Newsday.com Crosswords Answers – Thursday July 8 2021

Here are the answers to Newsday.com Crossword puzzles Thursday July 8 2021.
”Don’t bet __!” – ONIT
”Fingers crossed!” – IHOPE
”How awful!” – OHNO
”Oh, darn!” – DRAT
A buck, or two – DEER
Aired as it’s happening – LIVE
Attack like a cat – POUNCEON
Baja holiday – NAVIDAD
Base trainers – NCOS
Basketball infraction – LANEVIOLATION
Birthday present for a tot – NEWTOY
Birthday presents, e.g – GIFTS
Blade for the water – OAR
Blouse accessories – SHOULDERPADS
Bring forth – EVOKE
Buffed up – SHINED
Casino ”card” game – KENO
Coleridge creation – RIME
Coleridge creations – ODES
Common stew ingredient – POTATO
Cuisine with green curry – THAI
Davis Cup org – USTA
Decides on, with ”for” – OPTS
Disc-shaped sweet treat – OREO
Downhill racer – SLED
Economic indicator of affluence – MEDIANINCOME
Endodontist’s designation – DDS
Evil personified – SATAN
Extremely long time – EON
Faith for a billion+ – ISLAM
Father of the Amazons – ARES
Flanged hardware – TNUTS
Form W-2 no – SSN
French 101 verb – ETRE
Funny bit – GAG
Hard to excite – STOLID
Hardly thrill-filled – TAME
Hawaiian Airlines destination – MAUI
Health insurance selection factor – COPAY
Herring family member – SHAD
Inclined (to) – APT
Instinctive feeling – VIBE
Italian hero choice – VEAL
Jerry’s pal on ”Seinfeld” – COSMO
Jodie Foster alma mater – YALE
Justice Gorsuch – NEIL
Keeping company with – SEEING
Lacking tread – BALD
Let out, perhaps – ALTERED
Long-running CBS drama – CSI
Mill material – STEEL
Multitudes – LEGIONS
Mutant superhero – XMAN
Not so challenging – EASIER
Often-unstated ”otherwise” – ORELSE
One-sided contest – ROUT
Passport holder – CITIZEN
Plays catch with – TOSSESTO
Power up – TURNON
Pro-shop set – IRONS
Proctor’s proclamation – TIME
Put in the game – USED
Reason for reluctance – FEAR
Ritual for a resignee – EXITINTERVIEW
Shade of blue – TEAL
Shortwave radio measure: Abbr – MHZ
Subdued chuckle – TEEHEE
Supermarket refrigerated section – DAIRY
Terse refusal – NOTI
Through, on timetables – VIA
Till section – ONES
Trend-setting – EDGY
Trojan War epic – AENEID
Victorious shout – YES
Wine tour region – NAPA
__-Magnon – CRO