Newsday.com - July 4 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

Newsday.com Crossword Puzzle Solutions - July 3 2017

Clue	Solution
Open space	GAP
Film players before DVDs	VCRS
School kid transportation	BUS
France’s capital, humorously	PAREE
Triple-decker cookie	OREO
Choose, with ”for”	OPT
Fruit of an oak	ACORN
Hammer’s target	NAIL
”Huh?”	WHAT
County fair game with air rifles	SHOOTINGGALLERY
President pro __	TEM
Highest poker card	ACE
Sgt., for example	NCO
Swiss peak	ALP
Double-curve letter	ESS
Musician’s engagement	GIG
Complete collection	SET
Compete	VIE
Extra payment	BONUS
Butter portions	PATS
County fair game with a mallet	RINGTHEBELL
Acted like	APED
Foe	ENEMY
Nickname for a physician	DOC
Donkey	ASS
Attentive treatment, for short	TLC
Cork-removal sound	POP
First full mo. of spring	APR
Flying mammal	BAT
Weed-removal implement	HOE
Written promise to pay	IOU
County fair game with a scale	GUESSYOURWEIGHT
Israeli airline	ELAL
Pet welfare org.	SPCA
Tiny land in the sea	ISLET
Ingested	ATE
__ and void (no longer valid)	NULL
Down and out	NEEDY
Typical fire engine color	RED
Whitish gem	OPAL
Acquire	GET
Guys on honeymoons	GROOMS
Aviation prefix	AERO
Shape of home plate	PENTAGON
Kurt who wrote ”Cat’s Cradle”	VONNEGUT
Rugged rock	CRAG
Occupies the throne	REIGNS
Give comfort to	SOLACE
Cereal holder	BOWL
Great disruption	UPHEAVAL
Like a twinkly night sky	STARLIT
Wallpaper adhesive	PASTE
Feels sore	ACHES
Varieties	TYPES
Cake frosting	ICING
Place to park	LOT
Participate in an auction	BID
”Steady as __ goes”	SHE
Two-__ paper towels	PLY
Produce again	RECREATE
Hold spellbound	ENTHRALL
Underneath	BELOW
Hosting a show	EMCEEING
Maxim	ADAGE
Much sought-after	POPULAR
Belly muscles	ABS
Declines to consent	SAYSNO
Clog, as a drain	STOPUP
Sow’s newborn	PIGLET
__ and aahed	OOHED
Windowpane sealer	PUTTY
Winter coaster	SLED
Sch. near Beverly Hills	UCLA
”Now it’s clear”	ISEE