Here are the answers to Newsday.com Crossword puzzles Tuesday March 23, 2021.
”Beats me!” – NOIDEA
”Bye-bye!” – TATA
”I do” – YES
”Put a lid __!” – ONIT
Abounds (with) – TEEMS
All done, as dinner – EATEN
Alphabetize, for example – SORT
Back of the neck – NAPE
Batman and Robin’s nickname – DYNAMICDUO
Beginning of a play – ACTI
Birds that hoot – OWLS
Bit of a barbecued rack – RIB
Brown ice cream flavor, for short – CHOC
Command on a red traffic sign – STOP
Commands given to soldiers – ORDERS
Dwelling that might be ”humble” – ABODE
Emailer’s ”transmit” button – SEND
Facts and figures – STATS
Flashing dance-club light – STROBE
Flimsy, as an excuse – LAME
Full of substance – MEATY
Gang’s home territory – TURF
Get off the couch – STAND
Get __ (exact revenge) – EVEN
Gladden – CHEER
Group of cattle – HERD
Group of troops – UNIT
Hapless person – SCHMO
Harvest, as crops – REAP
Impressive deeds – FEATS
Inform of danger – WARN
Inland waterway – RIVER
Laser’s light – BEAM
Last word of a church hymn – AMEN
List of options – MENU
Make a speech – ORATE
Map out – PLAN
Middle of the Three Bears – MAMA
Myanmar’s former name – BURMA
Nervous feeling – ANGST
Nest egg savings plans: Abbr – IRAS
Nickname for Minneapolis + St. Paul – TWINCITIES
Nose, informally – SNOOT
Not __ many words – INSO
Observes an illusion of two of everything – SEESDOUBLE
Old friend – CRONY
One of the Great Lakes – ERIE
Opinion piece – ESSAY
Originate (from) – STEM
Out of whack – AWRY
Phrase right after an estimate – ORSO
Playful river mammal – OTTER
Pretzel shape – KNOT
Quaint knickknack – CURIO
Religious rift – SCHISM
Roof overhang – EAVE
Rude push – SHOVE
Savings protection agcy – FDIC
Sci-fi vehicles: Abbr – UFOS
Shooting star – METEOR
Short skirt – MINI
Showy spring blooms – IRISES
Slightest trace – IOTA
Spelling competition – BEE
Stadium level – TIER
Subject of a discussion – TOPIC
Take __ account (consider) – INTO
The nationwide train network – AMTRAK
The one over there – THAT
They’re tossed at a casino – PAIROFDICE
Trombones and trumpets – HORNS
Two-band, as a radio – AMFM
Unspoken but understood – TACIT
What a crusty dessert is baked in – PIEPAN
What fills a football – AIR
__ a bell (sounded familiar) – RANG
__ and crafts – ARTS
__ one’s time (wait) – BIDE
