USA Today Crossword Answers

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• “Funny tweet!”LOL
• Music releases such as “See.SZA.Run” and “S”EPS
• ___ crackersGRAHAM
• Spanish for “gold”ORO
• Show the wayLEAD
• Flash photography effectREDEYE
• ___ GrandeRIO
• OutskirtsEDGE
• “Nevertheless . . .”ANDYET
• ShortcomingsDEFICIENCIES
• Make into lawENACT
• Hydrogen’s atomic numberONE
• Game with a “freeze” variantTAG
• Satirical news sourceTHEONION
• QuenchSATE
• Nickname for Fenty Beauty’s founderRIRI
• “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” screenwriter DeliaEPHRON
• “Ah, the comfort of my own bed!”NOPLACELIKEHOME
• Bird that might be orange and blackORIOLE
• Even onceEVER
• RequestsASKS
• Uses a statistical model, perhapsPREDICTS
• Garden toolHOE
• “Me day” destinationSPA
• Lilith Fair musician (and homophone of a word in this clue)PHAIR
• “Spirited Away” production companySTUDIOGHIBLI
• ProfessionCAREER
• See 54-DownTRUE
• Place for chapstickLIP
• WNBA venuesARENAS
• Wound remnantSCAR
• Prefix for “friendly”ECO
• Phone-related request to a friendTEXTME
• Character in “Little Women” or “The 39 Clues”AMY
• Pale shade of brownTAN

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• “The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House” author AudreLORDE
• SituateORIENT
• Shower spongeLOOFAH
• Voting-relatedELECTORAL
• Mani partnerPEDI
• Herb in some pasta dishesSAGE
• Wood textureGRAIN
• Tony winner ___ Elise GoldsberryRENEE
• Totals upADDS
• Conversation openerHEY
• Anagram of “yea”AYE
• Got together withMET
• Foxes’ homeDEN
• Milk tea ingredientICE
• Pro’s oppositeCON
• Milk tea flavorTARO
• Molecule partATOM
• Chromosome partGENE
• FriendlyNICE
• FuryIRE
• Fuel replenishment shipOILER
• “I’m trying to listen!”SHH
• ___ out (barely got)EKED
• OutskirtsPERIPHERY
• Singer CyrusNOAH
• “. . . ish”ORSO
• Straight-legged gymnastics positionPIKE
• The “L” in UCLALOS
• “What ___ Been Looking For”IVE
• DivaCup alternativePAD
• Tai ___ (martial art)CHI
• Pill formTABLET
• ___ gel packetsSILICA
• Water vaporSTEAM
• PocketbookPURSE
• Make fun ofRIPON
• DispatchedSENT
• With 60-Across, “That’s right”ITS
• Dolphin relativeORCA
• Largest island in MicronesiaGUAM
• FelineCAT
• “Dog Days ___ Over” (Florence and the Machine song)ARE
• Latin for “king”REX

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• Baby donkeyFOAL
• Signs of surgerySCARS
• Narrow-waisted insectWASP
• “The Good Dinosaur” dinosaurARLO
• Fortuneteller’s deckTAROT
• “Oh, what a shame!”ALAS
• Skeletons in the closetDEEPDARKSECRETS
• Chicago White ___SOX
• “It’s probable that . . .”ODDSARE
• Industrial tubVAT
• Mecca resident, e.g.SAUDI
• Scarlet Witch actress ElizabethOLSEN
• Sentence subject, oftenNOUN
• Platypus featureBILL
• “Hey, you’re here!”OHHI
• Lightweight two-wheelerMOPED
• Image that might be tappedICON
• Dr. Martens productsBOOTS
• Cha chaan teng drinkTEA
• Garden shed itemSPADE
• Rainer Maria genreEMO
• Province north of MontanaALBERTA
• Bonnie, to Christy PlunkettMOM
• “You betcha!”YEP
• Feb. 29, 2024 occurrenceLEAPDAY
• Big-time playerPRO
• Not look forward toDREAD
• Competed in a super-G raceSKIED
• Insurance filingsCLAIMS
• Brokerage purchased by Morgan Stanley in 2020ETRADE
• Ladder partRUNG
• Bandleader’s shoutHITIT
• Shoe brand once owned by ReebokAVIA
• Foot curveARCH
• Wear awayERODE
• Immoral actsSINS
• Source of the pink in pickled turnipsBEET
• Kept under wrapsSATON
• Envelope-pushingEDGY

