Newsday.com - July 16 2017 Sunday Crossword Puzzle Answers

Newsday.com - July 16 2017 Sunday 

Clue	Solution
Not of the clergy	LAIC
Gear teeth	COGS
Sweat spot	ARMPIT
Flapjack chain	IHOP
Taj Mahal city	AGRA
Excellent, slangily	PHAT
Take too far	OVERDO
Takeout order	TOGO
WOOL SHORTAGE ”SHEAR” NONSENSE	BAABAABLACKSHEEP
Auction exclamation	SOLD
Agree to take part	OPTIN
Solemn vow	OATH
Golfer’s count	STROKES
Space shot finale	REENTRY
Agassi of tennis	ANDRE
Poetic dusk	EEN
Neptune’s domain	SEA
EEK! FARM FIASCO	THREEBLINDMICE
Bake sale grp.	PTA
Feel concern	CARE
Emulate bloodhounds	SNIFF
Floor models	DEMOS
CASTLE HASSLE CASE CRACKED	HUMPTYDUMPTY
”Sesame Street” rating	TVY
”Nova” airer	PBS
Opposite of ultra-	INFRA
Rock plateau	MESA
Lake near Reno	TAHOE
Timeline slice	ERA
Actress Hedy	LAMARR
Stoical	UNMOVED
Sculpting medium	CLAY
”SANDMAN” TALK OF TOWN	WEEWILLIEWINKIE
Electronic read	SCAN
”Rodeo” composer	COPLAND
100% behind	ALLFOR
”Aladdin” prince	ALI
”Poison” plant	SUMAC
Fails to be	ISNT
Sealy alternative	SERTA
”Modern” prefix	NEO
Poetic planet	ORB
LULLABY TAKES A BOUGH	ROCKABYEBABY
Insurer with a duck	AFLAC
”Farewell, François”	ADIEU
Genesis twin	ESAU
Destroyer letters	USS
LOVE LETTER LOST AND FOUND	ATISKETATASKET
HMO participants	MDS
Cartoon frame	CEL
River formation	DELTA
Bills for drinks	BARTABS
Friendly touch	LOVETAP
Academic period	YEAR
Crisp snack	APPLE
Amenable	OPEN
ANCIENT BREAKFAST DISCOVERED	PEASEPORRIDGEHOT
Sudden attack	RAID
Take long steps	STRIDE
Melon cover	RIND
Luau figurine	TIKI
Right-angle shapes	ELLS
Really enjoys	EATSUP
Mentions	SAYS
Idyllic spot	EDEN
Toil away	LABOR
Open-mouthed	AGAPE
Hopping mad	IRATE
Cruise quarters	CABINS
Tax prep pro	CPA
Cry of delight	OHBOY
Charity event	GALA
Datum	STAT
NASA affirmative	AOK
Campers, for short	RVS
Verbal shrug	MEH
Post- opposite	PRE
Mid-March day	IDES
List of the best	TOPTEN
”My treat”	ITSONME
Ensnare	HOOK
Stare at	OGLE
Pea holders	PODS
Initial chip	ANTE
Blacken on a grill	CHAR
Maraschino covering	REDDYE
Somewhat improper	RACY
Cozy place	NEST
Declare untrue	DENY
MLB number	RBI
Little toymaker	ELF
On the level	TRUE
Skirt edges	HEMS
Statement in logic	IFTHEN
Drive forward	IMPEL
”Jungle Book” snake	COBRA
Opinion piece	ESSAY
Golfer Mickelson	PHIL
Sushi selection	TUNA
Two-band, as radios	AMFM
USN bigwig	ADM
Shrimp cousin	PRAWN
Scale deduction	TARE
Singer Abdul	PAULA
Russian drink	VODKA
Pull from behind	TOW
Bird: Pref.	AVI
Happen again	RECUR
French diarist	NIN
Battlefield healer	MEDIC
A-lister	CELEB
Bearlike marsupial	WOMBAT
Brewpub letters	IPA
Inc.’s cousin	LLC
German Elizabeth	ILSE
Yemen’s capital	SANAA
Chindentation?	CLEFT
Garlicky mayonnaise	AIOLI
Munich Mrs.	FRAU
Wagering spots: Abbr.	OTBS
Sunbeams	RAYS
Bulb holder	SOCKET
__-Ball (arcade game)	SKEE
GOP elephant creator	NAST
Itinerary abbr.	TBA
On the level	REAL
Unseat	OUST
Arizona city	YUMA
Gains altitude	ASCENDS
Family nickname	DAD
Ore ending	ITE
Pass by	ELAPSE
Bout ender	KAYO
Bummer	DRAG
Tampa neighbor	STPETE
Like the ocean	BRINY
Garden pest	APHID
British guy	BLOKE
Take effect	SETIN
Folk wisdom	LORE
Whitish gem	OPAL
Conceal	VEIL
Anti-leather org.	PETA
Gets it wrong	ERRS
Operatic excerpt	ARIA
Sculptures, e.g.	ART
Family nickname	SIS
www.tulane.__	EDU
Lively energy	PEP
Driller’s deg.	DDS