Newsday.com – Jul 4 2018
Published in Newsday.com Crossword. Tags: ADORE, EAST, LOOFA, LPS, MAT, OHIO, ONCE, PISA.
Newsday.com Crossword Puzzle Solutions – Jul 4 2018 Wednesday
Clues | Answers |
__ Paulo Brazil | SAO |
60s-’70s war zone for short | NAM |
“. . . bombs bursting __” | IN AIR |
“Big name” Declaration signer | JOHN HANCOCK |
“How tough can __?” | ITBE |
After the buzzer | LATE |
Airplane in a hobby kit | MODEL |
And higher as a price | ONUP |
Back in the day | ONCE |
Bath sponge | LOOFA |
Be dressed in | WEAR |
Be wild about | ADORE |
Biblical queen’s land | SHEBA |
British knight’s title | SIR |
Brown hosiery shade | ECRU |
Christmas candy shape | CANE |
Common Hollywood tree | PALM |
Declaration author and signer | THOMAS JEFFERSON |
Eats into | ERODES |
Elevate | RAISE |
Era | AGE |
False appearance | GUISE |
Fiery Declaration signer | SAMUEL ADAMS |
Fish constellation | PISCES |
Fund as a scholarship | ENDOW |
Gen __ (boomers’ kids) | XERS |
Generic dog name | ROVER |
Get dressed in | DON |
Give a speech | ORATE |
Hanks’ Army boss in “Forrest Gump” | SINISE |
Hernando’s house | CASA |
In __ of (instead of) | LIEU |
In that case | IF SO |
In the __ luxury | LAPOF |
Irish dances | JIGS |
It’s east of Indiana | OHIO |
Italian capital to natives | ROMA |
Just one little bite | ATASTE |
Large quantity | SLEW |
Leaning Tower locale | PISA |
Lion’s den | LAIR |
Make small talk | CHAT |
Metal in steel | IRON |
Middle of “Macbeth” | ACT THREE |
Molten rock | LAVA |
Necklace piece | BEAD |
News story | ITEM |
Nonliteral expression | IDIOM |
Oscar’s “Odd Couple” roomie | FELIX |
Pacific island nation | FIJI |
Parts of psyches | EGOS |
Persevere with | KEEP AT |
Poker tokens | CHIPS |
Porch chair | ROCKER |
Predatory dolphin | ORCA |
Quick as a walk | BRISK |
Remainder | REST |
Salon sweepings | HAIR |
Shipped | SENT |
Sicilian volcano | ETNA |
Sipper’s tube | STRAW |
Skillful | ADEPT |
Small rug | MAT |
Source for fries | POTATO |
Spanish bulls | TOROS |
Spendthrift’s outing | SPREE |
Spine-tingling | EERIE |
Start over with | REDO |
Started a golf hole | TEED |
Sturdy furniture wood | OAK |
Temporarily | FOR A TIME |
Texting alternative | |
Throat-clearing sound | AHEM |
Toward sunrise | EAST |
Unlit | DARK |
Vinyl albums for short | LPS |
Western films | OATERS |
What a prune once was | PLUM |