Newsday.com Crossword Answers – Tuesday July 11 2017

Here are the answers to Newsday.com Crossword puzzles Tuesday July 11 2017.

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