Newsday puzzle clues 2018 May 21

• Athlete using a sword Crossword Clue
• Autumn flower Crossword Clue
• __ away (shrinks back) Crossword Clue
• Bandit-faced mammals, for short Crossword Clue
• Baseball referees Crossword Clue
• Basements Crossword Clue
• Being optimistic Crossword Clue
• Blacks out for a moment Crossword Clue
• Chimney duct Crossword Clue
• Common antibiotic Crossword Clue
• Do your own __ Crossword Clue
• Elastic strap around a sock Crossword Clue
• Five-part athletic event Crossword Clue
• Free weekly newspaper Crossword Clue
• General tendency Crossword Clue
• ''Go ahead and ask!'' Crossword Clue
• Got through, as a barrier Crossword Clue
• Grain in Chinese cuisine Crossword Clue
• Had lunch or dinner Crossword Clue
• Hair tangles Crossword Clue
• Heredity bit Crossword Clue
• Liquors used in martinis Crossword Clue
• Makes happy Crossword Clue
• More up-to-date Crossword Clue
• Move like a moth Crossword Clue
• New Haven collegians Crossword Clue
• Paddling a canoe Crossword Clue
• Plane's sudden descent Crossword Clue
• Religious ceremony Crossword Clue
• Show up for Crossword Clue
• Soft colors Crossword Clue
• Spiny-haired mammal Crossword Clue
• ''There's no __ like home'' Crossword Clue
• Title for a British nobleman Crossword Clue
• Wasn't truthful Crossword Clue