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 |