Newsday.com - Nov 2 2021

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Clues Answers
''It came __ surprise . . .'' ASNO
''Never!'' NOWAY
''Sorry to say . . .'' IFEAR
''Squashed circle'' shapes OVALS
''Terrible'' Russian czar IVAN
''What's __ for me?'' INIT
''X __?'' (tic-tac-toe choice) ORO
Adam's second son ABEL
App symbol to click on ICON
Ascended WENTUP
Aviate FLY
Be able to pay for AFFORD
Bearded garden statue GNOME
Beret or bonnet HAT
Car horn beep TOOT
Caribbean resort island ARUBA
Cash advances LOANS
Catches a wave SURFS
Clothing closures around the feet SHOELACES
Clothing closures at the waist BELTBUCKLES
Clothing closures at the wrists CUFFLINKS
Clothing closures for outerwear COATBUTTONS
Courageous BOLD
CPR experts EMTS
Decorative fabric border FRINGE
Detect an aroma SMELL
Disproves REFUTES
Duo plus one TRIO
Explorer __ the Red ERIC
Flat-topped Southwestern hill MESA
Forehead BROW
Four-star review RAVE
Frog's cousin TOAD
German apple pastry STRUDEL
Hamburger or steak BEEF
Happened next ENSUED
Hawaiian feast LUAU
Hawaiian instruments, for short UKES
Healthful resort SPA
Clues Answers
Historical period ERA
Hurricane centers EYES
Illegal cash incentive BRIBE
Indy 500 entrants RACERS
Initial poker stake ANTE
Keogh plan alternative IRA
Ladder rung STEP
Less dangerous SAFER
Low poker pair TWOS
Missile in a pub game DART
Not hers HIS
Openly disregards, as rules FLOUTS
Pie nut PECAN
Pilfer STEAL
Pirate's plunder LOOT
Plays a trick on FOOLS
Poe's black bird RAVEN
Poor, as an excuse LAME
Quarterback who's throwing PASSER
Reduced-price event SALE
San Juan, Puerto __ RICO
Self-evident statement TRUISM
Skirts' edges HEMS
Small taste of a lollipop LICK
Social equals PEERS
Solar panel site ROOF
Sound in a tunnel ECHO
Specialty retail market NICHE
Tacks on ADDS
Taco topping SALSA
Teeming (with) RIFE
Tie up at a dock MOOR
Tiny LITTLE
Tri-level cookie OREO
Tries out TESTS
Villainous grins SNEERS
What ''endless'' ends with ESSES
__ a soul (no one) NARY
__-fulfilling prophecy SELF