Newsday.com - August 2 2017 Wednesday Crossword Puzzle Answers

Newsday.com Crossword Puzzle Solutions - Aug 2 2017 Wednesday 

Clue	Solution
Is unwell	AILS
Health insurance giant	AETNA
Spheroid hairdo	AFRO
Creative spark	IDEA
Fully understandable	CLEAR
Faucet annoyance	DRIP
Dilemma	DIFFICULTCHOICE
Walked onstage	ENTERED
Didn’t give enough to	SHORTED
Calendar square	DAY
Poetic tribute	ODE
Encountered	MET
Low number	ONE
Burrowing rodent	MOLE
”__ seeing things?”	AMI
Top-billed performer	STAR
Coin of India	RUPEE
Soft metal	TIN
Poser	TOUGHNUTTOCRACK
Gallery display	ART
Zodiac ram	ARIES
Takes advantage of	USES
Life story, for short	BIO
__-serif typeface	SANS
Air-rifle ammo	BBS
Network for Ken Burns series	PBS
Anger	IRE
Standard golf score	PAR
Was in last place	TRAILED
River with notable falls	NIAGARA
Reward for toil	HARDEARNEDMONEY
Suffix for kitchen	ETTE
Sleep sound	SNORE
T. Rex, e.g.	DINO
Clutter	MESS
Legal wrongs	TORTS
Read a bar code	SCAN
Helped out	AIDED
Singer Menzel	IDINA
Nickname for a southpaw	LEFTY
Out of danger	SAFE
Give in to a demand	ACCEDE
Give the slip to	ELUDE
__ Aviv	TEL
D.C. ballplayers	NATS
St. Louis landmark	ARCH
Be wild about	ADORE
Italian omelets	FRITTATAS
Sushi stuffing	RICE
Pundit’s essay	OPED
Mineral in spinach	IRON
Household skills class, for short	HOMEEC
Charity’s URL ender, often	ORG
Trumpet mufflers	MUTES
__ out (withdraws)	OPTS
Zodiac feline	LEO
Computer clickers	MICE
Signs, as a contract	INKS
Wild guess	STAB
Singer __ Amos	TORI
Spark plugs, wipers, etc.	AUTOPARTS
Totally destroy	RUIN
Pain in the neck	HASSLE
Hunters’ grp.	NRA
Toys __ (retail chain)	RUS
Wedding cake figures	BRIDES
Smile broadly	BEAM
__ one’s time (waits)	BIDES
Not moving	INERT
Sudden strong fear	PANIC
Boxing match venue	ARENA
Synthetic shirt fiber	RAYON
Those folks	THEM
Be worthy of	RATE
Toward dawn	EAST
007’s first film foe	DRNO
Thor and Zeus	GODS
Neither here __ there	NOR