USA Today Crossword Answers

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Across Clues

• 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

Across Clues

• 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

Across Clues

• 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

Across Clues

• Green iguanas have threeEYES
• What tons measureMASS
• Prima donna’s performanceOPERA
• Shade of greenLIME
• For each oneAPOP
• Shops with cold cuts and hot barsDELIS
• Painful “food”KNUCKLESANDWICH
• Flotsam or Jetsam in “The Little Mermaid”EEL
• Taken by mouthORAL
• Guerrilla GuevaraCHE
• Green ___ (salad dressing)GODDESS
• ImpedesSTYMIES
• Shut-eyeSLEEP
• “In ___ of gifts . . .”LIEU
• Non-earthlings (Abbr.)ETS
• Name that’s a palindromeADA
• Patrick’s surname on “SpongeBob SquarePants”STAR
• Stat for a vinyl recordRPM
• Pasta salad baseELBOWMACARONI
• Game with Reverse cardsUNO
• StoryTALE
• One of eight on an octopusARM
• Vessel for hot chocolateMUG
• RankTIER
• Apia’s countrySAMOA
• Income for a retireePENSION
• Income for a grad studentSTIPEND
• NBC talent show, for shortAGT
• Heron’s homeNEST
• “Much ___ About Nothing”ADO
• Bear a burdenSHOULDERTHELOAD
• Dip that may be verde or rojaSALSA
• “Adios,” in ItalyCIAO
• Legends and suchLORE
• Provide with fundsENDOW
• RippedTORE
• Emotionally unguardedOPEN

Vertical Clues

• Member of the deer familyELK
• Yang’s complementYIN
• Australian birdEMU
• Formally withdrawSECEDE
• Shopping centersMALLS
• Donkey Kong, for oneAPE
• MehSOSO
• Not denseSPARSE
• BizarrelyODDLY
• Church benchPEW
• Bring outELICIT
• WealthRICHES
• What a phoenix rises fromASHES
• Doesn’t fireKEEPSON
• Like some hairNATURAL
• Org. that might sponsor a Pride Month assemblyGSA
• Ye ___OLDE
• Business agreementDEAL
• Hit hardSLAM
• Note that might start “Re:”MEMO
• IncensedIRATE
• Like some slothsTWOTOED
• Act as chairpersonPRESIDE
• Bunny voiced by Mel BlancBUGS
• Garage occupantsCARS
• “The ___ of the Rose”NAME
• Metal in red blood cellsIRON
• IncensedMAD
• Markle who wrote the foreword for “Together: Our Community Cookbook”MEGHAN
• CountlessUNTOLD
• Butterfly or wasp, for exampleINSECT
• Harlem theaterAPOLLO
• No longer in fashionPASSE
• Relative by marriageINLAW
• Lake on the California/Nevada borderTAHOE
• Dixie Chicks or Destiny’s ChildTRIO
• Troop-entertaining grp.USO
• Coal liquidTAR
• Alley-___OOP
• “___ You My Mother?”ARE
• LairDEN

Across Clues

• Captain in “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”NEMO
• ComprehendGRASP
• Says as an afterthoughtADDS
• League of ___ StatesARAB
• Without a service chargeNOFEE
• Gait faster than a walkTROT
• Meet a standardPASSMUSTER
• Pitchfork pointTINE
• Cosmetics businesswoman LauderESTEE
• “Half” prefixSEMI
• Admit openlyAVOW
• Lead-in to “way” or “well”STAIR
• Vail visitors, oftenSKIERS
• ExpiredLAPSED
• Forbidden City’s countryCHINA
• “Rosemary’s Baby” novelist LevinIRA
• Part of SATBALTO
• Swimming pool measurementDEPTH
• Cone-dropping treesFIRS
• Wall paintingMURAL
• Have the nerveDARE
• Like a saved seatTAKEN
• Glitzy affairGALA
• Pina colada ingredientRUM
• Molecule partsATOMS
• Arched part of the footINSTEP
• Not sweetSAVORY
• Thatching materialSTRAW
• Actress EspinosaEDEN
• Gin flavoringSLOE
• City near PhoenixTEMPE
• Fully cookedDONE
• DisintegrateTURNTODUST
• Make ___ for it (flee)ARUN
• “No it ain’t!” retortISTOO
• Character who sings “Let It Go”ELSA
• Can’t do withoutNEED
• Bit of data vizCHART
• Lacrosse stick featuresNETS

