USA Today Crossword Answers

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• Restaurant seating optionsBOOTHS
• Long reclining chairCHAISE
• YearlyANNUAL
• Mesmerized statesTRANCES
• HonDEARIE
• Long division resultQUOTIENT
• Sport that’s the title of a 2002 novel by Sharon M. DraperDOUBLEDUTCH
• MiseryWOE
• “You might be ___ something!”ONTO
• Toyota hybridPRIUS
• “Truth or ___” (Kelela song)DARE
• Earth-related prefixGEO
• Narrow cutsSLITS
• ___ poleTOTEM
• “If ___ Street Could Talk”BEALE
• SeepsOOZES
• Lint sourceTUMBLEDRYER
• “High Life” director ClaireDENIS
• Lymph clustersNODES
• Doesn’t ignoreHEEDS
• Propelled with paddlesROWED
• Palindromic jokeGAG
• Equivalent of “ain’t”ISNT
• Surname that rhymes with “hour”BAUER
• Pancake made with black gramDOSA
• School fundraising org.PTA
• Pow wow garmentJINGLEDRESS
• Raised foot featureHIGHARCH
• Makes more attractiveDOESUP
• TerrestrialONEARTH
• “Sure, let’s do it!”IMGAME
• Waste awayPERISH
• Arranged one inside the otherNESTED

Vertical Clues

• Disapproving words to a poochBADDOG
• Low tie scoreONEONE
• Not being operated manuallyONAUTO
• Prefix for “charger” or “jet”TURBO
• Precipitation that can leave dentsHAIL
• Places where apnea is studiedSLEEPLABS
• Holey footwearCROCS
• Possesses, old-styleHATH
• Singer DiFrancoANI
• Cold drinkICEWATER
• Gentlemen, in SpanishSENORES
• High regardESTEEM
• Ballet attireTUTUS
• A totally sufficient amountQUITEENOUGH
• Tool with a bitDRILL
• Sleeps lightlyDOZES
• Round before the finals, for shortSEMIS
• ___ with (idly considered)TOYED
• ___ cakeBUNDT
• Got food deliveredORDEREDIN
• AdolescentTEENAGER
• Wooden rodDOWEL
• PreordainDESTINE
• Music genre in the documentary “My Mic Sounds Nice”HIPHOP
• Salad dressing optionRANCH
• AttacksGOESAT
• Suppose to be trueASSUME
• Sounded shockedGASPED
• ___ certificateBIRTH
• Stuff settled at the bottom of a drinkDREGS
• Containers of olivesJARS
• Hemispherical roofDOME
• Japanese “yes”HAI

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• Whale that preys on sealsORCA
• ___ of personalityCULT
• Creamy cheeseBRIE
• Home to most Quechua peoplePERU
• Model ___ Huntington-WhiteleyROSIE
• Like many epic moviesLONG
• TiedEVEN
• “Unfortunately, that’s true”IMAFRAIDSO
• Bureaucratic snarlREDTAPE
• Workers in ambulances, for shortEMTS
• Novelist MonicaALI
• Zodiac lionLEO
• Sticky notePOSTIT
• Soda can featureTAB
• Twangy-soundingNASAL
• Hosp. areaICU
• Diving apparatusesSCUBAS
• Ambassador, e.g.DIPLOMAT
• Muscle qualityTONE
• Spanish for “father”PADRE
• “Fiddling” Roman emperorNERO
• In a wayASITWERE
• QuiteRATHER
• Texter’s “If you ask me . . .”IMO
• Pays attention toHEEDS
• Brit’s bathroomLOO
• “That’s unnecessary”NONEED
• Grand ___ OpryOLE
• Short snoozeNAP
• “Runaway Bride” actor RichardGERE
• “Good going!”NICEONE
• LeewayWIGGLEROOM
• Master of Fine ___ARTS
• Sister brand of NewtonsOREO
• Peak performanceAGAME
• Search forSEEK
• Grains in muesliOATS
• Explorer who appears in “Go, Diego, Go!”DORA
• Ser Anzoategui’s “Vida” roleEDDY