Vertical Clues

• Crazes that fizzle out quicklyFADS
• Cookies in sleevesOREOS
• Actress DavalosALEXA
• ___ off (prune)LOP
• Athlete’s placeSTADIUM
• Get well soon ___CARD
• Torah containersARKS
• Parks who wrote, “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in”ROSA
• Estrogen, for exampleSTEROID
• “This means ___!”WAR
• Tylenol alternativeALEVE
• Evil personifiedSATAN
• Attention-getting whisperPSST
• Flightless bird of oldDODO
• Mobile phoneCELL
• Foot or yardUNIT
• Make a mistakeSLIP
• “I’m impressed!”NOTBAD
• Goatees, e.g.BEARDS
• Do as you’re toldOBEY
• Frequent GPS destinationHOME
• Powwow performanceHOOPDANCE
• Little chirpPEEP
• Presidential retreatCAMPDAVID
• Dirty laundry might give one offODOR
• Orange Pixar fishNEMO
• Oregon’s capitalSALEM
• “Just tell me already!”SAYIT
• Pet shop purchasesLEASHES
• Chill for a bitTAKETEN
• “That’s correct!”RIGHT
• Dry-___ boardERASE
• Sideways-walking creatureCRAB
• TemptLURE
• Toaster oven soundDING
• Word before “money” or “chair”EASY
• Roth ___IRA
• One in a strollerTOT
• Altar statementIDO

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• Adjective describing the universeVAST
• OvertakePASS
• Make a watercolorPAINT
• Not up to muchIDLE
• Cinco tresOCHO
• ___ but goodieOLDIE
• Not too long from nowSOON
• Follow closelyTAIL
• Bits of superstitionOMENS
• TikTok, e.g.APP
• Dining room cabinetCHINACLOSET
• Music deviceSTEREO
• Grooves in the groundRUTS
• “Send me!”ILLGO
• MishandleBOTCH
• “___ (You Can See Forever)” (Streisand song)ONACLEARDAY
• Word after “canola” or “castor”OIL
• Prescription amountDOSE
• ___ Records (Sony Music label)RCA
• Home care assistantAIDE
• Nosh on nachos, sayEAT
• “SpongeBob SquarePants” exclamationOHBARNACLES
• Safari sightingHIPPO
• Pocketed illegallySTOLE
• Cranberry and crimson, e.g.REDS
• Made-to-orderCUSTOM
• File paperwork for house damages, sayPUTINACLAIM
• 2019 event for Pinterest, for shortIPO
• Crunchyroll offeringANIME
• Boxing enclosureRING
• Archer StutzmanMATT
• Place to get a milkshakeDINER
• Roti flourATTA
• Spooky-sounding Pennsylvania cityERIE
• Big Dipper’s sevenSTARS
• Look intentlyPEER
• Salt, in chemistry classNACL

Vertical Clues

• Some passport stampsVISAS
• Take inADOPT
• Bunny ___ (gentle ski trail)SLOPE
• J’s point value in Words With FriendsTEN
• Road crew’s concernPOTHOLE
• Fruit in Amazonian cuisineACAI
• Leg partSHIN
• Sun-relatedSOLAR
• Floating basketball hoop, e.g.POOLTOY
• “You’re so close!”ALMOST
• Fateful March day for CaesarIDES
• The whole ___ yardsNINE
• School challengeTEST
• Building block of lifeCELL
• Country west of HaitiCUBA
• It may be dirty or stickyRICE
• AttireGARB
• Whales with strong teethORCAS
• Corkscrew shapeCOIL
• Stash awayHIDE
• Poem typeODE
• Biblical boat makerNOAH
• ___ Spumante (Italian wine)ASTI
• Missile thrown at a boardDART
• French articleLES
• Tennis statACES
• Concert startersOPENERS
• “Today” host KotbHODA
• “Close, but ___”NOCIGAR
• GradALUM
• Pre-foundation layerPRIMER
• Leftover food morselSCRAP
• Bejeweled crownTIARA
• Vision-relatedOPTIC
• Place to stayMOTEL
• InflatesPADS
• Kilogram, for exampleUNIT
• “Wine Country” star FeyTINA
• Low-calorie, in adspeakLITE
• Anagram of “neat”ANTE
• “___ in Black”MEN

