 Forum attire

119 In the past

120 Apt cry of disbelief for this puzzle

125 Coagulate

126 Rebuke from Caesar

127 Like a dweeb

128 About, before a date

129 At this place

130 Lather (up)

131 Gather up

132 Hoodwinked

DOWN

1 Global finance org. 2 Teacher’s union, in brief 3 Old TV ministry inits. 4 2002 “Friday the 13th” sequel

5 Whole lotta

6 Knightly title

7 Bulblike base of a stem

8 — cat (two-base game) 9 Neighbor of Minn. and Ill. 10 Jewish potato pancake 11 Relative of a guinea pig 12 Lion portrayer Bert 13 Feature of Betty Boop’s hair

14 “— Mio”

15 Crude sheds

16 Car shaft

17 Project detail, for short 18 Sell at a pawnshop 24 Opponent

29 “I taut I — a puddy tat!” 30 Shade trees

31 Flip — coin

32 DEA worker

33 Irish money

34 Bring about

38 Some flawed garments: Abbr.

39 Add-on to the end of a wd. 40 Bit of a bray

42 Most polar

44 Sea nymph

45 Sovereign

46 Letter two before iota 49 VIP vehicle

51 Margarine

53 Deprives of weapons 54 “Sorry, too busy”

55 Bodily digit

56 Big striped cat, in French 57 A/C output qtys. 62 Landscape painter Asher Brown —

63 Like low-quality eggs 64 City transport

65 Alcohol in liquor 66 Landlords or landladies 67 Empty

68 Having protruding hearing organs

69 Yang go-with

72 Sings gently

73 U.S. pres., militarily 77 Inquires

78 “Continue”

80 Architect Maya

83 Chiang Kai- —

84 Broody rock genre 86 Investigate pryingly 87 Very loudly, in music 88 Miami loc.

89 Stud money

90 Old Storms and Trackers 92 Paraphrase

93 On Sunset Blvd., e.g. 96 Two, in Chile 99 Maintenance job on a car 100 Indy sponsor

102 Ballet outfit

103 Something very easy

104 Vegas casino

106 Some Siouan speakers 108 MetLife rival

110 Concern for a dermatologist

111 Concern for a dermatologist

112 Horror film lab assistant 113 Twice tetra114 “Psst” cousin

115 — avis

116 Some old Fords

121 The “S” of GPS: Abbr.

122 Hosp. zones

123 Ideal serve

124 Young fella

ARIES

(March 21 to April 19)

You Ewes and Rams will find your ideas cheered by a mostly receptive flock. Those few dissenters could well be turned around by your charm and powers of persuasion.

TAURUS

(April 20 to May 20)

It’s time for the bold and beautiful Bovine to shake off the dust of the past and shape up with new ideas for the future. This could surprise some folks, but they’ll soon adjust.

GEMINI

(May 21 to June 20)

Those nagging new doubts about an upcoming decision should alert you to step back (at least temporarily)

so you can reassess its potential impact from a new perspective.

CANCER

(June 21 to July 22)

That unpleasant situation you hoped would go away by itself needs immediate attention before it affects an upcoming decision. Expect your supporters to rally around your cause.

LEO

(July 23 to August 22)

You’re moving up and away from that recent setback.

But remain cautious about finances. An exercise in thrift today helps cushion a possible end-of-the-month money squeeze.

VIRGO

(August 23 to Sept. 22)

You’re still dealing with overtones of pessimism that cause you to doubt your ability to make some needed changes. But the negative pressures will ease up by week’s end.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)

There could be some fallout from the way you handled a recent family problem. But those who know that you were in the right won’t hesitate to step in on your behalf.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)

Financial strains ease by week’s end. Meanwhile, focus on cultivating that new relationship if you hope to have it blossom into something more meaningful.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)

Health matters once again dominate the week. Be careful not to ignore recurrences of an old problem. An almost-forgotten commitment resurfaces.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)

The emergence of an unusual selfish streak could dismay those close to you. Defy it – don’t justify it – so you can become your gracious

self again.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)

Reassess your decision to stay with the status quo. It might seem like the sensible thing to do right now, but changes around you could make that choice a risky one.

PISCES

(Feb. 19 to March 20)

Move decisively but cautiously when dealing with a delicate personal matter. The fewer mistakes you make now, the less likely it is that the problem will recur later on.

BORN THIS WEEK: You can find beauty where many cannot. And you enjoy sharing your discovery with others.

Down Memory Lane

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