Vertical Clues

• Zitkala-Sa composed oneOPERA
• Party heartyREVEL
• Bank alternativeCREDITUNION
• Family reunion inviteeAUNT
• “Be serious!”COMEON
• Mex. neighborUSA
• Word after “still” or “shelf”LIFE
• School writing assignmentTERMPAPER
• Pure delightBLISS
• Fishing stickROD
• Shoo-___ (sure winners)INS
• Inflated self-imageEGO
• Like a coconut that falls from its treeRIPE
• Ring-shaped islandATOLL
• “Honey” star JessicaALBA
• Long-standingTIMEHONORED
• “It matters to me”ICARE
• One-on-one teacherTUTOR
• Help commit a crimeABET
• Threw inADDED
• Knight’s titleSIR
• Couch blotchSTAIN
• Fashion mag edited by Jessica PelsCOSMO
• Zip through a bookSPEEDREAD
• “Hang ___ Your Love” (Sade song)ONTO
• Linking verbARE
• Roulette spinnerWHEEL
• Singer BenjaminALEC
• Williams-___ (cookware brand)SONOMA
• Some frozen wafflesEGGOS
• Pad thai ingredientLIME
• Fed the potANTED
• IrksomePESKY
• “Consequently . . .”ERGO
• Relaxed stateEASE
• Action director JohnWOO
• Savings plan optionIRA
• Figure outGET
• Boathouse toolOAR

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• ___-fulfilling prophecySELF
• 15th-century PeruvianINCA
• Nest itemsEGGS
• Birch, e.g.TREE
• Be nosySNOOP
• Plumbing problemLEAK
• 1989 film about GM layoffs in Flint, MichiganROGERANDME
• Opposite of “pro-“ANTI
• “Freshwater” protagonistADA
• “Set It Off” star KimberlyELISE
• Messy rooms, metaphoricallySTIES
• “Time will tell!”WELLSEE
• French farewellADIEU
• Place to get cashATM
• Gets on in yearsAGES
• CollectionSET
• List of edible offeringsMENU
• Old Russian rulerTSAR
• Partner of willingABLE
• Ehdrigohr or SwordsfallROLEPLAYINGGAME
• Internet addressesURLS
• Yoked farm animalsOXEN
• Rowing polesOARS
• Spelling competitionBEE
• SoilDIRT
• “Have we ___?”MET
• Like VikingsNORSE
• Kalahari and Namib, for exampleDESERTS
• Try for a jobAPPLY
• Earthquake-prone riftFAULT
• “You can’t ___ a crown” (Althea Gibson)EAT
• Drop of sweatBEAD
• Rapidly gained name recognitionROSETOFAME
• BorderEDGE
• Hard-to-deal-with kidsBRATS
• Morning TV host KellyRIPA
• LevelTIER
• Little demonsIMPS
• Spoken examORAL

Vertical Clues

• Sipping aidSTRAW
• Wear away over timeERODE
• With 4-Down, payment to an attorneyLEGAL
• See 3-DownFEE
• Many a bellybuttonINNIE
• Silent yesesNODS
• “Repeat that?”COMEAGAIN
• Orangutan, e.g.APE
• Fill with joyELATE
• Apple Store tech support zoneGENIUSBAR
• It might have a latch or a codeGATE
• Equipment for Lindsey VonnSKIS
• Capital of OregonSALEM
• Take some time off, sayRESTUP
• Venus, to Serena, for shortSIS
• Bowling alley partsLANES
• Movie star LauraDERN
• So farASYET
• Shade-giving 13-AcrossesELMS
• Golfer’s pegTEE
• “No, I love YOU ___”MORE
• Star of “Juno”ELLENPAGE
• Political process that might affect bracketsTAXREFORM
• Colorful stone with bandsAGATE
• MassageRUB
• “The Giver” author LowryLOIS
• AttendsGOESTO
• Towel offDRY
• Turns into water, perhapsMELTS
• Further on in yearsOLDER
• Two-person karaoke optionsDUETS
• Broadcast againREAIR
• Florida city by a bayTAMPA
• Abscond withSTEAL
• Aid and ___ABET
• Mani-___PEDI
• Relative of “stat!”ASAP
• Softball statRBI
• To and ___FRO

