Here are the answers to Newsday.com Crossword puzzles Wednesday June 23 2021.
”. . . really didn’t want to” – INSPITEOFMYSELF
”Saltwater” candy – TAFFY
”Such a pity!” – ALAS
”When pigs fly!” – NEVER
”You __ say?” – DONT
Actor Day-Lewis – DANIEL
Adolescent – TEEN
Antidrug agcy – DEA
Any day now – SOON
Any of eight English kings – HENRY
Auctions off, perhaps – SELLS
Autos with meters – CABS
Baton Rouge sch – LSU
Become well again – HEAL
Bicuspid neighbor – MOLAR
Boot bottom – SOLE
Carpeting measure – AREA
Chop down with an ax – HEW
Conclusions – ENDS
Cover with concrete – PAVE
Creative sparks – IDEAS
Cruise vessel – LINER
Depend (on) – RELY
Disney’s Little Mermaid – ARIEL
Dues recipient – CLUB
Electrified fish – EELS
Enjoy – LIKE
Eve preceder – ADAM
Farm baby – CALF
Fey of TV – TINA
Fine dinnerware – CHINA
Former GM make – OLDS
Help oneself to – TAKE
Hole-punching tools – AWLS
Horner’s boast – WHATAGOODBOYAMI
Hurried – SPED
Informal assent – YEP
Intermission follower – ACTII
Irish New Age singer – ENYA
Just hanging around – IDLE
London or Los Angeles – CITY
Lump of clay – GLOB
Lush, as a lawn – GRASSY
Martini ingredient – GIN
Natural bandage – SCAB
Needing deciphering – CODED
Needless fuss – ADO
Nightly news hour – ELEVEN
Overextended sentences – RUNONS
Plays 18 holes – GOLFS
Port of Alaska – NOME
Prayer’s conclusion – AMEN
Prefix meaning ”modern” – NEO
Reacted to yeast – RISEN
Repairs, as a rip – MENDS
Rocket launch locale – PAD
Roma’s land – ITALIA
Scratchy voice – RASP
Secret stockpile – CACHE
Secret-teller’s intro – BETWEENYOUANDME
See 16 Across – VERA
Shelled out – SPENT
Sports contest – GAME
Supports for shorts – HIPS
Symbols on sleeves – ARMBANDS
Task agenda – TODOLIST
Teacup defect – CHIP
Tormented – BAITED
Tribute in verse – ODE
Tugboat sounds – TOOTS
Vacuum’s collection – DIRT
Vacuums or dusts – CLEANS
Verbalize – SAY
Weapons warehouse – ARMORY
Windshield colorations – TINTS
With 21 Across, natural soother – ALOE
Yearn for – NEED
__ salts (foot-soaking stuff) – EPSOM
