Newsday.com Feb 4 2021 Crossword Solutions

Newsday.com - Feb 4 2021 Crossword Answers 

Clues	Answers
''Bess, You Is My Woman Now'' singer	PORGY
''Cradle of Civilization''	FERTILECRESCENT
''Faust'' dramatist	GOETHE
''Frozen'' queen	ELSA
''Odd'' things to do	JOBS
''Skip me''	IPASS
''The Jungle Book'' python	KAA
''This should surprise me?''	SOWHATELSEISNEW
71 Across pullers	OXEN
Abominate	HATE
Affectionate signoff	LOVE
Allowed the use of	LENT
Balanced	EVEN
Big boss, briefly	PREZ
Big buffoon	BOZO
Bit of dust	MOTE
Compact music players	IPODS
Cornfield challenge	MAZE
Cozy retreats	NESTS
Criticize harshly	RIP
Cunning one	SLYDOG
Current with	UPON
Cuts into cubes	DICES
Dancer's driver	SANTA
Dip for chips	SALSA
Disagreements	RIFTS
Elitist	SNOB
Emulate rodents	GNAW
Ere	AFORE
Farming implement	PLOW
Fiendish	EVIL
For takeaway, in Britain	TOGO
Garden hose holder	SPOOL
Gave one's approval	SAIDSO
Graceful	LITHE
Granny's daughter, maybe	AUNT
Great enthusiasm	ZEST
Gym accessory	TOWEL
High hope	DREAM
Historical periods	AGES
Hot under the collar	MAD
Infamous emperor	NERO
Invoice request	PLEASEPAYINFULL
Isn't keeping up	LAGS
Japanese mushroom	ENOKI
Jumbo suffix for a ballpark screen	TRON
Leon who wrote ''Exodus''	URIS
Package of produce	CRATE
Part of a backpack	STRAP
Participated, with ''in''	OPTED
Patio piece	TILE
Perfection to aim for	IDEAL
Planar, for short	TWOD
Porous gem	OPAL
Prepare to advance on a fly-out	TAGUP
Prepared for planting	HOED
Preschooler's learning	ABCS
Program on a phone	APP
Restless desire	ITCH
Round gasket	ORING
Roundish	OVAL
Sacks out	SLEEPS
Sci-fi cinema sage	YODA
Sea of Japan peninsula	KOREA
Sign for an off-ramp	EXIT
Small ''número''	DOS
Solemn promises	IDOS
Starter for system	ECO
Sudden increase	JUMP
Tangled-up situation	MESS
TiVo alternative	ROKU
Trust in	BANKON
Tuxedo shirt accessory	STUD
Vivid crayon category	NEON
West African country	BENIN
Without an intermission	ONEACT
__ by (just manages)	EKES
__-Saxon language	ANGLO