Newsday.com – Dec 31 2018
Published in Newsday.com Crossword. Tags: APPEAR, ASP, END, SCREEN.
| Clues | Answers |
| ”Dear __ or Madam . . .” | SIR |
| ”Quantum” jump | LEAP |
| ”Take your time” | NORUSH |
| ”Treble” symbol on music | CLEF |
| ”Very, very soon!” | INASEC |
| ”You __ have bothered” | NEEDNT |
| 1770s patriot Hale | NATHAN |
| 401(k) alternative | IRA |
| Alternative to Sears | KMART |
| Be obligated to | OWE |
| Beauty parlor’s creation | HAIRDO |
| Bring to a conclusion | END |
| Cavalry sword | SABER |
| Checkers player’s demand | KINGME |
| Coddled | BABIED |
| Cold War adversary: Abbr | USSR |
| Come into view | APPEAR |
| Computer support person, for short | TECH |
| Day before Fri | THU |
| Detest | HATE |
| Drag-race vehicle | HOTROD |
| Draws, as a magnet | ATTRACTS |
| Egyptian snake | ASP |
| Extra auto tire | SPARE |
| Family room | DEN |
| Fundamental | BASIC |
| Halves of quarts: Abbr | PTS |
| Hide-and-__ | SEEK |
| Highest cards in poker | ACES |
| Hour after midnight | ONE |
| In dreamland | ASLEEP |
| In first place | AHEAD |
| Indicates assent silently | NODS |
| Insect-blocking window insert | SCREEN |
| Internet commerce | ETAIL |
| Lacking the skill | UNABLE |
| Little bite | NIP |
| Longstanding quarrel | FEUD |
| Make angry | RILE |
| Makes a mistake | ERRS |
| Midmorning hour | TEN |
| Midnight bubbly rituals | CHAMPAGNETOASTS |
| More quickly | FASTER |
| Neglects to | DOESNT |
| Nile queen, for short | CLEO |
| Not on time | LATE |
| Old anesthetic | ETHER |
| Part of the eye | CORNEA |
| Parts of plays | ACTS |
| Person going out with another | DATER |
| Person who stares | OGLER |
| Pie __ mode | ALA |
| Post-midnight colorful sky explosions | FIREWORKS |
| Pre-midnight numerical ritual | COUNTDOWN |
| Rain boot | GALOSH |
| Recycling receptacle | BIN |
| Rental contract | LEASE |
| Response to a childish dare | ICANSO |
| Roads that often cross aves | STS |
| Rusts away | CORRODES |
| Santa’s laughing syllables | HOHO |
| Scooby-__ (cartoon dog) | DOO |
| Sgt. or cpl | NCO |
| Ship’s distress signal | SOS |
| Shows to a seat, slangily | USHES |
| Snuggle up | NESTLE |
| Speech giver’s start, for short | INTRO |
| Stop-sign color | RED |
| Subj. for recent immigrants | ESL |
| Successful dieters | LOSERS |
| Summer hrs. in Pa | EDT |
| Tossed in the trash | THREWOUT |
| Was thinking creatively | HADIDEAS |
| Word-of-mouth | ORAL |
| __ and cheese (lunch pasta dish) | MAC |
| __ for (choose) | OPT |
| __ the occasion (come through) | RISETO |
| __-cone (icy treat) | SNO |