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• Holders of fodderSILOS
• Word of greetingHEY
• Lip-soothing stuffBALM
• Distributor of the arcade game Dig DugATARI
• Lymph ___NODE
• “Understood”ISEE
• Museum displayARTEXHIBIT
• Jobs for those who jamGIGS
• “See you later, alligator!”BYE
• Turn on the spotPIVOT
• Destroy like the HulkSMASH
• Not in perilSAFE
• Brainstorming goalIDEA
• PariahSOCIALOUTCAST
• “Don’t worry about me”IMOK
• Food for woodpeckersANTS
• Name of a StoogeMOE
• Bit of bank businessLOAN
• Alternative to LizBETSY
• One of 26.2 in a marathonMILE
• Night ___OWL
• WhatsApp messageTEXT
• Not particularly good or badSOSO
• Ocean swimmerSALTWATERFISH
• Translation of “vino”WINE
• “___ Well That Ends Well”ALLS
• Out of bedRISEN
• Actress O’ConnorRENEE
• Org. with dunksNBA
• Biblical gardenEDEN
• Sofkey ingredientINDIANCORN
• Unit of lightningBOLT
• “Don’t ___ on My Parade”RAIN
• Unit of gem weightCARAT
• Partner in a pactALLY
• Hoppy happy hour orderALE
• Wipe awayERASE

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• Tearful-sounding carSAAB
• “It was nothing”ITRY
• Past the due dateLATE
• Rocky resource in CatanORE
• Half-dozen purchaseSIXPACK
• Handbag typeHOBO
• Book printingsEDITIONS
• “Are we there ___?”YET
• Whopper counterpartBIGMAC
• Europe neighborASIA
• Lower limbsLEGS
• Breathable fabricMESH
• Skin care brandNIVEA
• LP playerHIFI
• HardensSETS
• MomentarilySOON
• Call of ___ (video game series)DUTY
• Word before “talk” or “print”SMALL
• Foamy drinkLATTE
• Like some rural PennsylvaniansAMISH
• UnaccompaniedSOLO
• Casual topTEE
• Its capital is Des MoinesIOWA
• The “L” in LACMALOS
• Fava, e.g.BEAN
• Like some hard drivesEXTERNAL
• Green growth on stonesMOSS
• Birthday sharerTWIN
• “___ is golden”SILENCE
• Number of questions in a guessing gameTWENTY
• Quickly entered the roomRANIN
• Parasitic insectFLEA
• McEntire in the Country Music Hall of FameREBA
• Object of adorationIDOL
• Have available for purchaseSELL
• Falco who played Carmela SopranoEDIE
• Romance writer RobertsNORA
• Upper undergarmentsBRAS
• Poker betANTE
• Financial planning initialsIRA
• “The Price Is Right” prizeCAR

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• Be in charge ofHEAD
• Pulled apartTORE
• World-weary soundsSIGHS
• Water balloons, sayAMMO
• Spilled salt, to someOMEN
• Fields of expertiseAREAS
• Completely engrossedRAPT
• Posh affairGALA
• Coffee concoctionLATTE
• High-ranking officersMILITARYBRASS
• “Chocolat” actress OlinLENA
• Was in charge ofLED
• Stat for a studentGPA
• “To be fair . . .”GRANTED
• ComplainMOAN
• Nocturnal flying predatorOWL
• Charlie’s Angels, for exampleTRIO
• Make impureTAINT
• Easterlies, e.g.PREVAILINGWINDS
• Like the PantheonROMAN
• Stretch ___LIMO
• Word before “bar” or “pride”GAY
• Very muchATON
• Revenue source for magazinesADSPACE
• Female fowlHEN
• Part of FWIWFOR
• Two truths and ___ALIE
• Used one’s influence to gain an advantagePULLEDSTRINGS
• “All done!”THERE
• Art ___DECO
• Site of a hamster wheelCAGE
• Last Greek letterOMEGA
• Small flying insectGNAT
• Victor’s shoutIWON
• Flag holdersPOLES
• Literary governess JaneEYRE
• License prerequisite, perhapsTEST