Vertical Clues

• Neck partNAPE
• Timeline segmentsERAS
• Sail holderMAST
• Think about something a lotOBSESS
• African antelopeGNU
• Portia de ___ROSSI
• ChasingAFTER
• Come off asSEEM
• “___ the thought!”PERISH
• AchievedATTAINED
• Pit against one anotherDRIVEAPART
• Blood drive participantDONOR
• Slow-cooked dishesSTEWS
• ___ out (allocate)METE
• Headmaster’s son in “Sex Education”ADAM
• Baby goatKID
• Hitchhiker’s desireLIFT
• Song in Italian, oftenARIA
• Big Apple boulevardPARKAVENUE
• Fuel from a mineCOAL
• Drags alongLUGS
• ___ la la (singing syllables)TRA
• FactualTRUE
• Rope fiberHEMP
• Place upright, saySETONEND
• HideawayLAIR
• Hide-hair connectorNOR
• Member of the WNBA’s 2019 championship teamMYSTIC
• Brussels-based mil. alliance since 1949NATO
• Neighbor of NorwaySWEDEN
• Car rental choiceSEDAN
• Be extremely fond ofADORE
• Not exactly, informallySORTA
• Part of SATBTENOR
• Brand of bath bombsLUSH
• Proverbially stubborn creatureMULE
• Furtive “Hey!”PSST
• LAX listingsETAS
• Nanny’s chargeTOT

Across Clues

• Food court’s placeMALL
• Spa hot spotSAUNA
• Recipient of a special passVIP
• Brownstone’s frontSTOOP
• “Citizen Kane” director WellesORSON
• Tennis champ IvanovicANA
• It might say “Feel better soon!”GETWELLCARD
• Sister Helen Prejean, for oneNUN
• Veggies in samosasPEAS
• Big theftHEIST
• Station with salsaTACOBAR
• World’s most visited websiteGOOGLE
• Attach using heatIRONON
• DisappearGOAWOL
• Fraught with riskDICEY
• TrajectoryPATH
• Drains of energySAPS
• Spanish for “that”ESO
• Fenway Park, e.g.STADIUM
• Part of a comedy routineBIT
• Email folderSENT
• Hilarious personRIOT
• Author FerranteELENA
• Requiring immediate actionURGENT
• Peace agreementTREATY
• Looks without blinkingSTARES
• Pizza Hut competitorDOMINOS
• Florida city nicknamed “The Big Guava”TAMPA
• “Carol” star RooneyMARA
• Prez on penniesABE
• Ideal pair of candidatesDREAMTICKET
• Lily of France itemBRA
• CreepyEERIE
• Heretic’s baneDOGMA
• SolidifySET
• Diagnostic proceduresSCANS
• Microsoft game consoleXBOX

Vertical Clues

• Fast-food additiveMSG
• Enjoyed some jiaozi, sayATE
• “Thanks a ___!”LOT
• Like bass voicesLOW
• Renewable energy typeSOLAR
• Characters’ journeysARCS
• “Party in the ___”USA
• Negative conjunctionNOR
• “Very much so!”ANDHOW
• Creme brulee ingredientVANILLABEAN
• OccupiedINUSE
• Breathe heavilyPANT
• Car repair chainPEPBOYS
• Low in fat contentLEAN
• They might cause stars to explodeEGOS
• Motions of oceansTIDES
• OriginateARISE
• Tropical food often dried and shreddedCOCONUTMEAT
• “___ moment, please . . .”ONE
• “I understand!”GOTIT
• Waikiki Beach islandOAHU
• “Justice League” star GalGADOT
• Aches and ___PAINS
• Horse with white patchesPINTO
• Hangs aroundSTAYS
• Genealogy chartTREE
• “The Little ___”MERMAID
• EnsnareTRAP
• Flowery accessory with a muumuuLEI
• Exam marksGRADES
• Wrongful actTORT
• Buffalo NHL playerSABRE
• Magdalene Odundo and Helen Mirren, for twoDAMES
• Keep ___ on (monitor)TABS
• Principal water lineMAIN
• ___ roomREC
• Part of an eonERA
• Courteney of “Cougar Town”COX
• Soviet espionage org.KGB
• Music hidden in “demo tape”EMO
• Word before “shelter” or “haven”TAX

