Newsday.com - Oct 25 2019

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Clues Answers
''Exodus'' author URIS
''Soul of a Butterfly'' autobiographer ALI
. . . after a blunder WHATDIDIJUSTDO
. . . after a wonderful offer HOWCANIREFUSE
. . . before leaving the house WHEREAREMYKEYS
. . . during a tough day WHENWILLITEND
39 Down cousin JAY
Aged cheese characteristic ODOR
All wrong (for) UNFIT
Approvals GOAHEADS
Astronaut affirmative AOK
Astronaut employer NASA
Barnyard bird CROW
Berry in some face creams ACAI
Blocking airflow, perhaps SHUT
Close to the center INNER
Common store sign material VINYL
Desirous (for) AVID
Diner starter HOUSESALAD
Downsized version MINI
Encircling AROUND
Fabric covering DYE
Fails to be, casually AINT
Filmdom, in France CINE
Finger wagger's phrase THATSANONO
Furthers toward completion AIDS
Green Beret garb CAMO
Grocery freshness phrase USEBY
Hawaiian woman WAHINE
Hits with misinformation LIESTO
Interoffice no EXT
It means ''within'' ENTO
It's north of Austin on I-35 WACO
Jazz fan CAT
Less than candid CAGEY
Level for newbie gamers EASY
Local news coverage TOWNS
Clues Answers
Long-necked instrument LUTE
Malicious rumor CANARD
Man in the Irish Sea ISLE
Mexican figurine material ONYX
Mr. Potato Head piece EAR
Negative that precedes ''a'' NARY
Not snowed by ONTO
Old news PASSE
PC bookmark URL
Physicist Mach ERNST
Pig-poke link INA
Portion of pistachio DIP
Prepares for publication TYPESUP
Proverbial retribution TIT
Retailer's response to ''Take checks?'' YESWEDO
Riding ATOP
Shade of gray or blonde ASH
Short Stack seller IHOP
Sings like a bird TWEEDLES
Singular LONE
Six-pack in a gym ABS
Skyborne starter AERO
Spherical hammer part PEEN
Stratford, Ontario's river AVON
Strive VIE
Tech review website CNET
Tesla's rival EDISON
Took, as advice HEEDED
Trifling amount MITE
Unisonally ASONE
Venerable ref. set OED
Went by water, in a way SWAM
What's heard but not seen AUDIO
Wind hdg SSE
Word on Christmas decorations NOEL
Word usually whispered PSST
__ Helens Nat'l Volcanic Monument MTST