Here are the answers to Newsday.com Crossword puzzles Wednesday February 26, 2020.

”Golden touch” king – MIDAS
”Neither snow, __ rain . . .” – NOR
”__, I told you so!” – SEE
Actor Gibson – MEL
Actor __ Damon – MATT
Admired celebrity – IDOL
Air conditioning channels – DUCTS
Alleviated – EASED
Antiquated – OLD
As a result – THUS
Assumed name – ALIAS
Bagel’s center – HOLE
Baseball great Ripken – CAL
Basketball scoreboard tallies – POINTS
Be indebted to – OWE
Become accustomed (to) – INURE
Before, in poems – ERE
Bridal straps – REINS
Can’t stomach – HATE
Casino cube – DIE
Contest for cowpokes – RODEO
Cuts corners – SKIMPS
Diplomacy – TACT
Driver’s license and SSN – IDS
Drops the ball, literally or not – ERRS
Ewe’s mate – RAM
Family MDs – GPS
Feeling offended – MIFFED
Fish story – LIE
Food plans – DIETS
Get very angry – HITTHECEILING
Giving a legislative speech – HOLDINGTHEFLOOR
Go __ for the ride – ALONG
Half of a figure eight – ESS
Hang around for – AWAIT
Hawaiian garland – LEI
Health care pro’s designation – LPN
Helpful hint – TIP
Hibachi residues – ASHES
How take-out orders are placed – TOGO
Hunt for – SEEK
Husband of a countess – EARL
Ice-cream serving utensil – SCOOP
Illinois city, for short – CHI
Installed, as wallpaper – HUNG
Joust weapon – LANCE
Long, long __ – AGO
Madcap comedy – FARCE
Melodic – TONAL
Metallic money – COIN
Midmorning hour – TEN
Nary a __ (no one) – SOUL
Not at all strict – LAX
Not carefully considered – RASH
Nothing at all – NIL
Part of TGIF – ITS
Person strolling – AMBLER
Physically robust – STRONG
Piece of spaghetti – STRAND
Playful aquatic animal – OTTER
Plumbing problem to ”plug” – LEAK
Ring loudly – PEAL
Shout of defiance – HAH
Sicilian volcano – ETNA
So all can hear – ALOUD
Statute – LAW
Stray calf – DOGIE
Take the __ (make a bet) – ODDS
The same, in a footnote: Abbr – IBID
Traditional Arctic dome home – IGLOO
Turndowns – NOES
Verse writer – POET
Waikiki welcome – ALOHA
Was bored and anxious – CLIMBEDTHEWALLS
Wild guess – STAB
Witch’s curses – HEXES
__ carte menu – ALA
__ out a living – EKE