Across Clues

• Luggage attachmentsTAGS
• EmbracesHUGS
• Animated duckDAFFY
• Spend carelesslyBLOW
• Aid and ___ABET
• Like an acrobatAGILE
• Liquid at the end of the names of a Central American country and its capitalAGUA
• In this exact locationHERE
• Restaurant stackMENUS
• Labelle hit covered on the “Moulin Rouge!” soundtrackLADYMARMALADE
• Rental agreementLEASE
• Powder holderKEG
• “Finding Your Roots” channelPBS
• ___ Pueblo, New MexicoTAOS
• Escort through the exitSEEOUT
• Mouse batteries, oftenAAS
• Trial’s partnerERROR
• Travel documentVISA
• Committee of expertsBLUERIBBONPANEL
• “Didn’t mean to do that”OOPS
• Cut offSEVER
• Disdainful cluckTSK
• Some sweatersVNECKS
• Second tryREDO
• Suffix for “mountain” or “musket”EER
• Brief snoozeNAP
• Roughs upMAULS
• Sticky situationSPOTOFTROUBLE
• Storage floor, oftenATTIC
• New Zealand birdKIWI
• “Let’s get this show on the ___”ROAD
• HutSHACK
• DiabolicalEVIL
• ___ materALMA
• Special privilegesPERKS
• Movie star RussoRENE
• Member of a “hive”STAN

Vertical Clues

• Sport for young battersTBALL
• Pond growthALGAE
• Dutch cheeseGOUDA
• Moves back and forthSWAYS
• “Very funny!”HAHA
• “Mega” relativeUBER
• MicrobeGERM
• Portobello entreeSTEAK
• Result of vandalismDAMAGE
• Up in yearsAGED
• Feature of some pensFINEPOINT
• Seasonal maladyFLU
• Affirmative answerYES
• Taxi fare calculatorMETER
• “___ Miserables”LES
• Freedom Riders rode themBUSES
• Corn supporterSTALK
• Actress GraynorARI
• Globular objectsORBS
• SeriousSOBER
• Model MarcilleEVA
• On top ofABOVE
• Without companyALONE
• Exceptional performerSUPERSTAR
• Wander aroundROVE
• Corner keyboard keyESC
• “The Normal Heart” protagonistNED
• ___ code (online retailer’s offering)PROMO
• Raps on the doorKNOCKS
• Plopped downSAT
• Game with flushesPOKER
• Paranormal energy fieldsAURAS
• Fastener shaped like the 21st letter of the alphabetUBOLT
• Andean animalLLAMA
• Car type named for a chairSEDAN
• ChoicePICK
• End of the workday, oftenFIVE
• Bed sizeTWIN
• IrritateRILE
• Venomous viperASP
• Not just anyTHE

Across Clues

• Member of an ancient Andean empireINCA
• DistortSKEW
• Defensive wearARMOR
• In a bitSOON
• Where cold cuts are cutDELI
• Lacy matDOILY
• Santa checks itLIST
• Contact by phoneCALL
• “The 21st century’s author of adolescent evolution,” per Cyrena TourosLORDE
• Scheduling statESTIMATEDTIME
• Plankton’s placeSEA
• Free File org.IRS
• Aloo ___GOBI
• Line on a mapROAD
• Source of solar powerSUN
• Blues singer ___ JamesETTA
• Drug extracted from poppiesOPIUM
• Beat a hasty retreatFLEE
• “___-Seed” (Atwood novel)HAG
• Illegal act that doesn’t hurt anyoneVICTIMLESSCRIME
• Words before “mode” or “carte”ALA
• “How clumsy of me!”OOPS
• Watering tubesHOSES
• Pre-Easter periodLENT
• Tiny speckDOT
• “___ help you?”CANI
• Prefix meaning “very”UBER
• Angry dog’s soundGRR
• Member of the famSIS
• Aircraft emissions have a big oneCLIMATEIMPACT
• Way up or downSTAIR
• “Phooey!”RATS
• Chunk of drift iceFLOE
• Use bait onTEMPT
• “Troy” star BanaERIC
• Person from Helsinki, sayFINN
• “Good gracious!”YEESH
• RegardingASTO
• Classroom challengeTEST

