Here are the answers to Newsday.com Crossword puzzles Monday December 14, 2020.
‘If all __ fails . . .” – ELSE
”It’s c-c-cold!” – BRR
”Not guilty,” for one – PLEA
”Okay with me!” – IAGREE
”Spoiled” tot – BRAT
Ancient Roman garment – TOGA
At a job again – BACKINTHESADDLE
Bakery loaves – BREADS
Before, poetically – ERE
Big bother – HASSLE
Boyfriend – BEAU
Brief in one’s words – TERSE
Change for a $20 bill – TENS
Chicago airport – OHARE
Childish giggle – TEHEE
Come next – ENSUE
Competed in a marathon – RAN
Corsage flower – ORCHID
Didn’t arrive on time – CAMELATE
Drastically reduce, as prices – SLASH
Emphatic turndown – NOHOW
English nobleman – EARL
Filled the gas tank – FUELED
Flip-chart holder – EASEL
For each – PER
Gain a position by hard work – EARNONESSPURS
Get married – WED
Get properly trained – LEARNTHEROPES
Golfer’s goal – PAR
Gumbo veggie – OKRA
Have ambitions – ASPIRE
Hay package – BALE
Historical period – ERA
Impolite look – LEER
Jet’s velocity – AIRSPEED
Lab experiments – TESTS
Layers of paint – COATS
Leased – RENTED
Letterhead illustration – LOGO
Long periods of time – EONS
Mariner’s call for help – SOS
Mesa relative – BUTTE
Metal in girders – STEEL
Metals in rocks – ORES
Moisturizer ingredient – ALOE
Moon cavity – CRATER
Mural or sculpture – ART
NBC rival – CBS
Not in the office – AWAY
Not in the office – OUT
Owl’s call – HOOT
Pebble or boulder – STONE
Potato bud – EYE
Quarterback, throwing a ball – PASSER
Race car’s circuit – LAP
Reactions to bad jokes – GROANS
Sanctify – BLESS
Scornful smile – SNEER
See socially – DATE
Self-images – EGOS
Shade of color – HUE
Ships’ docking spots – PIERS
Sneaky scheme – RUSE
Solemn promise – OATH
Stopped slouching – SATUP
Suffix for major – ETTE
Sword handle – HILT
The Dalai __ – LAMA
To the rear, on a boat – AFT
Trophy or medal – AWARD
U-turn from NNW – SSE
Unhappy – SAD
Unlock – OPEN
USO visitors – GIS
Vowel quintet – AEIOU
Wipe away, as chalk – ERASE
Wrench or hammer – TOOL
__ one’s time (wait) – BIDE
