Newsday.com - Aug 17 2020

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Clues Answers
''All kidding __ . . .'' ASIDE
''Everything else'' category: Abbr MISC
''Please reply'' invitation letters RSVP
''Scat!'' SHOO
''Welcome'' rugs MATS
''What's __ for me?'' INIT
Baton carrier on his beat POLICEMAN
Baton passer on a track RELAYRACER
Bits in an apple core SEEDS
Burn soother from plants ALOE
Cable sports channel ESPN
Chew like a squirrel GNAW
Cleaning cloth RAG
Cleveland's state OHIO
Cloaks waved by bullfighters CAPES
Closeup map INSET
Competitor of Hertz AVIS
Concert's baton waver BANDLEADER
Cubes in a cold drink ICE
Daylight saving __ TIME
Easy win ROMP
Even __ (to a greater degree) MORESO
Exam for future attorneys: Abbr LSAT
Finds a sum ADDS
Grad ALUM
Group of eight OCTET
Guide a car STEER
Gust or gale WIND
High regard ESTEEM
Historical period ERA
Home for Eve EDEN
Hot, as barbecue sauce SPICY
Injured-arm support SLING
Invalidates VOIDS
Italy's capital, in Italy ROMA
Lauder of cosmetics ESTEE
Lie down ungracefully SPRAWL
Lightweight model wood BALSA
Mahogany or maple TREE
Clues Answers
Make preparations PLAN
Map book ATLAS
Month when summer starts JUNE
Much-adored celebrity IDOL
Noticed before SEEN
Of greater height TALLER
Online memo EMAIL
Papa's wife MAMA
Parade's baton twirler MAJORETTE
Perfume bottles VIALS
Poor, as an excuse LAME
Poorly lit DIM
Ran, as fabric colors BLED
Sharer of emcee duties COHOST
Short-term worker, for short TEMP
Sign of the future OMEN
Small horses PONIES
Sneakers' strings LACES
Something not to tell SECRET
Spooky EERIE
Spouse for Eve ADAM
Start to cry WEEP
The Caribbean, for example SEA
Tilt somewhat SLANT
To no __ (useless) AVAIL
Turkey drumsticks LEGS
Type of shoe leather SUEDE
Very dry, as a climate ARID
Volcano's flows LAVAS
Waterproof canvas TARP
Welcomes to one's apartment HASUP
__ and groan MOAN
__ clef (symbol for soprano music) TREBLE
__ in the woods (innocent one) BABE
__ mater (one's old school) ALMA
__ of voice (how you speak) TONE
__ off (started a golf game) TEED
__ out (doesn't participate) OPTS
__ Star State (Texas nickname) LONE