Newsday Crossword Answers February 21, 2021

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Author: Mark McClain, edited by Stanley Newman

Across

Titleholder CHAMP
Herbal sauce PESTO
Rich in vegetation LUSH
Poetic lowland VALE
Informal type of tuber TATER
Blossom protector SEPAL
Sabre relative EPEE
”That’s my cue!” IMON
State Appetizer: calamari RHODEISLAND
State Cookie: biscochito NEWMEXICO
Least energetic LAZIEST
Violin holder CHIN
Fit for a queen REGAL
Bearded beast GNU
Winning streak HOTHAND
Light cooking oil CANOLA
Black-and-white mammals ORCAS
Knucklehead DOOFUS
”__ in Boots” PUSS
Disorganized pile HEAP
State Sport: skiing NEWHAMPSHIRE
Spidery structure WEB
”Bad” starter MAL
Three-Oscar Day-Lewis DANIEL
Brewer’s oven OAST
Ivy League member YALE
__ Lanka SRI
Appraised RATED
Bears from Asia PANDAS
”¿Cómo __ usted?” ESTA
Animal life FAUNA
Salk’s conquest POLIO
”Whatever!” YEAHOK
Garlicky garnish AIOLI
State Cuisine: gumbo LOUISIANA
Beams broadly GRINS
Walk confidently STRIDE
Astronaut outfit GSUIT
Gillian who wrote ”Gone Girl” FLYNN
Strong cravings YENS
Not boastful MODEST
Remove, as wallpaper STRIP
Procure GET
Send out EMIT
Meryl’s mom in the ”Mamma Mia!” sequel CHER
Certain salute starter ATOAST
__-la-la TRA
Bag-checking org. TSA
State Dog: Great Dane PENNSYLVANIA
Prepare, as pasta BOIL
Layered cookie OREO
Hidden from view VEILED
p, as in Piccadilly PENCE
Hot, hot, hot TORRID
Mixed together BLENDED
Disencumber RID
Wee hour ONEAM
Not so much LESS
Summer cottages, e.g. RENTALS
State Domesticated Animal: dairy cow WISCONSIN
State Hero: Nathan Hale CONNECTICUT
Environmental sci. ECOL
Pay for FUND
Isle near Venezuela ARUBA
Sorority letter OMEGA
News story starter LEDE
Luau handouts LEIS
Bit of a blossom PETAL
Passover ritual feast SEDER

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PC combo key CTRL
”How hilarious!” HAHA
Full-spectrum ATOZ
Supplemental insurance for seniors MEDIGAP
Fusses by a mirror PREENS
”I’m over here!” PSST
Elongated swimmer EEL
Cruise ship amenity SPA
Shade close to bronze TAN
Pal of long standing OLDCHUM
First Soviet leader LENIN
Flip over UPEND
Do some stitching SEW
Do, as some stitching HEM
Female foxes VIXENS
”Hombre” pal AMIGO
Homegrown LOCAL
Sherlock’s sister in teen novels ENOLA
Terre Haute sch. ISU
Remove completely ERASE
Hinged fastener HASP
TV host Mandel HOWIE
Sounded astonished OOHED
KitchenAid competitor TFAL
Type of bow CURTSY
Resistance measures OHMS
Hindmost REAR
State Fabric: denim CALIFORNIA
Of canines and incisors DENTAL
Tuscan tourist center PISA
Flatbread of India NAAN
Justice Sotomayor SONIA
Sported HADON
State Gem: petrified wood WASHINGTON
John who once toured with Joel ELTON
Bills of birds BEAKS
Priest of British legend DRUID
Long (for) YEARN
Put forth, as a theory POSIT
Ended a descent ALIT
Top-flight invitees ALIST
Eisenhower Era pope PIUS
Only African/Asian nation EGYPT
To date ASYET
Objects of interest ITEMS
City near Salt Lake OGDEN
Tech support callers USERS
Faint-hearted AFRAID
Hosted a show EMCEED
One of Homer’s kids LISA
”Horrors!” OHNO
Out of practice STALE
__ down (eased) TONED
”South Park” kid ERIC
Chaucer narrative TALE
Zealous AVID
First-class PRIMO
Part of YSL YVES
Camera protector LENSCAP
When you turn in BEDTIME
Prophet ORACLE
”Frijoles refritos” beans PINTOS
Sauna handout TOWEL
In reserve ONICE
Do a big lawn chore RESOD
Russian pancakes BLINI
Provides for a while LENDS
Fun and games, for short REC
Not just in your head REAL
Sailed through ACED
Winter Olympics vehicle LUGE
Cast header STAR
Grid group NFL
Grafton of whodunits SUE
It might hold gold ORE
Extreme fan NUT
Hoop group NBA