Here are the answers to Newsday.com Crossword puzzles Monday May 3 2021.
”A likely story!” – IBET
”I’ll leave it up to __” – YOU
”Personal” top scores – BESTS
”Star Wars” princess – LEIA
”Wherefore art __ Romeo?” – THOU
”Wizard of Oz” dog – TOTO
24-hr. cash sources – ATMS
A Great Lake – ERIE
Amused immensely – SLAYED
At that time – THEN
Attempt to get – GOFOR
Auto fuel – GAS
Bottom of a shoe – SOLE
Brass or bronze – ALLOY
British nobleman above an earl – DUKE
Chicago airport – OHARE
Curved doorway – ARCH
Deadens with anesthetic – NUMBS
Easier said __ done – THAN
Elongated circle – OVAL
Emblem ”of approval” – SEAL
Eve’s second son – ABEL
Fan club’s hero – IDOL
Fellows – MEN
Fencing thrust – LUNGE
Fine wool fabric – ANGORA
Flash of lightning – BOLT
Football great Marino – DAN
Football officials, for short – REFS
Fortune-teller – SEER
Game show hosts – EMCEES
Gender – SEX
Group of pro sports teams – LEAGUE
Hardly __ (rarely) – EVER
Historical periods – ERAS
Impartial – FAIR
In the vicinity – NEAR
Italy’s capital, to natives – ROMA
Knives’ sharp parts – EDGES
Luxury watch brand – ROLEX
Make more durable – STRENGTHEN
Many, many years – EONS
Military level of authority – RANK
Nut in Southern pies – PECAN
Office buildings or bridges – STRUCTURES
Overtakes on the road – PASSES
Pass-the-baton race – RELAY
Performer in a play – ACTOR
Picnic invaders – ANTS
Piece of bacon – STRIP
Pressed a doorbell – RANG
Red ice-cream flavor – STRAWBERRY
Remote place to ”worship from” – AFAR
Retail shop – MART
Roll-call ”no” vote – NAY
San Antonio shrine to ”remember” – ALAMO
Scarlett of ”Gone With the Wind” – OHARA
Sentry’s ”Stop!” order – HALT
Sharp point on a farm fence – BARB
Skim through books in a bookstore – BROWSE
Sofa-leg wheel – CASTER
Soft French cheese – BRIE
Sound of a dull impact – THUD
Strong craving – URGE
Take a crack __ (make an attempt) – ATIT
Thickly packed – DENSE
Tightly stretched – TAUT
Tiny amount – MITE
Tried out – TESTED
Uncool one – NERD
Untrue – NOTSO
Unusual knickknack – CURIO
Vatican language – LATIN
Very uncommon – RARE
Wear away – ERODE
Well-fortified fort – STRONGHOLD
West Point student – CADET
__ colada cocktail – PINA
