What you do when you write in the first several letters of nine long answers in this puzzle?

Latest answer — September 06, 2026

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MAKE A MUSCLE is the action performed by entering the first several letters of the nine long themed answers: DELT, LAT, QUAD, HAM, TRI, GLUT, ABS, TRAP, and PECK. Each is a shortened muscle name, so the clue describes the puzzle’s wordplay rather than a literal physical action.

Clue type:
Pun or wordplay
Labeled human muscle diagram showing the muscle groups represented by the word beginnings

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Across

  1. 1Completely lacking
  2. 7Sit for a picture
  3. 11Talk idly
  4. 14Construct skillfully
  5. 19Speak slowly and solemnly
  6. 20Way out there
  7. 21NHL great Bobby
  8. 22Toyota rival
  9. 23Low-frequency brain waves while slumbering
  10. 25Waikiki wear
  11. 26Fall on one’s face, slangily
  12. 27Spiel-delivering pro
  13. 28Mexico is part of it
  14. 31Arctic
  15. 33Natives of Muscat
  16. 34Very hard skating leap
  17. 40Voter
  18. 45De-knots
  19. 46Sweetums
  20. 47“Blonde” star -- de Armas
  21. 48Lifesaver, say
  22. 49Take -- (fall suddenly)
  23. 50Canadian birthplace of Martin Short
  24. 55Brief denial
  25. 56Tam or beret
  26. 57Audacious
  27. 58-- salts (bath additive)
  28. 59Queasy feeling
  29. 62Carrere of “Easter Sunday”
  30. 63Hen or nanny
  31. 65Yalie
  32. 66Presider over a court case
  33. 70Like a celiac-friendly diet
  34. 73Attention
  35. 74Trump’s gp.
  36. 75Med. drips
  37. 77Pop singer Crow
  38. 78Female friend, in Spanish
  39. 80Dashing Flynn of old films
  40. 82Walk- -- (tiny roles)
  41. 83Singer Lambert
  42. 87100% correct
  43. 91San -- Padres
  44. 92Ad award
  45. 93-- Aviv
  46. 94Screening airport gp.
  47. 95Phone number dialer
  48. 96Work as a mixologist
  49. 98Enclosed by and unable to get out of
  50. 102“Aha, now it’s clear”
  51. 104Composer Camille Saint- --
  52. 105Hierarchy in a group of social animals
  53. 111Drug for an insomniac
  54. 116Of hearing
  55. 117Pub brew
  56. 118What you do when you write in the first several letters of nine long answers in this puzzle?
  57. 120Fuming mad
  58. 121Campers at trailer parks
  59. 122Chi-Town daily paper, with “the”
  60. 123Attack violently
  61. 124Wearing a kimono, e.g.
  62. 125Stephen of “Still Crazy”
  63. 126“I’m Too --” (1992 #1 hit)
  64. 127Smallish sofa

Down

  1. 1YouTube postings, in brief
  2. 2Top draft status
  3. 3“-- cost you!”
  4. 4Show great fondness
  5. 5Bingeing
  6. 6Containing iron
  7. 7Alternative to Venmo
  8. 8Frequently, to bards
  9. 9Mort of humor
  10. 10Bombeck of humor
  11. 11Completely lose rigidity
  12. 12Sports venue
  13. 13“The father of ambient music”
  14. 14Brie, e.g.
  15. 15Mimic a tiger
  16. 16Oppositionist
  17. 17Bank acct. underwriter
  18. 18“Toodle-oo!”
  19. 24Give a hand
  20. 29Male tabby
  21. 30La Scala city
  22. 32Longtime NPR host Diane
  23. 34“Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)” rapper Rich Homie --
  24. 35Nullify
  25. 36Toiling away
  26. 37“La --” (nickname for Maria Callas)
  27. 38Enlist in
  28. 39Not yet rented out, as an apartment
  29. 41Bloke
  30. 42Less wordy
  31. 43Baltimore ballplayer
  32. 44Dorm-mate, e.g.
  33. 47At least one
  34. 50Brings to one’s penthouse, say
  35. 51Mimicked
  36. 52H.S. math
  37. 53Ellipses
  38. 54Itty-bitty
  39. 56Stephen King novel about a dog
  40. 60Like some fish tank scum
  41. 61Christina Aguilera’s “What -- Wants”
  42. 63Artery insert
  43. 64“His” partner
  44. 66It led to a 1773 Boston Harbor “party”
  45. 67Be aimless
  46. 68Expanding-circle camera effect
  47. 69“Climb -- Mountain” (show tune)
  48. 71Kin of “oops”
  49. 72Swings wildly
  50. 76Kinda
  51. 79Virtuous
  52. 80Slithery fish
  53. 81Speech flaw
  54. 84Slaw source
  55. 85Like many wines
  56. 86“Don’t stop!”
  57. 88Orem native
  58. 89“Tootsie” Oscar nominee
  59. 90Intervals
  60. 91Ballerina
  61. 95Film venues
  62. 97Bubbled over
  63. 98Nun of Ávila
  64. 99Like many wines
  65. 100Slip past gently
  66. 101Crème -- crème
  67. 103Puzzle out
  68. 105Couple
  69. 106Italian money
  70. 107Grouch
  71. 108Model Moss
  72. 109911 VIPs
  73. 110Uncommon
  74. 112Low-key “Hey!”
  75. 113Curious as --
  76. 114Nastase of tennis
  77. 115Nixing mark
  78. 119“Kid-tested” cereal brand

The answer to “What you do when you write in the first several letters of nine long answers in this puzzle?” in the Premier crossword is MAKEAMUSCLE — a 11-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Premier crossword on September 6, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 118-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“What you do when you write in the first several letters of nine long answers in this puzzle?” answer

MAKEAMUSCLE (11 letters)

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Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “What you do when you write in the first several letters of nine long answers in this puzzle?”?

The answer is MAKEAMUSCLE, a 11-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Premier crossword on September 6, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “What you do when you write in the first several letters of nine long answers in this puzzle?”?

11 letters: MAKEAMUSCLE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Premier crossword on September 6, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 118-Across.

Can “What you do when you write in the first several letters of nine long answers in this puzzle?” have a different answer?

Yes — Premier sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

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