Premier Sunday Crossword February 12, 2023 Answers

1. The United States’ landmass, with “the” 9. Rafter’s challenge 15. Shul scroll 20. Another similar thing 21. Barack and Michelle 22. Give the slip 23. Like babies who throw tantrums when you try to put diapers on them? 25. News outlets 26. RBI or ERA 27. Film lead-in to “Cop” 28. Photo — 29. More nimble 30. Trellis climber 32. Having a sore mouth from working long hours at a kissing booth? 36. Joint a sock often covers 39. Chipped in, in poker 40. Beckett title character 41. Intense fire used as an energy source? 46. Pie — mode 50. With 44-Down, decay of building timbers 51. Colon part 52. Communist Joseph 55. Egyptian god of the dead 57. Declaration while pointing at a group of workers on strike? 62. Scent sensor 63. George at Gettysburg 64. Airy melody 65. Statement when you’re nearly ready to complete a collage? 72. The “A” of “A-Rod” 73. Depart 74. Air out 77. Mesmerizing horse movement? 83. Limb-bending muscle 85. Is theatrical 86. Pod item 87. Color grade 88. Actress Gasteyer 89. Tangle of hair 90. Inherent hanging-down position? 96. SeaWorld whale, once 100. Fake identity 101. Fuels (up) 102. “It won’t hurt to snoop a little!”? 107. Body of eau 108. Kind of acid in vinegar 109. Debt note 110. Architect Saarinen 112. “Slung” food 116. St. — (Caribbean getaway) 117. Hassle of tracking down a missing retirement payment? 121. Vintage song 122. Stress 123. Spiritual self 124. Foundations 125. Peanut butter cup brand 126. Bread browners

1. Cobra types 2. Castle ditch 3. Avenger Peel 4. Lizard, e.g. 5. British verb suffix 6. Indian dish 7. Height: Prefix 8. The whole — 9. King, in Caen 10. Belly muscles 11. Jean — (perfume brand) 12. Windows ad catchphrase 13. Language of Copenhagen, to locals 14. New jet in ’68 15. Worked as an office sub 16. Carry too far 17. Howard Stern’s area 18. “Bye, Brigitte” 19. Bodily pump 24. Conductor Georg 29. “Every seat sold” abbr. 31. “La Traviata” composer 33. Spy novelist Deighton 34. Shareable PC file 35. Vainglory 36. Chef’s tie-on 37. “Untrue!” 38. Maryland congressman — Mfume 39. Even a bit of 42. Taxing gp. 43. Mag bigwigs 44. See 50-Across 45. High degree 47. Falsification 48. Cookout pest 52. BBQ rod 53. Mosaic piece 54. On the go 56. Withdraw 57. — Aviv 58. Deli meat 59. Foofaraw 60. Model S car 61. Otherwise 63. Long skirt 66. Balm plant 67. Meshes 68. A fifth of fifty 69. D.C. donor 70. Abbr. on a road map 71. Dallasites or Houstonians 75. — word (single-occasion coinage) 76. Plate holders 77. Skirt edge 78. Diva Sumac 79. Broken bits of ceramic material 80. Tax doc. pro 81. House animal 82. Novelist Santha Rama — 83. Festivity 84. Pigeon perch 87. Males 90. Rapa — (Easter Island) 91. Solar beam 92. Frazier foe 93. Sheet fabric 94. Website visit unit 95. Pilot Amelia 97. Actress McDaniel of “Gone With the Wind” 98. Comes up 99. Nero’s 2,100 102. Bigwig 103. Florida city 104. “Uncle!” crier, perhaps 105. Explorer — de León 106. Stratagems 107. Disney film of 2016 111. Nevada city 113. Highest point 114. — -Pei 115. Mama birds 117. Golf average 118. Ending for opal 119. Extra NBA periods 120. — Plaines