Here are the answers to Newsday.com Crossword puzzles Tuesday August 24 2021.
”Furthermore . . .” – AND
”Mona __” – LISA
Adjusts, as a clock – SETS
Angry tirade – RANT
Apt to fall over – WOBBLY
Backs of vehicles that pop – CARTRUNKS
Banana skin – PEEL
Bathtub spheres that pop – SOAPBUBBLES
Bert’s ”Sesame Street” pal – ERNIE
Bottle tops that pop – WINECORKS
Boys in the family – SONS
Brewery tub – VAT
Cause to jump suddenly – STARTLE
Change as necessary – ADAPT
Changed the color of – DYED
Cinema snacks that pop – CORNKERNELS
Compact __ player – DISC
Concert’s bonus song – ENCORE
Conclusion – END
Covered with long whiskers – HAIRY
Crusty desserts – PIES
Digital watch display, briefly – LCD
Drama with singing – OPERA
External – OUTER
Extreme audacity – NERVE
Family vehicles – AUTOS
Film-rating org – MPAA
Florida Gulf city – TAMPA
Fraction of a minute – SECOND
Genealogy chart – TREE
Grad student’s research paper – THESIS
Hawaiian dance – HULA
Identical – SAME
Impersonates at a costume party – COMESAS
Insignificant – MERE
Ireland, in poetry – ERIN
Jab with a finger – POKEAT
Legendary lawman Ness – ELIOT
Line on a to-do list – ITEM
Made an advance inspection – SCOUTED
Made from a sturdy wood – OAKEN
Main dishes – ENTREES
Main impact – BRUNT
Make an exchange – SWAP
Makes a mistake – ERRS
Motorist’s reversal, for short – UEY
Nine-digit IDs – SSNS
Obtain – GET
Old Testament paradise – EDEN
One posing questions – ASKER
Perform in a play – ACT
Piece of asparagus – SPEAR
Poker prize – POT
Presidential rejection – VETO
Pulled from behind – TOWED
Quartet minus one – TRIO
Rowboat blade – OAR
Secret writing – CODE
Served from a keg – ONTAP
Social finesse – TACT
Southwestern brick – ADOBE
Specialized jargon – LINGO
Sports show spike – CLEAT
Swirling current – EDDY
Tachometer readings: Abbr – RPMS
Take potshots – SNIPE
Terriers and turtles – PETS
The Bard of __ (Shakespeare) – AVON
The one here – THIS
Tire that needs repair – FLAT
Try just a bite of – TASTE
TV commercial broadcasts – ADSPOTS
Unknown person – SOMEONE
Winter ailment – FLU
Witch’s hexes – CURSES
Woodwind instrument – OBOE
__ minute now (very soon) – ANY
__ Vegas, NV – LAS
