Here are the answers to Newsday.com Crossword puzzles Monday, October 17 2016.

‘Absolutely!” – YES
”Cool!” – NEATO

”That’ll do it for me” – IMSET
”That’s the truth!” – NOLIE
1003, in Roman numerals – MIII
Afternoon hrs – PMS
And so on: Abbr – ETC
At that time – THEN
Baby’s rocking bed – CRADLE
Ballerina’s footwear – TOESHOE
Beach buckets – PAILS
Blacken on a barbecue – CHAR
Blender setting for baby food – PUREE
Bottom of a boot – SOLE
Breakfast grain – OAT
Brownish gray – TAUPE
Calculated a total – ADDED
Capital of Norway – OSLO
Car horn sound – TOOT
Church platform – ALTAR
Contented cat’s sound – PURR
Couch or bench – SEAT
Cul-de-__ (dead end) – SAC
Farm pen – PIGSTY
Farmland measure – ACRE
Filled with dandelions, as a lawn – WEEDY
Forgets to mention – OMITS
Frozen rain – SLEET
Full of energy – ALIVE
Gives orders on a film set – DIRECTS
Golf peg – TEE
Groups of grapes – CLUSTERS
Has in mind – MEANS
Hay bundle – BALE
High-flying toy – KITE
High-spirited horse – STEED
Hillside – SLOPE
Historical times – ERAS
Hospital sections – WARDS
Hot-spring resort – SPA
Isolate, due to a blizzard – SNOWIN
Lion sound – ROAR
Meat inspectors’ org – USDA
Membership fees – DUES
Men’s business attire – SUIT
Modify to fit – ADAPT
Much of the time – ALOT
Music staff symbol – CLEF
Native American – INDIAN
Noah’s boat – ARK
Not at all spicy – MILD
Office’s belt-tightening – BUDGETCUT
Operatic solo – ARIA
Otherwise – ELSE
Performed in a choir – SANG
Place for mascara – LASH
Places down, as carpeting – LAYS

Point opposite ENE – WSW
Polka or tango – DANCESTYLE
Pulls along – HAULS
Put on __ (be a snob) – AIRS
Putting postage on – STAMPING
Rained hard – POURED
Ready for a nap – TIRED
Regional distinctiveness – LOCALCOLOR
Self-esteem – PRIDE
Snip out, as coupons – CLIP
Sudden rise in lawlessness – CRIMEWAVE
Take a bus or train – RIDE
Take on employees – HIRE
Textile factory – MILL
Wanderer – NOMAD
Whodunit hint – CLUE
Winding, as a road – SNAKY
Wine-bottle stoppers – CORKS
Winter or summer – SEASON
Worry (about) – FRET
Wyatt of the Wild West – EARP