Here are the answers to Newsday.com Crossword puzzles Friday August 20 2021.
29 Down city – OREM
Abrupt transition – LEAP
Air India destination – AGRA
Alternate title of the puzzle – GDAY
Apollo adjective – LUNAR
Apt name for a Mexican pet lizard – IGGY
Bearded collie, for one – SHAGGYDOG
Bovine that sounds groundbreaking – GNU
Brick brand – LEGO
Certain 100 cents – EURO
Commission, for instance – FEE
Confidant – PAL
Daily highs and lows – TEMPS
Decide what’s fair – UMP
Deep dig of a sort – PROBE
Designation for WWII’s ”Nelson” – HMS
Director Kazan – ELIA
Drew, in ”E.T.” – GERTIE
Dryness comparison – BONE
Ending for profit or puppet – EER
Fall behind – STRAGGLE
Far from form-fitting – BAGGY
Fowl product of fable – GOLDENEGG
Great time – ERA
Hand raiser’s shout – MEME
Harper Lee’s first name – NELLE
Higher-up – EXEC
It means ”soil” – AGRO
It’s between Dallas and Austin – WACO
Its quarters depict two locomotives – UTAH
Landed – ALIT
Literary work – OPUS
Lively spirit – ELAN
Metaphor for machinations – WEBS
Mild oath of old – GADZOOKS
Modern venting venue – BLOG
Mysterious air – AURA
Newsstand lineup – MAGS
Not muddy – CLEAR
One way to say ”OK” – SURE
Online community service – GOOGLEGROUPS
Organic air exchanger – LUNG
Out on __ – ALIMB
Over – AGAIN
Pioneering pollster – GEORGEGALLUP
Place for a gondola – CANAL
Porch furniture – GLIDERS
Possible partnership problem – EGO
Poster project material – OAKTAG
Pretense – ACT
Rather small for a flash drive – ONEGIG
Rigid bracelet – BANGLE
Roll one’s eyes – GOGGLE
Russian name meaning ”peace” – IRINA
Say ”OK” – AGREE
Small change – DIME
Some PD personnel – SGTS
Sounded like sonar – PINGED
Start-of-year song ender – SYNE
Store (away) – SALT
Subsidiary math theorem – LEMMA
Synge title guy – PLAYBOY
Thruster’s holding – EPEE
Tickled – GLAD
Tiny pest – GNAT
Tropical tree – PALM
Undeluded about – ONTO
Verbalized – ORAL
Verne voyager – FOGG
What organic food lacks – GMOS
Where ”chocolate” comes from – AZTEC
Where the Derby begins – GATE
Where Vulcan worked – AETNA
Willing – GAME
Withhold – DENY
Word on Hawaiian license plates – ALOHA
Would have liked to take back – RUED
Xander alternative – ALEX
