Newsday.com - July 16 2017 Monday Crossword Puzzle Answers

Newsday.com - Jul 16 2017 Monday  

Clue	Solution
Flat-topped hill	MESA
Top poker cards	ACES
Being pulled from behind	INTOW
Whitish gemstone	OPAL
Start to melt	THAW
River of Paris	SEINE
Be nostalgic for	MISS
Toon explorer	DORA
Pained expression	WINCE
Well-educated	SCHOLARLY
Prodded, with ”on”	EGGED
Lambs’ mothers	EWES
Slangy refusal	NAH
Vegetable plot	GARDEN
Household rubbish	GARBAGE
Light __ (seemingly weightless)	ASAIR
Give a high-five to	SLAP
”__ the other hand . . .” (alternatively)	ORON
Glides on snow	SKIS
Ejects, as lava	SPEWS
Very funny person	RIOT
Money in Mexico	PESO
Durable hardwood	TEAK
Bored by it all	BLASE
Changed direction abruptly	SWERVED
Old Faithful, for example	GEYSER
Morning lawn moisture	DEW
University sports org.	NCAA
Honey-colored	AMBER
At an unhurried pace	LEISURELY
Gets closer to	NEARS
Solemn pledge	OATH
Region	AREA
Furniture to dine on	TABLE
Suit to __ (fit perfectly)	ATEE
Flamingo color	PINK
Remains	STAYS
Signals ”OK” with one’s head	NODS
Complete collections	SETS
Female parents	MOMS
Long, heroic story	EPIC
Wide belt	SASH
In addition	ALSO
When roosters crow	ATDAWN
Routine task	CHORE
British noblemen	EARLS
Swing to and fro	SWAY
”That’s really the truth”	ISWEAR
Helpful to those living close by	NEIGHBORLY
Sound of a small bell	TING
”__ upon a time . . .”	ONCE
Unwanted plant	WEED
Impolite look	LEER
Short snoozes	NAPS
Sounds of fright	GASPS
Out of whack	ASKEW
Salary increase	RAISE
Untidy	DISORDERLY
Stare (at)	GAWK
Opera solos	ARIAS
Honking bird	GOOSE
Walk inside	ENTER
Drove too fast	SPED
Meadow	LEA
Slow-cooker meal	STEW
Boyfriend	BEAU
Parts of poems	VERSES
Deep cuts	GASHES
Retro ”Cool!”	NEATO
Quoted as a source	CITED
Picnic pests	ANTS
Veal or beef	MEAT
”Ali __ and the 40 Thieves”	BABA
Cash borrowed	LOAN
Knocks sharply	RAPS
One of the Great Lakes	ERIE
Pre-Easter period	LENT
Chatters	YAKS