Newsday.com - July 4 2018 Wednesday Crossword Puzzle Answers

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	EMAIL
Throat-clearing sound	AHEM
Toward sunrise	EAST
Unlit	DARK
Vinyl albums for short	LPS
Western films	OATERS
What a prune once was	PLUM