Newsday.com - Aug 1 2021

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Clues Answers
''Fingers crossed!'' HOPESO
''Honest!'' ISWEAR
''I warned you!'' SEE
''Little'' suffix ETTE
''Part of speech?'' questioner's contest BEE
''Sorry to say'' ALAS
''Sorry to say'' ITSASHAME
''Sorry to say'' SADLY
''Where America's day begins'' GUAM
''You're worth it'' company LOREAL
According to PER
Artist/inventor MORSE
Balladeer's bonus ENCORE
Barnyard animal HEN
Barnyard animals GOATS
Barrel-__ scotch AGED
Beast of the bayou GATOR
Bedevil NAGAT
Behind-the-scenes theater staff STAGECREW
Belonging to ''moi'' MES
Big name in bleach CLOROX
Boxing ring boundaries ROPES
Bravos' opposites BOOS
Bubbly beverage COLA
Cactus protector THORN
Capital of Taiwan TAIPEI
Carol octet MAIDS
Cedar Rapids campus COE
Certain sci-fi stations MOONBASES
Circus safeguard NET
City near Tahoe RENO
Coconut-covered cake SNOBALL
Comics spouse since 1930 BLONDIE
Common sight at sports bars ESPN
Common toast CHEERS
Contents of a $2 roll NICKELS
Counterpart of a count EARL
Crater's edge RIM
Currently ATPRESENT
Duress COERCION
Earn $200 in Monopoly PASSGO
Elects (to) OPTS
End of the 3rd qtr SEPT
Enjoyed eating SAVORED
Esoteric ARCANE
Exude OOZE
Eyes quickly PEEKSAT
FDR and JFK DEMS
Fish at a brunch LOX
Folk legends LORE
Food truck fare TACOS
Formal assent AYE
Foul-smelling ACRID
Four Seasons leader VALLI
Four-legged fellow CENTAUR
Frequent World Series finale GAMESEVEN
Fruit store's concern SPOILAGE
Funds in an S&L ACCT
Gadabout RAMBLER
Gentle throw TOSS
Gradations of color TONES
Grille protectors CARBRAS
Hair on some 74 Across BEARDS
Half of a US Open course NINE
Handful for a sitter BRAT
Hard work, so to speak SWEAT
Hiker's hazards BRAMBLES
Huff and puff BLOW
Idea's initiation GERM
Ill humor SPLEEN
Itinerary abbr ARR
Clues Answers
Japanese national sport SUMO
Latin list ender ETALIA
Leafy shelter BOWER
Less than enthusiastic TEPID
Little laugh TEHEE
London ''Modern'' art gallery TATE
London lavs WCS
Make fun of TEASE
Makes fun of MOCKS
More inadequate PUNIER
More than adequate PLENTY
Move merchandise SELL
National Mall shaders ELMS
National __ Day (8/11) RASPBERRYBOMBE
National __ Day (8/28) CHERRYTURNOVER
National __ Day (8/4) CHOCOLATECHIPCOOKIE
National __ Day (8/6) ROOTBEERFLOAT
National __ Day (8/8) FROZENCUSTARD
No longer a threat ATBAY
No-longer-possible ''Jeopardy!'' result TIE
Numbered hwys RTES
Obstruct CLOGUP
Officiate, for short UMP
Otto's ''Oh, no!'' ACH
Otto's article EINE
Overpublicize HYPEUP
Paired with AND
Pal of Affleck DAMON
Past the deadline LATE
Physicist from Rome FERMI
Pitchfork-shaped Greek letters PSIS
Poet's preposition ERE
Poker opener ANTE
Porpoise cousin ORCA
Pro shop supply TEES
Prosperous period BOOM
Public transportation BUS
Put stress on ACCENTED
Rail splitter's tool AXE
Realty documents DEEDS
Reflex-testing exam PHYSICAL
Robin Hood beverage ALE
Romance novelist Roberts NORA
Run out EXPIRE
Sailing enthusiast BOATER
Seasonal bug FLU
She was a singer before Swift DAYNE
Ship of 1492 PINTA
Shore dinner servings CRABS
Shrewd CAGY
Sir __ McKellen IAN
Sly glances LEERS
Small sweet sandwich OREO
Sound from Sneezy ACHOO
Sounds delighted OOHS
Southern Arizona city YUMA
Speed limit letters MPH
Spill a secret BLAB
Spinners on strings YOYOS
Submariner or toon swimmer NEMO
Sushi bar eggs ROE
Tax-friendly vehicle IRA
Three stars of Orion BELT
Timex rival ARMITRON
Upbraid loudly YELLAT
Very large power of 10 GOOGOL
Water main, e.g PIPE
Wizard or Warrior NBAER
Yellowstone beast BLACKBEAR
Yellowstone beasts ELKS
__ Majesty the King HIS