Newsday.com Crossword Puzzle Answer - Jan 01, 2015

 Newsday.com Crossword Puzzle Solution - Jan 01, 2015

Clue	Answer
''American Idol'' judge	LOPEZ
''And I Love __'' (Beatles tune)	HER
''Band of Brothers'' event	DDAY
''Mad Men'' broadcaster	AMC
''Moon River'' lyricist	MERCER
''Nautilus'' captain	NEMO
''Teddy Bear'' singer	ELVIS
Advanced math class	CALC
Anthony Hopkins title	SIR
Arteries with shoulders	ROADS
Ask too many questions	PRY
Caesarean question	ETTU
Certain progeny	SONS
Chain-link dividers	CYCLONEFENCES
Change course suddenly	VEER
Check out quickly	SCAN
Chip in	ANTEUP
Corporate officer	EXEC
Crept up on	NEARED
Discourage	DETER
Disney World water park	BLIZZARDBEACH
Entertainer Midler	BETTE
Epoch	AGE
Exam for aspiring drs	MCAT
Fancy-schmancy	DELUXE
Farm's tourist draw	CORNMAZE
Float gently	WAFT
Fly in the ointment	SNAG
Ft. Myers summer setting	EDT
Glass-enclosed light source	HURRICANELAMP
Gospel writer	LUKE
Having the resources	ABLE
Heidi's home	ALPS
Himalayan guide	SHERPA
Hip-hoppers	BBOYS
Huge production	EPIC
Insignia	EMBLEM
Island near Venice	LIDO

Clue	Answer
It may be half-baked	IDEA
Ital. erupter	MTETNA
Jingle-writing guy	ADMAN
Kiddie transports	TRIKES
Lapidarist's measures	CARATS
Letters on Gagarin's helmet	CCCP
Listless feeling	ENNUI
Magic word	SHAZAM
Makeover	REDO
Mideast capital	MUSCAT
Mole, by definition	SPY
Motivate	SPUR
Nacho topper, for short	GUAC
Numbers added, e.g	OPERANDS
Nursery cry	WAH
Odometer increment	TENTH
Oil source	SHALE
One of the Coen brothers	ETHAN
Person from Prague	CZECH
Physically fit	HALE
Recital rendition	PIECE
Royal-jelly producer	BEE
Salary-check amount	NETPAY
Seuss' egg hatcher	ELEPHANT
Stuck in __ (bogged down)	ARUT
Support for a scoop	CONE
Surreptitiously	ONTHESLY
Symphonic reeds	OBOES
Take a stance	POSE
Tankard filler	ALE
Tea-strainer material	MESH
Tent anchor	PEG
Two cents' worth	SAY
Utter nonsense	ROT
Wagering venue	OTB
Warhol works	POPART
Wellesley graduate	ALUMNA
Word before date or diligence	DUE