Newsday.com - July 2 2018 Crossword Puzzle Answers

Newsday.com Crossword Puzzle Solutions - Jul 2 2018

Clues	Answers
__ and pieces (miscellany)	BITS
__ of the time (nearly always)	MOST
"A mouse!"	EEK
"Electric" fishes	EELS
"I beg your __" ("Excuse me")	PARDON
"That's the truth!"	NOLIE
"That's too bad!"	ALAS
Auto race refueling break	PIT STOP
Bandleader's shout to start the band	HIT IT
Be introduced to	MEET
Bellybutton	NAVEL
Bikini tops	BRAS
Birds that honk	GEESE
Black bird	RAVEN
Black-and-white cookie	OREO
Book whose lines are learned by an actor	SCRIPT
Boxing results for short	TKOS
Break into two pieces	SPLIT
Building's location	SITE
Bulky as the "little teapot"	STOUT
Centers of hurricanes	EYES
Chairs and stools	SEATS
Corporate VIPs	EXECS
Crossword clue heading	ACROSS
Data for short	INFO
Destiny	FATE
Dictatorial rulers	TYRANTS
Emphatic agreement in Spain	SISI
Farm storage building	SILO
Farmer's corn or wheat	CROP
Finish up	END
First part of a play	ACT I
Fishing pole	ROD
Football throw	PASS
Fuss in front of a mirror	PREEN
Gets out of bed	ARISES
Identical	SAME
In plain view	OVERT
Install as a sidewalk	PAVE
Make a swap	TRADE
Mongrel dog	CUR
More than enough	PLENTY
Music player from Apple	IPOD
Musical work for sopranos	OPERA
Nerds	GEEKS
Nevada city	RENO
New-car tryout	TESTRIDE
Numero __	UNO
Obtains	GETS
Office fastener	PAPERCLIP
Old pal	CRONY
One of the Great Lakes	ERIE
Parakeets and poodles	PETS
Perform better than	OUTDO
Pesky flying insect	GNAT
Pie a la __	MODE
Ponytail material	HAIR
Reindeer name "rhymed" with Blitzen	VIXEN
Result of stalling	DELAY
Seep	OOZE
Sharp shaving piece	RAZORBLADE
Spongy	SOFT
Take a glance	LOOK
Takes a glance at	SEES
Timid	MEEK
Top-rated	A ONE
Tricky maneuver	PLOY
Tube commercial	TVSPOT
Underground plant parts	ROOTS
Unifying idea	THEME
Vast crowd	HORDE
VISA or Discover	CREDITCARD
Voicemail sound	TONE
War horse	STEED
Was an omen of	BODED
Weather prediction	FORECAST
Wish earnestly	HOPE
Wooden hors d'oeuvre holder	TOOTHPICK