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• “No ___, no foul”HARM
• Something checked on a phoneEMAIL
• More than enoughAMPLE
• Very fondDOTING
• Ancient 42-Across attireTOGA
• “Rock the Casbah” actor SharifOMAR
• DependRELY
• Make possibleENABLE
• According to some food theorists, chicken soup is oneSALAD
• 401(k) alternativesIRAS
• LeavesGETSGOING
• Beret or bowlerHAT
• U-turn from NNWSSE
• Kilt patternTARTAN
• Hummingbird feeder colorRED
• Bamboo eaterPANDA
• FidgetyANTSY
• The Grand Canyon State, on scoreboardsARI
• Nothing at allNIL
• Works hardTOILS
• Singer EllaMAI
• The “O” in O MagazineOPRAH
• Composed proseWROTE
• Iced tea garnishLEMONPEEL
• ___ garageTWOCAR
• Florist’s delivery vehicle, oftenVAN
• Chill in the airNIP
• ABC show for early risers, for shortGMA
• Verizon ISPAOL
• ___ up (unearth)DREDGE
• Bring forthELICIT
• Kennel pestsFLEAS
• Very impressedINAWE
• Some frozen wafflesEGGOS
• Strongly encourageURGE
• Declare falseDENY
• ___ tissueSCAR
• LugTOTE
• Text statusSENT
• Do better thanTOP
• Medical grp. with copaysHMO

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• BrinkVERGE
• TV star RomanTAMI
• “Thank goodness!”PHEW
• WieldEXERT
• Lion’s soundROAR
• Prefix for “dynamic”AERO
• Reason to get a new ID cardNAMECHANGE
• “Monsoon Wedding” director MiraNAIR
• “I’ve heard enough!”TMI
• Bakery applianceOVEN
• DwelledLIVED
• Tiger markingSTRIPE
• Wood for old piano keysEBONY
• Some monthly mailUTILITYBILLS
• Puts into piles, saySORTS
• Mention as a referenceCITE
• Squeak removerOIL
• Job title abbr.PRES
• Number with a dollar signPRICE
• Toothed toolRAKE
• Mind-reading lettersESP
• Arbor Day plantingTREE
• PortendedBODED
• Unit counted for graduationCOURSECREDIT
• Get really excited or madGOAPE
• Evergreen plants with stiff, spiky leavesYUCCAS
• Device for detecting underwater objectsSONAR
• “Oh, got it now”ISEE
• Sign before VirgoLEO
• Notable time periodsERAS
• Typo-catching featureSPELLCHECK
• Angry monologueRANT
• Suffix suggesting smallnessETTE
• Major arteryAORTA
• Nonkosher sandwichesBLTS
• Job title abbr.ASST
• Rawls or King of golfBETSY

Vertical Clues

• Express strong emotionsVENT
• Physicals, e.g.EXAMS
• Send as paymentREMIT
• Test for an MBA applicantGRE
• “. . . and so forth” (Abbr.)ETC
• Take a tripTRAVEL
• First-classAONE
• Like a compass needleMAGNETIC
• WrathIRE
• Grilled sandwich with Italian breadPANINI
• Big burden to bearHEAVYLOAD
• Lake west of BuffaloERIE
• Set of blanks on “Wheel of Fortune”WORD
• People whose flag features a black circle divided into quadrants with a black dot in eachHOPI
• Spot for an earringLOBE
• Dead-end routinesRUTS
• “___ no use!”ITS
• Unit of computer memoryBYTE
• More frostyICIER
• EnjoyLIKE
• Flexible Flyer vehicleSLED
• Builder’s detail, for shortSPEC
• “. . . approximately”ORSO
• LoathsomeREPUGNANT
• Make readyPREP
• Slips from cashiersRECEIPTS
• Campus mil. groupROTC
• Ruler of old RussiaTSAR
• Big name in pensBIC
• RidiculesROASTS
• Fabric with small holesEYELET
• Face-offDUEL
• Fully attentiveALERT
• Splinter groupsSECTS
• Person from Belgrade or KragujevacSERB
• Taken by mouthORAL
• Adjusts using a dial, perhapsSETS
• AcceptableOKAY
• Salt sourceSEA
• Hailed vehicleCAB
• Tool for tillingHOE

