Here are the answers to Newsday.com Crossword puzzles Monday March 8, 2021.
‘. . . happily __ after” – EVER
”Greetings!” – HELLO
”If all __ fails . . .” – ELSE
”Once __ a time . . .” – UPON
”__ we there yet?” – ARE
Adolescent – TEEN
Air conditioner refrigerant – FREON
Annoying inconvenience – HASSLE
Any song – TUNE
Aroma – ODOR
Become very popular in social media – TREND
Bedspring’s shape – COIL
Begin – START
Begin again with – REDO
Blade to clear a frozen windshield – ICESCRAPER
Build-it-yourself furniture chain – IKEA
Car tool for after a blizzard – SNOWSHOVEL
Ceramic floor material – TILE
Changes an auto gear – SHIFTS
Changes the color of – DYES
Consider to be – DEEM
Cross home plate – SCORE
Crumbs of food – BITS
Deduce logically – INFER
Depend (on) – RELY
Difficult – HARD
Dry as a desert – ARID
Extra __ (egg size) – LARGE
Fork’s prong – TINE
Historical period – ERA
In a crooked position – ASKEW
It closes when you blink – EYELID
Itinerary – ROUTE
Leaning Tower’s city – PISA
Lengthy, heroic story – EPIC
Like a beach or desert surface – SANDY
Line on a grocery list – ITEM
Make less burdensome – EASE
Make one’s exit – LEAVE
Mistakes – ERRORS
Music with singing sopranos – OPERA
Nary a soul – NONE
Natural bandage for healing – SCAR
Of sound mind – SANE
Packet to heat your palm – HANDWARMER
Personnel on a plane – CREW
Plenty (of) – ALOT
Profound – DEEP
Protective liquid in the radiator – ANTIFREEZE
Really annoy – BOTHER
Reduce one’s speed – SLOW
Reduce, as prices – SLASH
Religious offshoots – SECTS
Rudolph’s red claim to fame – NOSE
Run away from danger – FLEE
Sesame-__ bun – SEED
Shun socially – SNUB
Small green fruit in a salad – OLIVE
Social standard – NORM
Soft throws – LOBS
Sounded like a baby chick – PEEPED
Spooky – EERIE
Spot assigned to a bowler – LANE
Strong craving – URGE
Sudden jerk – LURCH
Take a break – REST
Time __ (Pacific Standard, for one) – ZONE
Toward the sunrise – EAST
Toward the sunset – WEST
Unwrap – OPEN
Valentine’s Day flowers – ROSES
Veggie in gumbo – OKRA
What barbers cut – HAIR
What fills a tavern mug – BEER
Wheat, corn, or soybeans – CROP
__ songs (traditional sing-along music) – FOLK
__ tube (donut-shaped pool toy) – INNER
__ well (is a good sign) – BODES
