Premier Sunday Crossword January 19, 2025 Answers

1. Convergence points 5. Virgo follower 10. Hard puzzles 16. House pest 19. QED’s “E” 20. 2002 scandal company 21. Glossy paint 22. 123-Down org. of the U.S. 23. Earner of 21 merit badges [Tonto] 25. Sophocles tragedy [Sergeant Preston] 27. ATandT or Sprint, e.g. 28. Guides 30. Sharon of Israel 31. Bawl 32. Slugger Mel 34. Biol., e.g. 35. It follows chi 37. Condé -- 39. Eye part 41. Red Scare org. 44. Easily set off, as a temper [Roy Rogers] 47. Whirlwind of flame [Zorro] 50. Drinking spot 51. Itsy-bitsy 52. Now, in a way 53. Defendant’s plea, in brief 54. Cornmeal with ground mesquite beans and spices 56. Irrefutable world title holder [Gene Autry] 63. Slangy sleuth 66. German “a” 67. “SOS” group 68. NYC hrs. 69. Armory stuff 70. In back, asea 72. Eight-armed mollusk 74. Cuba or Java 76. “Tomb raider” Croft 77. Make a goof 79. Tent part 80. Actress Ortiz 81. Prefix with gender 82. Alternative to yogurt [Dale Evans] 87. Like farming that doesn’t disturb the soil 88. Bluesman Robert 89. Italian motor scooter 93. Stevenson of old politics 97. “It’s -- -brainer” 98. #1 hit song [Hopalong Cassidy] 100. Peak in the San Francisco Bay Area [The Cisco Kid] 104. Ballet skirt 105. Italian river 106. Pipe bend 107. Strep treater 109. Louse egg 111. Assembled 112. Army doc 114. “Finito” 117. Deputy of a bishop 119. Statistician who predicts election results [The Lone Ranger] 122. What you need to understand this puzzle’s theme? 125. Ottawa loc. 126. Think up 127. Burst forth 128. School on the Thames 129. No. on a map 130. Hunting dog 131. TV awards 132. VIPs in D.C.

1. Service cost 2. Handel work 3. Pet canary, e.g. 4. “-- never fly” 5. Maseru’s country 6. Kin of Ltd. 7. Frat dudes 8. Beat badly 9. Costs to play 10. City in Illinois 11. Tip jar bills 12. Melancholy 13. Former U.K. record co. 14. Mend 15. Bit of slander 16. Extent in area 17. Actor Leslie 18. Put a levy on 24. Prefix with friendly 26. Burn the surface of 29. Tunnel effect 31. Put through a strainer 33. Go to bed 35. Walked springingly 36. Pabst beer 38. Attempt 40. Former NFL great Junior 42. Portuguese for “years” 43. Turk’s large, black cap 45. “In the same place,” in footnotes 46. Newsy bit 48. Jazzman McCoy 49. Uncertain 54. Certain legume garden 55. “Amo, amas, amat” class 57. Cash, slangily 58. Fastening rod with a crosspiece 59. Chum 60. Apple option 61. Upscale hotel chain 62. Tacit assents 63. Barber’s stuff 64. Jacob’s twin 65. PC key 71. Partake of 72. Like “third” as opposed to “three” 73. Verdi works 75. Loud military welcome 78. Counterpart of wholesale 80. “The Joy Luck Club” novelist 83. Army division 84. Hunk of gunk 85. Seldom seen 86. Held on to 90. Asti -- (wine) 91. Running back Adrian 92. In -- (stuck) 93. “I -- Rock” (1966 hit song) 94. Inactive, as a volcano 95. Crescent moon’s form 96. Battery part 98. Pine product 99. Stands for hot pots 101. Opt 102. Tom of novelty songs 108. Giggly laugh 110. “-- a pity ...” 113. Osiris’ wife 114. Head, in Haiti 115. Usual thing 116. Bongo, e.g. 118. “Meh” grades 119. Neither fish -- fowl 120. Authorize to 121. Big tank 123. Secret agent 124. Nav. officer