Vertical Clues

• New York hockey team, for shortISLES
• Bing or bang, e.g.NOISE
• San Jose residentCOSTARICAN
• Dead set againstANTI
• Digital camera insertSDCARD
• “Ode to a Nightingale” poet JohnKEATS
• Palindromic magazineELLE
• Bit of idle speculationWILDGUESS
• Speak off the cuffADLIB
• Dorm budROOMIE
• Deep mudMIRE
• For ___ times’ sakeOLD
• High-fiber breadRYE
• Home to the HeatMIAMI
• Shades of colorTONES
• So last yearOUT
• Took a napSLEPT
• Statement that’s a paradoxTHISISALIE
• Bring under controlTAME
• MaturesAGES
• Skating rink shapeOVAL
• Large amount of moneyPILE
• Carpet installer’s measurementFLOORAREA
• Computer device with blinking lightsMODEM
• Bracelet ornamentCHARM
• Howard with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of FameRON
• Bulbiferous bloomsTULIPS
• Big name in cooking oilCRISCO
• Maternity ward eventBIRTH
• “Does that make sense?”GETIT
• Touchscreen imagesICONS
• Interventional cardiologist’s insertionSTENT
• ___ clean (confessed)CAME
• BesmirchesTARS
• Sound of a spit takePFFT
• Muddy enclosureSTY
• Peg for a driveTEE

Across Clues

• “___ Was a Rollin’ Stone”PAPA
• Cut at an angleBEVEL
• Opposite of obscurityFAME
• Site of Jack and Jill’s fallHILL
• Get upARISE
• Savings strategiesIRAS
• Product of ponderingIDEA
• Plunger partSUCTIONCUP
• Weapon in ClueLEADPIPE
• Like a cat that follows you everywhereNEEDY
• “___ even think about it!”DONT
• Superficial appearanceFACADE
• Sci-fi vesselFLYINGSAUCER
• Like ovalsROUND
• Name in the middle of “middle names”LEN
• Sink fixturesTAPS
• Limb in a sleeveARM
• “68-Across is DYES,” for exampleSPOILER
• ___ constrictorBOA
• Steeped drinksTEAS
• Reaction to a miracleAWE
• Flowed backEBBED
• Car attachmentLICENSEPLATE
• Pancake servingsSTACKS
• ___ and heartyHALE
• Hogs and suchSWINE
• What terriers’ ages might be measured inDOGYEARS
• Its “athletes” have included Alvin Catmara and Catrick MeowhomesKITTENBOWL
• Magician’s wand, for onePROP
• Ocean landmassISLE
• The Count ___ OrchestraBASIE
• “Sense and Sensibility” star ThompsonEMMA
• Garden structureSHED
• Actor’s dealmakerAGENT
• Fabric colorersDYES

Vertical Clues

• Punxsutawney groundhogPHIL
• Anagram of 17-AcrossAIDE
• SOS, e.g.PLEA
• 2019 Disney remakeALADDIN
• HeadquarteringBASING
• Turns volcanicERUPTS
• ___ versaVICE
• Superlative suffixEST
• Maui wreathLEI
• Discipline that becomes an insect if you switch two letters aroundFINEART
• Followed a curved pathARCED
• Title role for Bea ArthurMAUDE
• Get eyes onESPY
• Back whenONCE
• Abodes for toadsPONDS
• Gasohol, e.g.FUEL
• Complexion conditionACNE
• Campus bros’ groupFRAT
• Tales told through generationsLORE
• Arizona city on the ColoradoYUMA
• 26-Across occupantALIEN
• “Mamma Mia” pop groupABBA
• Reciter at a slamPOET
• “The Sweetest Taboo” singerSADE
• Group of wolves or liesPACK
• Needs to repayOWES
• Answer an emailREPLY
• Like an editorialSLANTED
• Censored with a high-pitched soundBLEEPED
• Slushy drink brandICEE
• Escort through the doorSHOWIN
• Baby with sharp visionEAGLET
• Nothing-but-net soundSWISH
• Property documentTITLE
• Pair used to slalomSKIS
• Prescription portionDOSE
• BTS fan groupARMY
• Caesar’s cityROME
• Hot stone massage localesSPAS
• Org. with Rockets and RaptorsNBA
• Groceries holderBAG

