Newsday puzzle clues 2016 Dec 28

• Ahead by a point Crossword Clue
• Alphabetizer's omission Crossword Clue
• Assert as fact Crossword Clue
• Betray boredom Crossword Clue
• Bowl over Crossword Clue
• Bus station Crossword Clue
• Circus clown's prop Crossword Clue
• Common practice Crossword Clue
• Dickens lad Crossword Clue
• Drive briefly Crossword Clue
• Dry as dust Crossword Clue
• Elks' meeting place Crossword Clue
• Elves and pixies Crossword Clue
• Faces the pitcher Crossword Clue
• Fancy home Crossword Clue
• First American in orbit Crossword Clue
• Girder material Crossword Clue
• Graceful waterbird Crossword Clue
• Hit with a palm Crossword Clue
• Indy participant Crossword Clue
• Initial favor, in a saying Crossword Clue
• Made the first bet Crossword Clue
• Melodrama predicament Crossword Clue
• More fashionable Crossword Clue
• Muss, as hair Crossword Clue
• Noisy piglet Crossword Clue
• Numero __ (first-rate) Crossword Clue
• Old saying Crossword Clue
• Online bidding center Crossword Clue
• Part of Miss Muffet's meal Crossword Clue
• Placed a levy on Crossword Clue
• Prepared to be knighted Crossword Clue
• Quiche-like Crossword Clue
• Rang loudly Crossword Clue
• Rip to shreds Crossword Clue
• Rock guitarists' plug-ins Crossword Clue
• Sausage ingredient Crossword Clue
• See 26 Down Crossword Clue
• See 58 Down Crossword Clue
• See after Crossword Clue
• Small singing group Crossword Clue
• Stage signal Crossword Clue
• Steinway & __ (piano company) Crossword Clue
• Step inside Crossword Clue
• The Louvre's locale Crossword Clue
• ''Time to eat!'' Crossword Clue
• Top-ranked Crossword Clue
• Weightlifter's exercise Crossword Clue
• With 31 Down, Dickens lad Crossword Clue