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• OutdoesBESTS
• Behavior that might prompt someone to yell “Get a room!”PDA
• Made a rip inTORE
• Spanish for “milk”LECHE
• Charged particlesIONS
• Marge Simpson’s is blueHAIR
• RegionsAREAS
• AgainstANTI
• “Tell Mama” singer JamesETTA
• Unsubtle verbal nudgeHINTHINT
• EngravesETCHES
• Goes out withSEES
• Destiny’s Child or the Supremes, for examplePOPTRIO
• “Wide Sargasso ___” (Jean Rhys novel)SEA
• “Is that so?”OHREALLY
• Honorific in HialeahSENOR
• Ingredient in bhindi masalaOKRA
• Sewing lineSEAM
• GreetsHAILS
• ___ SpeedwagonREO
• Room with a retractable ladder, oftenATTIC
• Home of the BruinsUCLA
• Banh mi spreadPATE
• Scenic viewVISTA
• Where Birmingham and Atlanta are locatedTHESOUTH
• Prof’s aidesTAS
• Serving dishes for soupsTUREENS
• Pincer, e.g.CLAW
• Frequently misspelled contractionTHEYRE
• Cyclist’s place on the roadBIKELANE
• Debt metaphorHOLE
• Design detail, for shortSPEC
• Competitor of Blue Cross Blue ShieldAETNA
• “La ___ Bonita” (Madonna song)ISLA
• Deck furniture woodTEAK
• Sheet fabricSATIN
• Sirius or BetelgeuseSTAR
• Tax org.IRS
• Beeches and banyansTREES

Vertical Clues

• Case of the ___ (discontented feeling)BLAHS
• UnsettlingEERIE
• Public spatSCENE
• “It’s retro, but in a bad way”THATSSOLASTYEAR
• Meetup, slangilySESH
• Tough instrument for movers to movePIANO
• “It would behoove you to be less antagonistic”DONTPOKETHEBEAR
• Insect that sounds like familyANT
• “It looks safe!”THECOASTISCLEAR
• VowOATH
• Bat mitzvah, for oneRITE
• Time periodsERAS
• ___ LeoneSIERRA
• Hoppy brew lettersIPA
• Word after “tongue” or “twist”TIE
• PangTHROE
• Hospital parts, for shortERS
• AllowsLETS
• French for “milk”LAIT
• Village People hit sung at many sporting eventsYMCA
• ClosedSHUT
• ApieceEACH
• River through Khartoum and CairoNILE
• Speak at a podium, sayORATE
• “13th” director DuVernayAVA
• Least pollutedPUREST
• Collective wordOUR
• Judgy soundTSK
• Shaving mishapsNICKS
• Barista creationLATTE
• Singer Clark, aka St. VincentANNIE
• Stops breastfeedingWEANS
• “___ Is Us”THIS
• Sender of invitesHOST
• “First Lady of Song” FitzgeraldELLA
• Dawn directionEAST
• Architect I.M.PEI

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• Disney deerBAMBI
• ApplicationsUSES
• Extremely long timeEON
• Restaurant critic HoSOLEIL
• RippedTORE
• TimidSHY
• Bendable craft itemPIPECLEANER
• ___ TacsTIC
• “Great minds think ___”ALIKE
• Super stylishCHIC
• Low-visibility forecastFOG
• Palindromic vow-takerNUN
• BuddyPAL
• In syncATTUNED
• Blueprint detail, for shortSPEC
• Dorm peopleRAS
• Bring togetherUNITE
• Review the finances ofAUDIT
• Pasta instructionSTRAIN
• Social media alter egoBURNERACCOUNT
• Briefly drops byPOPSIN
• GrieveMOURN
• BeginningONSET
• Lead-in to “crawl” or “quiz”PUB
• Move like a fishSWIM
• Collection of info to be analyzedDATASET
• Male sheepRAM
• Environmentalist’s prefixECO
• “Salt, ___, Acid, Heat”FAT
• DeprivesROBS
• Uppermost room, perhapsATTIC
• Lively danceJIG
• Potential dateTINDERMATCH
• Poem paying homageODE
• The ___ effect (tendency to overvalue self-assembled items)IKEA
• Spanish for “grandmother”ABUELA
• Affirmative answerYES
• Breezy’s rhyming partnerEASY
• ___ Dame (“Our Lady”)NOTRE