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• Nukes in the microwaveZAPS
• Pre-K subjectABCS
• SulkMOPE
• Jazz icon FitzgeraldELLA
• AchySORE
• Underworld king in Greek mythHADES
• Digitized documentSCAN
• Weaver’s deviceLOOM
• Makeup of a layer in the stratosphereOZONE
• “She sells seashells . . .” for exampleTONGUETWISTER
• Himalayan beastYAK
• Loch known for a mythical monsterNESS
• Traveling the oceanATSEA
• Place for glossLIP
• “Why Women Kill” star LucyLIU
• “Without further ___ . . .”ADO
• Bio in a newspaperOBIT
• Close contestNAILBITER
• That personTHEM
• Does a Hawaiian danceHULAS
• Brazilian with lots of goalsPELE
• Wake-up callEYEOPENER
• Extremely uncommonRARE
• Lion’s homeDEN
• ContainsHAS
• AngryMAD
• “The Hate U Give” protagonistSTARR
• Part of a dance lessonSTEP
• One of the five W’s for a journalistWHO
• Puzzling situationHEADSCRATCHER
• Swimming contestsMEETS
• Picked up the tabPAID
• ChillHANG
• Jules who created Captain NemoVERNE
• A cappella group memberALTO
• Bone near the radiusULNA
• “Don’t leave me this way,” for onePLEA
• Spout forthSPEW
• “___ Girls”MEAN

Vertical Clues

• Full of spiceZESTY
• Metals company hidden in “metal coating”ALCOA
• One-minute exercise, perhapsPLANK
• Performed in a choirSANG
• Out for the night, in a senseASLEEP
• “These ___ Are Made for Walkin'”BOOTS
• BragsCROWS
• Prefix for “colon”SEMI
• Cornfield challengesMAZES
• Sneaker insertODOREATER
• It’s said to be mightier than the swordPEN
• Suffix in many language namesESE
• Place for a soakHOTTUB
• Textbook sectionUNIT
• Mast attachmentsSAILS
• “Rolling in the Deep” singerADELE
• Vehicle with a chauffeurLIMO
• DeceiverLIAR
• Mine outputORE
• “For sure!”OHYES
• “Done that” precederBEENTHERE
• SistersNUNS
• Pub pourALE
• Apple tabletIPAD
• ___ Talks (lecture series)TED
• Found outHEARD
• Part of a sentencePHRASE
• EngrossedRAPT
• Grassy areaMEADOW
• Cigna competitorAETNA
• Resell for a profitSCALP
• Hardly originalTRITE
• Moby Dick, for oneWHALE
• Dye also known as mehndiHENNA
• ___ donorORGAN
• Mani-pedi spotsSPAS
• Good buddyCHUM
• WNBA awardMVP
• Electric ___EEL

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• Synagogue scrollTORAH
• Lavish partiesFETES
• Person with a fake passport, maybeSPY
• Pro wrestling venueARENA
• “This is so frustrating!”AARGH
• Dessert with a crustPIE
• Possible cause of a vibrationTEXTMESSAGE
• On the ___ (at large)LAM
• In bad conditionRATTY
• River through CologneRHINE
• Pieces of asparagusSPEARS
• Precisely correctSPOTON
• ReprimandsSCOLDS
• Keith Haring movementPOPART
• Tennis star OsakaNAOMI
• Stuff to the gillsSATE
• Religious branch for most IraniansSHIA
• With 18-Down, listening closelyALL
• Biggest bird in the worldOSTRICH
• Key for exitsESC
• Courteous chapGENT
• Honey Bunches of ___OATS
• Honeycrisp, for oneAPPLE
• “The Gift of the Magi” authorOHENRY
• Hasbro action figuresGIJOES
• Sewing kit itemsSPOOLS
• Groundbreaking accomplishmentsFIRSTS
• Anagram of “cedar”CADRE
• Sacred songPSALM
• “___ be right back”ILL
• “The Big Lebowski” is oneCULTCLASSIC
• Service chargeFEE
• Good dog’s rewardTREAT
• Reject with disdainSPURN
• Platform for SiriIOS
• Leaves in stitchesSLAYS
• Gillan in “Jumanji” filmsKAREN

