Premier Sunday Crossword August 21, 2022 Answers

1. Male cats 5. “Unto the Sons” author Gay 11. Perp’s place 15. Overwhelm, as with humor 19. Getting the task done 20. Region next to Catalonia 21. Minnesota ex-governor Carlson 22. Something to belt out 23. “Save As,” “Print” or “Select All” 25. Name as a source 26. Liturgical act 27. “Alas, it wasn’t to be” 28. Africa’s Amin 29. Destitute 30. Sponsorship 31. Small telescope 34. Diner classic 37. Ancient Celtic priest 39. Join together in a labor group 40. Message on a protective book cover 45. Breastbone 49. Holds fast (to) 50. Makes sure the task gets done 54. Kong or Koko 55. 6/6/1944 56. Extracts via udders 58. Small gift for shindig guests 61. Purported psychic skill 62. — job on (messed up) 63. They propel paramecia 65. Actress Dunne 66. Spot in a hotel to book a room 70. Happen next 73. South African grassland 74. — -edged pages 75. Positive vote 78. Certain fruit bar 81. Sheriff’s aides 83. U.S. fort holding gold 84. Scarfed down 85. More restless 87. Miserly sort 89. Stationery store product 92. Ping-Pong 94. Sweet snacks on sticks 98. Cry to an attack dog 99. Source of music to accompany silent films 103. Big name in concert pianos 108. Drizzles or sprinkles 109. Dog botherer 110. Cereal grain 112. Guileless 113. Verdi opera heroine 114. Fish’s respiratory structure 115. Where the starts of eight answers in this puzzle might appear 118. Street — (rep in the city) 119. War god 120. Senator Sanders 121. Low- — diet 122. Model Banks 123. Heredity unit 124. See 95-Down 125. Kett of old comics

1. Burial sites 2. Barely ahead 3. Like many toothpastes 4. Attacked like a bee 5. Confucian “way” 6. Upper limb 7. Antifungal brand 9. Part of SST 10. Put a stop to 11. British actor Derek 12. Melodic passage 13. While being shipped 14. Filmdom’s Spike or Ang 15. Person scattering seeds, say 16. Brother of Nintendo’s Mario 17. Shenanigan 18. “Good grief!” 24. More chilly 29. Play on words 30. Wood-dressing tool 32. Twin of Apollo 33. Diminish 35. Engine oil, for short 36. — -gritty 38. Twilight time 40. Precious green stone 41. Tosses in 42. British fellow 43. Lock unlocker 44. Alters in size, as a photo 46. Church area with pews 47. Resting atop 48. Nothing more than 51. Cut and dried soup veggie 52. “Dynamite” singer Cruz 53. Chimps’ cousins 57. Future pupae 59. Clenched hand 60. Genesis boat 62. Low grades 64. “— be a shame if ...” 66. Really regret 67. Wang of dress design 68. Examine minutely 69. Person voted in to a seat 70. Cheese from Holland 71. Statistics expert Silver 72. Goblet part 75. Auth. unknown 76. Bear or Berra 77. Past partners 79. Seismic occurrence 80. Being harshly criticized 82. Balls 83. “— -Tiki” 86. “— deal!” 88. Actress Leah 90. Quebecois’ national anthem 91. Butter bits 93. Takes heed 95. With 124-Across, dreaded time of the year for many allergy sufferers 96. Last words of a threat 97. Links org. 99. Land parcel 100. Fur-covered 101. Duck variety 102. Charge-free 104. “Twin Peaks” actor Jack 105. Be the champion of 106. Ward off 107. — Buena Island 111. Gillette razor 114. Choke 115. Crunchable muscles 116. — de Janeiro 117. Lion locale