Vertical Clues

• Traditional Maori dishBOILUP
• ___ skiing (sport named for a mountain range)ALPINE
• TimidMEEK
• Chin-up muscleBICEP
• Under the weatherILL
• State home to the Skull Valley Band of Goshute IndiansUTAH
• Supreme Court justice SotomayorSONIA
• ConstructERECT
• Spanish for “to be”SER
• Language related to FinnishESTONIAN
• “Ah, that makes sense!”OHIGETIT
• City served by EWR, JFK and LGANYC
• Goes acrossSPANS
• Pastry that becomes a name when the first letter is moved to the endECLAIR
• Noncompetitive racesFUNRUNS
• Cho who played Kira on “Teen Wolf”ARDEN
• Teach one-on-oneTUTOR
• Bear’s lairDEN
• Perch for a “baby on board”CARSEAT
• Bit of postageSTAMP
• Storage spacesUNITS
• Diving acronymSCUBA
• GenuineBONAFIDE
• Steals the limelight fromUPSTAGES
• Fancy meal partCOURSE
• Pea’s placePOD
• Less aridWETTER
• Wintertime dripperICICLE
• Chocolaty cafe orderMOCHA
• “Living Single” actress AlexanderERIKA
• Thai has five of themTONES
• Cuban dance musicMAMBO
• Occasion for cake, for shortBDAY
• Lacking slackTAUT
• HappinessJOY
• Bow ___ pastaTIE
• Vied for officeRAN

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• “___ Survive”IWILL
• “That makes sense now”OHH
• Place to get a hot stone massageSPA
• Finnish phone brandNOKIA
• Nose, cutesilySNOOT
• Mouth, scarilyMAW
• “Crazy Rich Asians” starCONSTANCEWU
• ___ carteALA
• OodlesALOT
• Li’l boyLAD
• Smugly flatteringSMARMY
• “Dora the Explorer” thiefSWIPER
• Say suddenlyBLURT
• Happy hour listingCOCKTAILMENU
• Barbecue pit burnersCOALS
• Friendship problemRIFT
• Pen tipNIB
• Marjorie Weinman Sharmat’s “Great” detectiveNATE
• Drag racer’s stopping aid, for shortCHUTE
• Teleconferencing buttonMUTE
• “just 1 more thing . . .”BTW
• “America’s Got Talent”-winning magician LimSHIN
• Origamist’s mediumPAPER
• Dish with breadcrumb-coated cutletsCHICKENKATSU
• Cat burglar’s crimeTHEFT
• ___ in (restrained)REINED
• Record-spinning gigsDJSETS
• Name hidden in “Mabel”ABE
• CanceledAXED
• “Euphoria” main characterRUE
• Car named after a California cityCHEVYMALIBU
• TV star Carrie ___ InabaANN
• Rings over angelsHALOS
• Tag player’s cryNOTIT
• Tie the knotWED
• Traditional tenth anniversary materialTIN
• YummyTASTY