Vertical Clues

• Rat-a-___TAT
• Valuable underground materialORE
• “Toy Story” dinosaurREX
• Six-legged tunnel-diggerANT
• Hobby involving transmissionsHAMRADIO
• Goes without foodFASTS
• Utah-to-Colorado directionEAST
• Bit of bakewareTRAY
• Fried rice ingredientEGG
• Ethnic group of NepalSHERPA
• What co-winners might doSPLITTHEPOT
• Baby grand, e.g.PIANO
• Arabian Peninsula countryYEMEN
• See 35-AcrossEARS
• ___ d’oeuvresHORS
• Bathroom deviceSCALE
• Tubular floating toysPOOLNOODLES
• Wood with interlocking grainELM
• Builder’s guideline, for shortSPEC
• Unexpected problemSNAG
• Whoop it upPARTY
• Elevator companyOTIS
• Michelin rating unitSTAR
• Dots on a sea mapISLES
• Good servesACES
• Some kidsSONS
• Treatment for tressesHAIRMASK
• God with a hammerTHOR
• Nightwear, for shortPJS
• Votes into officeELECTS
• Fish’s breathing organGILL
• “Fast Color” genreSCIFI
• Diet that avoids dairyPALEO
• Indisputable infoFACTS
• Heartfelt appealPLEA
• Hotel visitSTAY
• Web addressURL
• Place to get a facial peelSPA
• Big ___, CaliforniaSUR
• FuryIRE
• Channel whose letters appear nonconsecutively in “channel”CNN

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• DiscardSCRAP
• Lead-in to “cone” or “Caps”SNO
• “If the shoe ___ . . .”FITS
• AcclaimedHAILED
• Dark liquidTAR
• “Now!”ASAP
• “An Inconvenient Truth” authorALGORE
• 3/4 1/4ONE
• Nickname for GrandmaNANA
• Setting for many teen comedies (fish)HIGHSCHOOL
• Senate disapprovalsNAYS
• Ran on TVAIRED
• Provider of aerial shotsSKYCAM
• “Later!”BYE
• “Sure thing,” in ScotlandAYE
• Flow slowlySEEP
• Tire swing partROPE
• ___ si-ioPHAT
• “Apex Legends” player, e.g.GAMER
• Its first letter sounds like where it’s foundIRIS
• Storyteller’s repertoireTALES
• It might be hard to crackCODE
• Home to the KaabaMECCA
• One way to get onlineWIFI
• “Lose It” singer BrownKANE
• “What a pity!”ALAS
• Computing pioneer LovelaceADA
• Small portionTAD
• Performer with flowsRAPPER
• Far from competentINEPT
• French fashion magazineELLE
• Satisfaction in one’s city (lions)CIVICPRIDE
• A ___ in the faceSLAP
• Network with “Go,” “Now” and “Max” servicesHBO
• Lara Croft portrayer VikanderALICIA
• Choco ___TACO
• Ending for “auction” or “election”EER
• Clever responseRETORT
• Storage buildingSHED
• Sloppy placeSTY
• Campground gearTENTS

Vertical Clues

• Ruler of 5-DownSHAH
• West Coast state, for shortCALI
• “The Avengers” star DianaRIGG
• Word in Hawaii’s state nicknameALOHA
• Iran, oncePERSIA
• ToleratedSTOOD
• Small-scale prefixNANO
• End of a threatORELSE
• Bag that Italians call a marsupio (wolves)FANNYPACK
• Sir ___ NewtonISAAC
• Singer TagaqTANYA
• Involuntary movementSPASM
• Translate from 42-AcrossDECRYPT
• Donkey noisesHEEHAWS
• Small barrelKEG
• Fedora featureBRIM
• Long agoYORE
• Large-scale storyEPIC
• “Hollaback Girl” singer GwenSTEFANI
• Sci-fi getaway vehicle (whales)ESCAPEPOD
• 2001 boxing biopicALI
• Castle defenseMOAT
• “Giant” author FerberEDNA
• Oboe accessoryREED
• Motorcycle attachmentSIDECAR
• 25-Down contents, perhapsALE
• Foot partsARCHES
• Small computer programAPPLET
• Takes a breatherRESTS
• Subject of much praiseALLAH
• LocalePLACE
• Off-white shadeIVORY
• OverusedTRITE
• “No surprise there”IBET
• Idolized figureICON
• Juicy gossipDIRT
• FoodEATS