Here are the answers to Newsday.com Crossword puzzles Thursday February 4, 2021.
”Bess, You Is My Woman Now” singer – PORGY
”Cradle of Civilization” – FERTILECRESCENT
”Faust” dramatist – GOETHE
”Frozen” queen – ELSA
”Odd” things to do – JOBS
”Skip me” – IPASS
”The Jungle Book” python – KAA
”This should surprise me?” – SOWHATELSEISNEW
71 Across pullers – OXEN
Abominate – HATE
Affectionate signoff – LOVE
Allowed the use of – LENT
Balanced – EVEN
Big boss, briefly – PREZ
Big buffoon – BOZO
Bit of dust – MOTE
Compact music players – IPODS
Cornfield challenge – MAZE
Cozy retreats – NESTS
Criticize harshly – RIP
Cunning one – SLYDOG
Current with – UPON
Cuts into cubes – DICES
Dancer’s driver – SANTA
Dip for chips – SALSA
Disagreements – RIFTS
Elitist – SNOB
Emulate rodents – GNAW
Ere – AFORE
Farming implement – PLOW
Fiendish – EVIL
For takeaway, in Britain – TOGO
Garden hose holder – SPOOL
Gave one’s approval – SAIDSO
Graceful – LITHE
Granny’s daughter, maybe – AUNT
Great enthusiasm – ZEST
Gym accessory – TOWEL
High hope – DREAM
Historical periods – AGES
Hot under the collar – MAD
Infamous emperor – NERO
Invoice request – PLEASEPAYINFULL
Isn’t keeping up – LAGS
Japanese mushroom – ENOKI
Jumbo suffix for a ballpark screen – TRON
Leon who wrote ”Exodus” – URIS
Package of produce – CRATE
Part of a backpack – STRAP
Participated, with ”in” – OPTED
Patio piece – TILE
Perfection to aim for – IDEAL
Planar, for short – TWOD
Porous gem – OPAL
Prepare to advance on a fly-out – TAGUP
Prepared for planting – HOED
Preschooler’s learning – ABCS
Program on a phone – APP
Restless desire – ITCH
Round gasket – ORING
Roundish – OVAL
Sacks out – SLEEPS
Sci-fi cinema sage – YODA
Sea of Japan peninsula – KOREA
Sign for an off-ramp – EXIT
Small ”número” – DOS
Solemn promises – IDOS
Starter for system – ECO
Sudden increase – JUMP
Tangled-up situation – MESS
TiVo alternative – ROKU
Trust in – BANKON
Tuxedo shirt accessory – STUD
Vivid crayon category – NEON
West African country – BENIN
Without an intermission – ONEACT
__ by (just manages) – EKES
__-Saxon language – ANGLO