Vertical Clues

• Ancient PeruvianINCA
• Fibers from sheepWOOLS
• “No need to tell me”IKNOW
• “Top 10” blog post, sayLISTICLE
• Counterpart of longitude (Abbr.)LAT
• How some music is storedONCD
• Weed-whacking toolHOE
• “What’s new with you?”HOWSLIFE
• Become brainierSMARTENUP
• Place for a cheater’s notes, maybePALM
• “Spirited ___” (Miyazaki film)AWAY
• Sarcastic attitudeSNARK
• CommotionTUMULT
• Smart ___ALEC
• Spot for a tattoo sleeveARM
• Neg. oppositePOS
• Stuff used to enticeBAIT
• Container a contortionist might climb intoTRUNK
• Texter’s alternative to “gn”NITE
• Prefix meaning “very”UBER
• “Fast Money” networkCNBC
• Solemn vowOATH
• FlummoxedATWITSEND
• Kitchen toqueCHEFSHAT
• ClueHINT
• Volcano near HiloMAUNALOA
• “Wells for Boys” from “SNL,” e.g.SKETCH
• Wistful-sounding Greek letterPSI
• Writer GossettCHE
• Sandwich chainARBYS
• Be abundantTEEM
• Succeeds at an escape roomEXITS
• Credit alternativeDEBIT
• Make a portrait ofDRAW
• Pride MonthJUNE
• Revlon competitorAVON
• ObligationDUTY
• Name hidden in “Felix”ELI
• Eusocial insectANT

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• Loops in on an email threadCCS
• Sing really loudlyBELT
• Little lieFIB
• Bathroom, in BritainLOO
• “Alternatino with ___ Castro” (comedy series)ARTURO
• Cubes in a casinoDICE
• ___ or nothingALL
• Dancer RogersGINGER
• Pi times radius squared, for a circleAREA
• “Dear Prudence” publicationSLATEMAGAZINE
• Walk nervouslyPACE
• Paragons of male beautyADONISES
• Piece of cornhole equipmentBEANBAG
• Throw hardHEAVE
• Magical solution to a complex problemSILVERBULLET
• DrenchedWET
• Prefix for “thermal” or “tagging”GEO
• “___ . . . Sasha Fierce” (Beyonce album)IAM
• Triage places (Abbr.)ERS
• First day of LentASHWEDNESDAY
• Step in a flightSTAIR
• Cross-referencing phraseSEENOTE
• Most triflingPETTIEST
• Large coffee containersURNS
• Briquette-fed barbecue deviceCHARCOALGRILL
• Dull painACHE
• Oprah, to Maya AngelouMENTEE
• Seven, on a sundialVII
• Social equalPEER
• Muppet drummerANIMAL
• Suffix for “social” or “capital”ISM
• Okra, e.g.POD
• Item on a to-do listTASK
• ConsumedATE

Vertical Clues

• Necklace fastenerCLASP
• Work together, informallyCOLLAB
• Comfort in hard timesSOLACE
• Snapback featureBRIM
• Sicilian volcanoETNA
• Traveler’s bagsLUGGAGE
• Tire part that might be measured with a “penny test”TREAD
• Event with bargain basement pricesFIRESALE
• Cubes in a drinkICE
• Comedian AislingBEA
• Get olderAGE
• Ricelike pastaORZO
• “Get Out” star KaluuyaDANIEL
• Boba, etc.TEAS
• CruelINHUMAN
• Even onceEVER
• Tennis match partsSETS
• Country home to LagosNIGERIA
• Ran in the washBLED
• Catalog cosmetics brandAVON
• Go upRISE
• ___ adieu (said goodbye to)BADE
• Yellow jacket, for oneWASP
• Spanish directionESTE
• Like some straw roofsTHATCHED
• Shrivel up on the vineWITHER
• Country on the Baltic SeaESTONIA
• “___ wish is my command”YOUR
• “Jeopardy!” materialTRIVIA
• Sign upENLIST
• Gospel singer FranklinERMA
• PerfumeSCENT
• Kids’ Choice Awards goopSLIME
• Bank conveniencesATMS
• Helium balloon problemLEAK
• Hairspray alternativeGEL
• TikTok, for oneAPP
• Shonda Rhimes, for ShondalandCEO

