Newsday.com - Jul 16 2021 Crossword Puzzle Solution

 Newsday.com - Jul 16 2021 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
''Maybe, gotta ask first''	ILLSEE
''Untrue!''	YOULIE
12/31, for short	NYE
42% of Scrabble tiles	AEIOU
<0, briefly	NEG
Anatomical dozen	PAIRSOFRIBS
Apt to blow up	FIERY
Around-the-block grp	RDS
Astrological dozen	ZODIACSIGNS
Astronautical dozen	MOONWALKERS
Base for some condiments	TOMATO
Basic film network	AMC
Beat-era percussion	BONGO
Benefactor	PATRON
Bit of some leis	TILEAF
Build up	ACCRUE
Buzz heard in the office	RUMOR
Capital before Brasilia	RIO
Casual concurrence	YEP
Cat that sounds like sausages	LYNX
Chemical close kin	ISOMER
Chemist's base	ALKALI
City very close to Canada	ERIE
Colorful quartz	AGATE
Common clue for ''flea''	PETPEEVE
Cracked open	AJAR
De-facto border of a sort	DMZ
Door buster	RAM
Dresses fussily	PREENS
Employment	USE
Emulate Pac-Man	CHOMP
Exotic macaroni salad ingredient	ROE
First Amendment supporter	ACLU
Gentle tosses	LOBS
Gold Rush speculator	MINER
Group of goons	GANG
How sarcasm is delivered	ACIDLY
Ignore, as a captain's order	BELAY
In on	PRIVYTO
In that area	ORSO
Intro to a 68 Across	IHEAR
Is a slacker	LOAFS
Japanese fish delicacy	FUGU
Legal dozen	JURYMEMBERS
Lender's recourse	LIEN
Masked athlete	GOALIE
Means for marine maneuvering	OAR
Mexican resort, for short	CABO
Mints holder	TIN
Modest eatery	BISTRO
Ounce fraction	DRAM
Pal of Pooh	ROO
Party with kalua pork	LUAU
Polynesian nation	SAMOA
Prismatic displays	SPECTRA
Quaint ''used to be''	TWAS
Radio control	VOLUME
Ramen ingredient	MISO
Root word in Argentina	OLE
Rules on fouls	UMPS
Sausage, for short	BRAT
School near Ciudad Juarez	UTEP
Skillful swivel	PIVOT
Small cutter	SCALPEL
Sphere of influence	AMBIT
Tree trunk, in botany	BOLE
Trepidation	DREAD
Two bands on some radios	AMFM
Ultimate height	APEX
Unproven stories	MYTHS
Wagering venue	OTB
Westernmost NL team, once	STL
What coasters may protect	ENDTABLE
What some beams are made of	STEEL
With not as much hassle	EASIER
Youngstowners, e.g	OHIOANS