Newsday puzzle clues 2018 Sep 26

• 1.5- or nine-__ battery Crossword Clue
• Alfa __ (Italian auto) Crossword Clue
• __ apso (dog breed) Crossword Clue
• Base-clearing hits Crossword Clue
• Be persistent Crossword Clue
• ''Big Blue'' computer company Crossword Clue
• Cab-fare calculators Crossword Clue
• Chat Crossword Clue
• Colorful parrots Crossword Clue
• Cream of the crop Crossword Clue
• Fannie __ (mortgage agency) Crossword Clue
• Film-set boss Crossword Clue
• Fortune-tellers Crossword Clue
• Garfield's canine pal Crossword Clue
• Gradually lessen Crossword Clue
• Griffin of game shows Crossword Clue
• Gym surfaces Crossword Clue
• Hayloft bundle Crossword Clue
• Heading of a chore list Crossword Clue
• Horse's sound Crossword Clue
• Industrialist Perot Crossword Clue
• Lawn burrowers Crossword Clue
• Lent a hand Crossword Clue
• Lorna of literature and cookies Crossword Clue
• Maker of PlayStation game systems Crossword Clue
• Memorable times Crossword Clue
• __ Monte (Green Giant competitor) Crossword Clue
• Negative Senate votes Crossword Clue
• Newcomer on the job Crossword Clue
• Papas' partners Crossword Clue
• Sharp point on some farm fences Crossword Clue
• Sign up Crossword Clue
• Small ship Crossword Clue
• Sounded like a crow Crossword Clue
• Sounds of satisfaction Crossword Clue
• Start of assembly instructions Crossword Clue
• Teeming (with) Crossword Clue
• They're spun by spiders Crossword Clue
• Time off for federal employees Crossword Clue
• Time off for grade schoolers Crossword Clue
• Time off for new dads Crossword Clue
• Tubular sandwich Crossword Clue
• Waterfall Crossword Clue
• Weed-chopping garden tools Crossword Clue
• When planes are due to leave: Abbr Crossword Clue
• Workplaces for surgeons: Abbr Crossword Clue
• Young cartoon explorer Crossword Clue