Here are the answers to Newsday.com Crossword puzzles Wednesday July 7 2021.
”. . . happily __ after” – EVER
”A mouse!” – EEK
”Bedtime” reading – STORY
”Don’t __ stranger” – BEA
”Steady as __ goes” – SHE
’70s Swedish pop-music foursome – ABBA
Alcoholic apple beverage – HARDCIDER
Analyze very closely – PARSE
Any thing of value – ASSET
Back tooth – MOLAR
Become indistinct – BLUR
Big name in cars – OTIS
Bridal covering – VEIL
Budgetary shortage – DEFICIT
Capital of Jordan – AMMAN
Deceptive scheme – RUSE
Descriptor for #1 song oldies – SOLIDGOLD
Doesn’t eat – FASTS
Dragon’s den – LAIR
Emerges victorious – WINS
Equal to a task – ABLE
Exchange-affiliated broker – MEMBERFIRM
Eyelid hair – LASH
Fairy tale monster – OGRE
Fire dept. first responder – EMT
Former abbr. for Russia – USSR
Fortunate one, informally – LUCKYSTIFF
Goads – URGES
Government agents, for short – FEDS
Great poker pair – ACES
Hardly any – FEW
Humpty Dumpty-like – OBESE
Hurried along – SPED
Implied but unsaid – TACIT
Joint covered by a sock – ANKLE
Lack of difficulty – EASE
Leapt – SPRANG
Leaves speechless – AWES
Loosens, as a bow – UNTIES
Main idea – GIST
Makes a misjudgment – ERRS
Mango-shaped – OVAL
Melted, as metal – FUSED
Mirror reflections – IMAGES
Move to and __ – FRO
Movie theaters – CINEMAS
Nothing more than – ONLY
Old Testament vessel – ARK
Olden days – YORE
On an ocean voyage – ATSEA
One evading responsibility – BUCKPASSER
One of Santa’s assistants – ELF
Overexertion result – ACHE
Parking lot slot – SPACE
Phi __ Kappa – BETA
Pint-sized – TEENY
Place that serves uncooked seafood – RAWBAR
Promote, as a product – PLUG
Pub game – DARTS
Read rapidly – SCAN
Reduce drastically – SLASH
Remove from a memo – DELETE
Rental agreement – LEASE
Resides – DWELLS
Slangy abundance – SLEW
Something you must do – OBLIGATION
Stars and Stripes shade – BLUE
Taken by mouth – ORAL
Textile colorings – DYES
Theater presentation – PLAY
Tip of a boot – TOE
Tomatoes, in food fights – AMMO
Turkish official of the past – PASHA
TV award – EMMY
Wander around – ROAM
Winged symbol of peace – DOVE
Winter resort gear – SKIS
___ Vice President (title for Harris) – MADAM