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• Some choir singersALTOS
• Got 100% onACED
• Tiny bugMITE
• “Last but not ___ . . .”LEAST
• Pixar movie set in MexicoCOCO
• Tree of Knowledge locationEDEN
• Sewing kit itemPINCUSHION
• Went kaputDIED
• Epic storySAGA
• Unaju fishEEL
• Veggie for fajitasONION
• Ensure the outcome ofRIG
• Defeats decisivelyCREAMS
• Another name for the cougarMOUNTAINLION
• Dealership sightsAUTOS
• Like some hair highlightsDYED
• Gooey massGOB
• ___ schoolGRAD
• Largest lizards native to the U.S.GILAS
• Tedious personBORE
• Suffix meaning “kinda”ISH
• Garbage truck outputODOR
• Worker in a pitMINER
• Craniotomy performerBRAINSURGEON
• “Little Women” authorALCOTT
• Negative prefixDIS
• Possible results of peace talksPACTS
• Many years ___AGO
• Walking ___ (food in a bag)TACO
• Negative prefixANTI
• Founder of the charity SixDegrees.orgKEVINBACON
• Bridle attachmentREIN
• Clothes applianceIRON
• “Stop already!”IGIVE
• Vampire’s toothFANG
• GrannyNANA
• Hands over formallyCEDES

Vertical Clues

• European mountain rangeALPS
• “Star Wars” heroineLEIA
• Drink mix brandTANG
• Academy Award nominationOSCARNOD
• Nickname that sounds like a foodSTU
• Feeling after muay thai practiceACHE
• Spiral shapeCOIL
• ___-friendlyECO
• Blood drive numbersDONORIDS
• Highway dividerMEDIAN
• “Under the weather,” e.g.IDIOM
• Much of Gen Z, in 2020TEENS
• Put a stop toEND
• Shinagawa-based game companySEGA
• “The Matrix” characterNEO
• “___ up to you”ITS
• AuthorizesCLEARS
• Trio in Christian traditionMAGI
• For all of usOURS
• The Beehive StateUTAH
• Admission of guiltIDIDIT
• Toothbrush materialNYLON
• Out of sightGONE
• Sister brand of NillaOREO
• Swiss capitalBERN
• Parchment materialGOATSKIN
• It might cause a lot of frightBIGSTAGE
• Open ___ (hospital procedure)MRI
• Secretly including among email recipientsBCCING
• Turn badROT
• Noodles often topped with narutomakiUDON
• Sleep lab focusAPNEA
• Language of the Roman EmpireLATIN
• Romance novel imprintAVON
• “The Mandalorian” actress CaranoGINA
• Battery fluidACID
• Sheltered bayCOVE
• Smallest billsONES
• Dog park noiseARF
• Paleozoic, e.g.ERA
• Wite-Out makerBIC

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• State capital near PortlandSALEM
• Concert hall levelTIER
• Orbit shapeOVAL
• Roomy skirt styleALINE
• One of 640 in a square mileACRE
• Volcanic flowLAVA
• Honor for a hit songGOLDRECORD
• Not oblivious toINON
• Pig farm penSTY
• “Quiet” author SusanCAIN
• Steep-sided valleyRAVINE
• Have toMUST
• “Understood”GOTIT
• Clam digger’s settingSHORE
• Bummed outDISMAYED
• Bedtime readingSTORY
• ForeshadowsBODES
• Flight safety org.FAA
• Dog tag datumNAME
• Sliders on snowy hillsSLEDS
• “Practically perfect” PoppinsMARY
• “And the nominees ___ . . .”ARE
• Formally askQUERY
• Mermaid featuresTAILS
• ObtainsPROCURES
• “No time to lose!”HURRY
• Like some wontons and wingsFRIED
• “Gilligan’s Island” structuresHUTS
• Is suitable forBEFITS
• Song for oneSOLO
• “___ Used to Be Mine” (song from “Waitress”)SHE
• Car rental giantAVIS
• High-intensity chaseHOTPURSUIT
• Cartoon cats chase themMICE
• Bowling Green State University’s stateOHIO
• They alternate with oddsEVENS
• Bitter brewed beveragesALES
• On the fenceTORN
• Like neglected antiquesDUSTY

