Newsday.com Apr 6 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

Newsday.com Crossword - April 6 2020 - Puzzle Answers

Clues	Answers
''All kidding __ . . .''	ASIDE
''Half'' prefix for final	SEMI
''Super'' video game brother	MARIO
''That's too bad''	ALAS
''__ my case!'' (lawyer's words)	IREST
100 to 1, for one	RATIO
Absorbent kitchen-floor cleaner	SPONGEMOP
Adorable one	CUTIE
Allows to ripen	AGES
Alters before publication	EDITS
Angel's overhead ring	HALO
April 15 payment	TAX
Aroma	ODOR
Big tourist attraction	MECCA
Bone protecting a leg joint	KNEECAP
Bride's face covering	VEIL
Broke soil for planting	HOED
Building's location	SITE
Chinese bronze-disk instrument	GONG
Cola or root beer	SODA
Contest with calf roping	RODEO
Corporate bigwig, for short	EXEC
Cost of a cab ride	FARE
Crown of a princess	TIARA
Days of __ (long-ago time)	YORE
Declare	SAY
Drove fast	SPED
Fairy tale bullies	OGRES
Female pig	SOW
Female singing voice	ALTO
Figure __ (skating maneuver)	EIGHT
Guy always agreeing with the boss	YESMAN
Hair tool with teeth	COMB
Handheld duster with bristles	WHISKBROOM
Hoofbeat sound	CLOP
Hotel's place to swim	POOL
Inquire	ASK
Internet address starter	WWW
Like EEE shoes	WIDE
Long, heroic story	SAGA
Mirror reflection	IMAGE
More prudent	WISER
Native American carved pole	TOTEM
Not fooled by	ONTO
Nuisance	PEST
Off in the distance	AFAR
Off-center, as a hat	ASKEW
Opinion pieces	ESSAYS
Pad for kitchen scouring	STEELWOOL
Person raising and selling dogs	BREEDER
Person who doesn't mingle	LONER
Pig's cry	OINK
Pre-owned	USED
Pub brews	ALES
Quantity of 12: Abbr	DOZ
Remind constantly	NAG
Sailor's greeting	AHOY
Sassy	PERT
Sea creatures with claws	CRABS
Seldom encountered	RARE
Sesame __ (burger bun tidbit)	SEED
Short snooze	NAP
Solemn promises	VOWS
Something that's taboo	NONO
Song for a diva	ARIA
Song for one singer	SOLO
Stash in an overhead bin	STOW
Stat of a batter's success: Abbr	AVG
Striped equine	ZEBRA
Tool for household scouring	SCRUBBRUSH
Triple-decker cookie	OREO
Typed (in)	KEYED
Upscale German cars	BMWS
Walking stick	CANE
Word like ''bring'' or ''be''	VERB
__ and cons	PROS
__ by (obey, as a law)	ABIDE
__ Vegas, NV	LAS