Here are the answers to Newsday.com Crossword puzzles Monday February 17, 2020.

”Chicken noodle” course – SOUP
”He said, __ said” – SHE
”In that case . . .” – IFSO
”It will come __ surprise . . .” – ASNO
”Sign me up!” – IMIN
”__ porridge hot . . .” – PEASE
”__ what it’s worth . . .” – FOR
61 Across’ Virginia home – MOUNTVERNON
Actor Neeson – LIAM
Ancient Egyptian monument – PYRAMID
Army ”Relax!” command – ATEASE
At no cost – FREE
Ballpoint filler – INK
Begin to turn into wine – FERMENT
Birthday present, for example – GIFT
Black, as a chimney flue – SOOTY
Bonfire remnant – ASH
Car with a meter – TAXI
Clear a blackboard – ERASE
Company’s personnel – STAFF
Concluded – ENDED
Crime evidence analysis rooms – DNALABS
Depend (on) – RELY
Economic conflict – TRADEWAR
Extremely amazed – AWED
Factual – TRUE
Female singing voice – ALTO
Flatten with a steam iron – PRESS
Fun facts – TRIVIA
His-and-__ bracelets – HERS
Houston ballplayer – ASTRO
Huge in area – VAST
Inventors’ protections – PATENTS
Italy’s capital – ROME
Largest continent – ASIA
Love, in Spanish – AMOR
Luggage attachment with your name – IDTAG
Lumberjack’s chopper – AXE
Male turkeys – TOMS
Matadors’ bulls – TOROS
Musical beat – RHYTHM
Navy enlistees – SEAMEN
NBC weekend comedy series – SNL
Number of years in a decade – TEN
One avoiding one’s duty – SHIRKER
Our first President – WASHINGTON
Pennsylvania encampment for 61 Across and his troops – VALLEYFORGE
Prepare carefully – PLAN
Regarding, in a memo – ASTO
Run the __ (cover the full range) – GAMUT
Sailor’s greeting – AHOY
Short skirt – MINI
Sledding spot – HILL
Smidgen – IOTA
Soft shoe leather – SUEDE
Sound in a cavern – ECHO
Sound of a giggle – TEHEE
Splinter groups – SECTS
Spooky – EERIE
Sports venue – ARENA
Spouses of pas – MAS
Starts to melt – THAWS
Sticky substance – GOO
Strike with an open palm – SLAP
Study hard – CRAM
Suffix meaning ”adherents” – ISTS
Symbolic welcoming gesture – OPENARMS
Take a photo of – SHOOT
Tonally accurate – ONKEY
Tree with cones – FIR
Tug sharply – YANK
Typeface selection – FONT
Untidy place – MESS
What 61 Across didn’t really chop down – CHERRYTREE
Wild guess – STAB
Yours and mine – OURS
Zoo beast that roars – LION
__-weensy (tiny) – EENSY