Here are the answers to Newsday.com Crossword puzzles Monday December 21, 2020.
‘Baby back” barbecue orders – RIBS
”Dr. __ and Mr. Hyde” – JEKYLL
”Eureka!” – AHA
”Hey, over here!” – PSST
”Laughing” beast – HYENA
”Naughty, naughty!” – TSKTSK
10 Across attendee – TEEN
Accused person’s lawyer – DEFENDER
Annoying kid – BRAT
Be worthy of – MERIT
Big shot’s vehicle – LIMO
Bird’s home – NEST
Border – EDGE
Brute of folklore – OGRE
Cab – TAXI
Cheese chunk – WEDGE
Clearance event – SALE
Corn serving – EAR
Cornfield bird – CROW
Discourage – DETER
Energy – VIGOR
Follow orders – TOETHELINE
Former Mach 2 flier: Abbr – SST
Gardening tool – HOE
Genesis garden – EDEN
Get married secretly – ELOPE
Gibbons and gorillas – APES
Gloomy – DOUR
Graceful river spanner – ARCHBRIDGE
High-school dance – PROM
Holder for sandbox sand – PAIL
Horned safari animal – RHINO
Inflict upon – DOTO
Ink stain – BLOT
Is shown on TV – AIRS
Jealousy – ENVY
Make airtight – SEAL
Make revisions to – EDIT
Mends – FIXES
Mom’s boys – SONS
Nary a soul – NOBODY
Neighbor of Korea – JAPAN
Neighborhood – AREA
Nevada city – RENO
Oak or maple – TREE
Obligated (to) – INDEBTED
Out of sight – GONE
Placed on the wall, as a picture – HUNG
Plane trip – FLIGHT
Prepare, as potatoes – MASH
Prevail over – DEFEAT
Propelled a dinghy – ROWED
Propelled a dinghy – OARED
Raison d’__ – ETRE
Red vegetable – BEET
Sailor’s greeting – AHOY
School support org – PTA
Secret writing – CODE
Short summary – RECAP
Sidestep – EVADE
Some small-business owners – SOLEPROPRIETORS
Soup cookers – POTS
Sparkle – SHINE
Spicy Asian cuisine – THAI
Stand __ foot (be balanced) – ONONE
Star quality – GLAMOR
Teary-eyed – MISTY
Tennis court divider – NET
The lesser of two __ – EVILS
Toys that fly – KITES
Transmit again – RESEND
Virtuous – GOOD
Wearing a disguise, perhaps – MASKED
Wild way to run – AMOK
Windshield cleaner – WIPER
Woodwind instrument – OBOE
__ Baba (”Arabian Nights” hero) – ALI
__ Moines, IA – DES