Vertical Clues

• Gets droopySAGS
• ZillionsALOT
• Bloom on a padLILY
• ConclusionEND
• Venus neighborMERCURY
• UnspokenTACIT
• Absolute legendICON
• Type “teh,” e.g.ERR
• Romantic bouquetREDROSES
• “Booksmart” director WildeOLIVIA
• Magazine revived in 1983VANITYFAIR
• Stratford-upon-___AVON
• Olympic pool divisionLANE
• Make less difficultEASE
• Devices with PIN padsATMS
• “___ Hits by The Supremes” (1965 album)MORE
• Dizzy with delightGIDDY
• Main character of “The Hate U Give”STARR
• Workspace for a telecommuterHOMEOFFICE
• Ones taking actionDOERS
• Before the deadlineEARLY
• Leap year’s 366DAYS
• Hypnotist’s soundSNAP
• Run in the laundryBLEED
• Expert markspersonSURESHOT
• Earth neighborMARS
• Throw in the towelQUIT
• Taught one-on-oneTUTORED
• Critical situationsCRISES
• “Mrs. America” streaming serviceHULU
• Motorcyclist’s invitationHOPON
• Tuscaloosa school, familiarlyBAMA
• Like supervillainsEVIL
• Mix with a spoonSTIR
• LitigatesSUES
• Riddle-solving aidHINT
• Site with a Craft Supplies sectionETSY
• “What have we here!”OHO
• “Law & Order: ___”SVU

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• Be in accordJIBE
• Just-washedCLEAN
• BoundaryEDGE
• Voices 4 activist EliADAM
• Berry who played Zola TaylorHALLE
• Luxor’s riverNILE
• Short, sharp cryYELP
• LopsidedASKEW
• IntentionGOAL
• Expands the family, perhapsADOPTS
• NoisesSOUNDS
• Lamb’s motherEWE
• Talking-toEARFUL
• ManagedFARED
• Way to get up Heavenly MountainSKILIFT
• How Anna Lytical teaches codingINDRAG
• Programmer LovelaceADA
• DrainsSAPS
• Cellular “messenger”RNA
• Practical component of many chem coursesLAB
• Top-left laptop keyESC
• Figure skater AlysaLIU
• PredicamentMESS
• Little oneTOT
• Rihanna’s character in “Ocean’s 8,” e.g.HACKER
• Religious nonconformistHERETIC
• No longer in stylePASSE
• Rough-skinned fruitLYCHEE
• CPR-certified volunteerEMT
• Like betterPREFER
• Barcode scanner componentsLASERS
• Car hidden in “gaudiness”AUDI
• Basement’s oppositeATTIC
• Vat Phou’s countryLAOS
• “Got it”ISEE
• PigsSWINE
• Capital west of StockholmOSLO
• Microscope partLENS
• ___ and dreamsHOPES
• ___/them pronounsTHEY

Vertical Clues

• Leader of the Blues, in the Angry Birds universeJAY
• “Can I bounce an ___ off you?”IDEA
• NonsenseBALDERDASH
• Make stronger, in a wayEMPOWER
• Casual convoCHAT
• GirlsLASSES
• Yellowstone deerELK
• Pub offeringALE
• Interruption-worthy announcementNEWSFLASH
• Surrounds completelyENGULFS
• See 52-DownDION
• PleasedGLAD
• Snakelike fishEELS
• Piano partPEDAL
• French “yes”OUI
• Letters before a stage nameAKA
• Roller coaster, e.g.RIDE
• Like some tofuFIRM
• Queen portrayed by Olivia ColmanANNE
• Gets in another player’s head, perhapsTALKSTRASH
• Attend uninvitedGATECRASH
• Round dessertsPIES
• ConfidentSURE
• “Why not ___?”BOTH
• Durag partsCAPES
• Some photosSELFIES
• Fasten with stringTIE
• Legendary place from which Morgan le Fay was banishedCAMELOT
• Jewish ___ breadRYE
• With 11-Down, “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” singerCELINE
• Plastic beach toyPAIL
• Bit of subterfugeRUSE
• Bible gardenEDEN
• Versatile cards in blackjackACES
• LoneSOLE
• Number of Nobel Prizes Marie Curie wonTWO
• SuggestionTIP
• Latte optionSOY