Newsday.com - August 1 2017 Tuesday Crossword Puzzle Answers

Newsday.com Crossword Puzzle Solutions - Aug 1 2017 Tuesday 

Clue	Solution
Taper off	ABATE
Not doing anything	IDLE
Back talk	SASS
Lone Star State resident	TEXAN
Spiral shape	COIL
5,280 feet	MILE
Island nation near Sicily	MALTA
Notion	IDEA
Forget to include	OMIT
Obscuring, as a bathroom mirror	STEAMINGUP
Hung on to	KEPT
Rim	EDGE
”Because I __!” (parent’s reply)	SAIDSO
Wander	RAMBLE
Plant with fronds	FERN
Creme-filled cookie	OREO
Practice boxing	SPAR
White heron	EGRET
Justification	BASIS
Wedding vow	IDO
Nimble	AGILE
Tots’ batting game	TBALL
How drive-thru orders are made	TOGO
__ the air (uncertain)	UPIN
Minuscule amount	IOTA
Truthful	HONEST
Draw back in fear	CRINGE
Honolulu’s island	OAHU
Install, as curtains	HANG
Failing spectacularly	FLAMINGOUT
Eden resident	ADAM
Bart Simpson’s sister	LISA
Hex	CURSE
One of Columbus’ ships	NINA
Change for a $5 bill	ONES
Snaky letters	ESSES
__ the line (obeyed)	TOED
Loch of a Scottish ”monster”	NESS
Taking little time	SHORT
24-hr. cash dispensers	ATMS
Defeated	BEAT
Wheel rod	AXLE
”Toodle-oo!”	TATA
Glossy paint	ENAMEL
Cupcake topping	ICING
Sidestep	DODGE
In __ of (instead of)	LIEU
Go by, as time	ELAPSE
Indisputable evidence	SMOKINGGUN
Pointed at a target	AIMED
Minor mistakes	SLIPS
Brief brawl	SETTO
”Beware the __ of March”	IDES
Region	AREA
Gen. __ E. Lee	ROBT
Typical Saudi	ARAB
Southwestern tableland	MESA
Furious	BOILINGMAD
Toad relative	FROG
Bread with a pocket	PITA
Big fuss	ADO
Ready for harvesting	RIPE
Yale students	ELIS
Camper’s shelter	TENT
Plod along	SLOG
Distracted greeting	OHHI
Cookware coating	TEFLON
Fractions of a pound	OUNCES
Repeated slogan	CHANT
AM/FM device	RADIO
Nonsensical	INANE
Springs in the desert	OASES
Accumulate	AMASS
Bit of dialogue	LINE
Spew forth	GUSH
Approximately	ORSO
__-friendly software	USER
Exam	TEST