Here are the answers to Newsday.com Crossword puzzles Friday July 16 2021.
”Maybe, gotta ask first” – ILLSEE
”Untrue!” – YOULIE
12/31, for short – NYE
42% of Scrabble tiles – AEIOU
<0, briefly - NEG
Anatomical dozen - PAIRSOFRIBS
Apt to blow up - FIERY
Around-the-block grp - RDS
Astrological dozen - ZODIACSIGNS
Astronautical dozen - MOONWALKERS
Base for some condiments - TOMATO
Basic film network - AMC
Beat-era percussion - BONGO
Benefactor - PATRON
Bit of some leis - TILEAF
Build up - ACCRUE
Buzz heard in the office - RUMOR
Capital before Brasilia - RIO
Casual concurrence - YEP
Cat that sounds like sausages - LYNX
Chemical close kin - ISOMER
Chemist's base - ALKALI
City very close to Canada - ERIE
Colorful quartz - AGATE
Common clue for ''flea'' - PETPEEVE
Cracked open - AJAR
De-facto border of a sort - DMZ
Door buster - RAM
Dresses fussily - PREENS
Employment - USE
Emulate Pac-Man - CHOMP
Exotic macaroni salad ingredient - ROE
First Amendment supporter - ACLU
Gentle tosses - LOBS
Gold Rush speculator - MINER
Group of goons - GANG
How sarcasm is delivered - ACIDLY
Ignore, as a captain's order - BELAY
In on - PRIVYTO
In that area - ORSO
Intro to a 68 Across - IHEAR
Is a slacker - LOAFS
Japanese fish delicacy - FUGU
Legal dozen - JURYMEMBERS
Lender's recourse - LIEN
Masked athlete - GOALIE
Means for marine maneuvering - OAR
Mexican resort, for short - CABO
Mints holder - TIN
Modest eatery - BISTRO
Ounce fraction - DRAM
Pal of Pooh - ROO
Party with kalua pork - LUAU
Polynesian nation - SAMOA
Prismatic displays - SPECTRA
Quaint ''used to be'' - TWAS
Radio control - VOLUME
Ramen ingredient - MISO
Root word in Argentina - OLE
Rules on fouls - UMPS
Sausage, for short - BRAT
School near Ciudad Juarez - UTEP
Skillful swivel - PIVOT
Small cutter - SCALPEL
Sphere of influence - AMBIT
Tree trunk, in botany - BOLE
Trepidation - DREAD
Two bands on some radios - AMFM
Ultimate height - APEX
Unproven stories - MYTHS
Wagering venue - OTB
Westernmost NL team, once - STL
What coasters may protect - ENDTABLE
What some beams are made of - STEEL
With not as much hassle - EASIER
Youngstowners, e.g - OHIOANS
