Newsday.com - July 11 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

Newsday.com Crossword Puzzle Solutions - Jul 11 2017 

Clue	Solution
Crispy sandwiches, for short	BLTS
Shove	PUSH
Linguini or ziti	PASTA
Runaway victory	ROUT
Feel sore	ACHE
Driver’s full reversal	UTURN
Stare at	OGLE
Speak unclearly	SLUR
French cap	BERET
Having good judgment	WISEASANOWL
Service charge	FEE
__ as hen’s teeth (rather rare)	SCARCE
What a manicurist files	NAIL
Duo plus one	TRIO
Hardly enough	SCANTY
Cider fruit	APPLE
Worry (over)	FRET
March Madness org.	NCAA
Egotistical	PROUDASAPEACOCK
Swim meet location	POOL
”It wasn’t me!”	NOTI
Takes it easy	RESTS
Tripped, as a mousetrap	SPRUNG
Stairwell sound	ECHO
Window ledge	SILL
Mexican pals	AMIGOS
Frequently, in poetry	OFT
Mild-mannered	MEEKASADOVE
Backup strategy	PLANB
Backpacker’s shelter	TENT
Line on a list	ITEM
__ wave (destructive water)	TIDAL
Bit of DNA	GENE
Prefix meaning ”all”	OMNI
Performers’ platform	STAGE
Unseal	OPEN
Untidy condition	MESS
Foreheads	BROWS
Good reasoning	LOGIC
Oklahoma oil city	TULSA
Turn the wheel	STEER
Quarterback who’s throwing	PASSER
West Coast sch.	UCLA
Keep away from	SHUN
”Great blue” wading bird	HERON
Available to anyone	PUBLIC
Devoured	ATE
Ride the waves	SURF
Oak or maple	TREE
Poker stake	ANTE
Played a role	ACTED
Squander	WASTE
Jouster’s weapon	LANCE
”In that case . . .”	IFSO
Give a speech	ORATE
Cpls. and sgts.	NCOS
Diplomat’s skill	TACT
Talks and talks	YAKS
Smartphone downloads	APPS
Chaplin’s cane, for example	PROP
Low-quality	POOR
Humdingers	LULUS
Heroic tale	EPIC
Journalistic slant	ANGLE
Fragrance	AROMA
Able to move or think quickly	NIMBLE
Increase one’s speed	HASTEN
Turn loose	LETGO
Figure of speech	IDIOM
”I’m stumped”	GOTME
Microwave appliances	OVENS
Next-to-last tourney rounds	SEMIS
Chooses (to)	OPTS
Fly like a butterfly	FLIT
”Look what I did!”	TADA
Retain	KEEP
Diarist __ Frank	ANNE
Remind much too often	NAG