Here are the answers to Newsday.com Crossword puzzles Wednesday August 2 2017.

Is unwell – AILS
Health insurance giant – AETNA

Spheroid hairdo – AFRO
Creative spark – IDEA
Fully understandable – CLEAR
Faucet annoyance – DRIP
Dilemma – DIFFICULTCHOICE
Walked onstage – ENTERED
Didn’t give enough to – SHORTED
Calendar square – DAY
Poetic tribute – ODE
Encountered – MET
Low number – ONE
Burrowing rodent – MOLE
”__ seeing things?” – AMI
Top-billed performer – STAR
Coin of India – RUPEE
Soft metal – TIN
Poser – TOUGHNUTTOCRACK
Gallery display – ART
Zodiac ram – ARIES
Takes advantage of – USES
Life story, for short – BIO
__-serif typeface – SANS
Air-rifle ammo – BBS
Network for Ken Burns series – PBS
Anger – IRE
Standard golf score – PAR
Was in last place – TRAILED
River with notable falls – NIAGARA
Reward for toil – HARDEARNEDMONEY
Suffix for kitchen – ETTE
Sleep sound – SNORE
T. Rex, e.g. – DINO
Clutter – MESS
Legal wrongs – TORTS
Read a bar code – SCAN
Helped out – AIDED
Singer Menzel – IDINA
Nickname for a southpaw – LEFTY

Out of danger – SAFE
Give in to a demand – ACCEDE
Give the slip to – ELUDE
__ Aviv – TEL
D.C. ballplayers – NATS
St. Louis landmark – ARCH
Be wild about – ADORE
Italian omelets – FRITTATAS
Sushi stuffing – RICE
Pundit’s essay – OPED
Mineral in spinach – IRON
Household skills class, for short – HOMEEC
Charity’s URL ender, often – ORG
Trumpet mufflers – MUTES
__ out (withdraws) – OPTS
Zodiac feline – LEO
Computer clickers – MICE
Signs, as a contract – INKS
Wild guess – STAB
Singer __ Amos – TORI
Spark plugs, wipers, etc. – AUTOPARTS
Totally destroy – RUIN
Pain in the neck – HASSLE
Hunters’ grp. – NRA
Toys __ (retail chain) – RUS
Wedding cake figures – BRIDES
Smile broadly – BEAM
__ one’s time (waits) – BIDES
Not moving – INERT
Sudden strong fear – PANIC
Boxing match venue – ARENA
Synthetic shirt fiber – RAYON
Those folks – THEM
Be worthy of – RATE
Toward dawn – EAST
007’s first film foe – DRNO
Thor and Zeus – GODS
Neither here __ there – NOR