USA Today – Sep 15 2020 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘Come ___ About Me’ (Supremes hit) |
SEE |
‘Gimme a minute,’ in an online chat |
BRB |
‘___ be alright in the end’ |
ITLL |
‘___ on Me’ (Bill Withers song) |
LEAN |
2016 Sharon Olds poetry collection |
ODES |
52-Down of power |
WATT |
Anchors report it |
NEWS |
Applies |
EXERTS |
Assumed a certain stance |
POSED |
Automotive shaft |
AXLE |
Beans and fries, e.g |
SIDES |
Beaver’s construction |
DAM |
Big cat |
PUMA |
Bread buy |
LOAF |
Brew that might be black or green |
TEA |
Cheddar variety |
EXTRASHARP |
Eerie ability |
ESP |
Entourage |
POSSE |
Escape in the air |
FLYAWAY |
Female bird |
HEN |
Fill-in from an agency |
TEMP |
Flinch or jump, say |
REACT |
Florida bay city |
TAMPA |
Flower part |
PETAL |
Flower part |
STEM |
Flutes’ neighbors in an orchestra |
OBOES |
Goatee’s place |
CHIN |
Hallowed place |
SHRINE |
Have a chat |
TALK |
In a foul mood |
CROSS |
Indistinct sounds |
MURMURS |
Itsy-bitsy |
WEE |
King with a golden touch |
MIDAS |
Looked up to |
ESTEEMED |
Mallards and such |
DUCKS |
Mars has two |
MOONS |
Microdermabrasion offerer |
SPA |
Open-and-___ |
SHUT |
Palindromic mechanism |
ROTOR |
Clues |
Answers |
Part of a train |
CAR |
Past-tense ’tis |
TWAS |
Periods in history |
ERAS |
Piece of paper from a colorful pad |
STICKYNOTE |
Put in an overhead compartment, say |
STOW |
Puts in the oven, perhaps |
TOASTS |
Queen of Greek gods |
HERA |
Quite often |
ALOT |
Radar image |
BLIP |
Radiates |
EMITS |
Rent strikes, e.g |
PROTESTS |
Roly-___ |
POLY |
Salsa rating |
MILD |
Sauce with a poblano variety |
MOLE |
Shade of gray |
ASH |
Sharpen |
HONE |
Soap foam |
SUDS |
Some body art, informally |
TATS |
Sorority letter |
TAU |
Standard of measurement |
UNIT |
Surgical light |
LASER |
Take notice of |
HEED |
Thin-heeled shoe |
BALLETFLAT |
Things to hum |
TUNES |
Took the bus |
RODE |
TV awards |
EMMYS |
Unlit |
DARK |
Up to now |
SOFAR |
Up to the task |
ABLE |
Urgent care center scan |
XRAY |
Visibly impatient |
ANTSY |
Webpage |
SITE |
What cowry shells were once used as |
MONEY |
Whatever is left |
ALLTHEREST |
With great intensity |
DEEPLY |
Without purpose |
IDLY |
Word before ‘peeve’ or ‘project’ |
PET |
___ firma (solid ground) |
TERRA |
___ Major (bear constellation) |
URSA |