Across Clues

• Fast, tawny felinesPUMAS
• “Right away!”NOW
• In separate placesAPART
• Pro wrestler BlissALEXA
• Shout of realizationAHA
• Oceangoing shipLINER
• Birthplace of the espresso machineITALY
• Freight weightTON
• Many a karaoke songOLDIE
• You might stay up to watch itLATENIGHTSHOW
• Prime number factorONE
• Cross ___ (meet by chance)PATHS
• Past the expiration date, perhapsBAD
• Unjustified teachingsDOGMA
• Enjoyed a bowl of beef udon, sayATE
• It’s measured in karatsPURITY
• Fahsa, for oneLAMBSTEW
• Princess voiced by Aimee CarreroELENA
• Not forthcomingCOY
• Celebrity photographer LeibovitzANNIE
• MandibleLOWERJAW
• Labor organizationsUNIONS
• Genesis matriarchEVE
• Shocking victoryUPSET
• WNBA scoreboard stat (Abbr.)PTS
• Be a cast member ofACTIN
• Down in the dumpsSAD
• Sheer chanceLUCKOFTHEDRAW
• “Thelma & Louise” star DavisGEENA
• Brewpub selectionALE
• Use the pink end of a pencilERASE
• Radio studio signONAIR
• Accompaniment for skinny jeans, oftenTEE
• Nail ___ (manicure providers)TECHS
• Like one-word repliesTERSE
• ___ and hawHEM
• “Nice!”SWEET

Vertical Clues

• Beach bucketPAIL
• Sephora competitorULTA
• Pork or turkey, e.g.MEAT
• Bar between wheelsAXLE
• Reject an offerSAYNO
• Magazine since 1888, for shortNATGEO
• “I know! Pick me!”OHOH
• Long forWANT
• Word of affection in WaikikiALOHA
• Plane workerPILOT
• “Et cetera”ANDWHATNOT
• Outdoor gear chainREI
• Italian for “three”TRE
• ___ 500 (Memorial Day weekend event)INDY
• Filtered emailSPAM
• Oktoberfest mugsSTEINS
• Luxury watch brandBULOVA
• “Understood?”AREWECLEAR
• Wine and ___DINE
• Beams with prideGLOWS
• Month when the Battle of Puebla is commemoratedMAY
• Fluffy farm femalesEWES
• One-named soccer greatPELE
• Goop in pitsTAR
• Officially forbidBAN
• Quick scissor cutSNIP
• Lens protectorCAP
• TrashJUNK
• Home to many Mormon templesUTAH
• Regard highlyESTEEM
• Northernmost African capitalTUNIS
• “You can always talk to me”ICARE
• Specifics, informallyDEETS
• Courtroom pledgeOATH
• Run awayFLEE
• SketchedDREW
• The Boston Marathon, for oneRACE
• Tennis legend ArthurASHE
• “___ Side Story”WEST
• UnderstoodGOT
• Direction opposite WSWENE

Across Clues

• Smartphone downloadAPP
• Big Apple NBA teamKNICKS
• ___ rainACID
• Female deerDOE
• CompassionateHUMANE
• NothingZERO
• Braille bitDOT
• Like some clocksATOMIC
• Man created from clay in the QuranADAM
• Movie ogreSHREK
• Nick Fury’s original rank (Abbr.)SGT
• Well into the evening, sayLATE
• Sugary coat on a cakeICING
• Emulated a hummingbird or a helicopterHOVERED
• Change the decor ofREDO
• Country home to Vienna and SalzburgAUSTRIA
• “Me? Definitely up for it!”IMIN
• French fashion houseDIOR
• Fancy neck accessoryASCOT
• Family nicknameSIS
• Get sickFALLILL
• “I get it now!”AHA
• Disappear into the ___ETHER
• All neatened upTIDY
• ___ and properPRIM
• Made-___ breakfastTOORDER
• Resting at the summit ofATOP
• College major dealing with governments, for shortPOLISCI
• Broadcast againREAIR
• “The Little Mermaid” princeERIC
• Football scores (Abbr.)TDS
• Menzel who voices ElsaIDINA
• Quick kissPECK
• Deviates from a scriptADLIBS
• Spanish for “two”DOS
• Jab with a fingerPOKE
• Anagram of “Lauren”NEURAL
• Earth prefixGEO
• Pt. of T.A. (Abbr.)ASST
• “Don’t ___” (“Just ignore it!”)ENGAGE
• Christmas creatureELF

Vertical Clues

• Totals upADDS
• Rhyming friend of RooPOOH
• Scientific container with its own emojiPETRIDISH
• Pants colorKHAKI
• Pistachio, for oneNUT
• “If you ask me,” in a textIMO
• Pic capturersCAMS
• 1980s TV series with a self-aware carKNIGHTRIDER
• ZoneSECTOR
• Springtime shrubsAZALEAS
• Moth-repelling woodCEDAR
• EnragedIRATE
• Like most U.S. statehousesDOMED
• Class that covers inflation, for shortECON
• NothingNADA
• Filled with remorseGUILTRIDDEN
• Holder of a blood sampleVIAL
• Increase in altitudeRISE
• Give offEMIT
• Like a rockSOLID
• Printer insertCARTRIDGE
• Neighbor of IndianaOHIO
• ___ down (compress)TAMP
• Natural hairstyles, for shortFROS
• Old harp relativeLYRE
• Digitally delivered passETICKET
• Financially compensatedPAID
• 87 or 89, at a gas stationOCTANE
• “___ Pig” (children’s TV series)PEPPA
• Nabisco cookiesOREOS
• Dog greetingsLICKS
• Beverage cart’s pathAISLE
• Snail relativeSLUG
• Actress SydelleNOEL
• Starting fromASOF
• Investment option with a Roth varietyIRA
• Word after “swag” or “grab”BAG

Across Clues

• Tag beamLASER
• DelightAMUSE
• Avocados are high in itFAT
• “Au revoir!”ADIEU
• ___ chordMINOR
• RegretRUE
• Taking a turn for the worseBACKSLIDING
• Magazine higher-ups, for shortEDS
• Texting lettersSMS
• Centers of solar systemsSUNS
• Peeved moodSNIT
• “This is your captain speaking” speakersPILOTS
• Fake duck, e.g.DECOY
• ___ networkingSOCIAL
• One of the sensesTOUCH
• “Chestnuts roasting ___ open fire . . .”ONAN
• Site of a year-round winter wonderlandSNOWGLOBE
• Land area unitACRE
• RevealedSHOWN
• Second word of a fairy tale, oftenUPON
• Places you probably wouldn’t want to sleep, despite the nameRESTROOMS
• Turn downDENY
• Wipe awayERASE
• Meeting itineraryAGENDA
• “Righty tighty, lefty loosey” subjectSCREW
• Baked yesterdayDAYOLD
• AdoreLOVE
• Actress HeadeyLENA
• Designer’s advanced deg.MFA
• Comedian WongALI
• Some entrances, and a hint to 17-Across, 11-Down and 28-DownDOUBLEDOORS
• Apple productMAC
• Give a tattoo toINKUP
• Purchase on a KindleEBOOK
• Direction opposite NNWSSE
• Works by Keats and YeatsPOEMS
• “Lady ___ the Blues”SINGS

Vertical Clues

• Many service dogs, brieflyLABS
• Companion of EveADAM
• Incites to attackSICS
• Scared soundEEK
• “Crime and Punishment” countryRUSSIA
• ___ acidsAMINO
• CenterMIDST
• Prefix for “verse” or “cycle”UNI
• Family memberSON
• Indoor rowing machine, for shortERG
• Paris tennis tournamentFRENCHOPEN
• Sound transmissionAUDIO
• IrritableTESTY
• Break in the actionLULL
• Off the beaten pathSECLUDED
• Cone dropperPINETREE
• Tucks awaySTOWS
• EnjoyedDUG
• Fly like an eagleSOAR
• First word of a fairy tale, oftenONCE
• Provider of wheelsCARSERVICE
• Part of BYOOWN
• Furnished with footwearSHOED
• Eating soundNOM
• “Skyfall” protagonistBOND
• One-named Celtic singerENYA
• Distress signalSOS
• How sashimi is servedRAW
• Top-notchAONE
• Forest clearingsGLADES
• Shuts with a bangSLAMS
• Some sodasCOLAS
• “Rumours” or “The Fame Monster”ALBUM
• SquealsYELPS
• “Goodnight ___” (children’s book)MOON
• Former tadpoleFROG
• RequestsASKS
• Word after “bean” or “skinny”DIP
• Hawaiian food fishONO
• Hawaiian instrument, for shortUKE
• ___-Wan KenobiOBI