USA Today Crossword Puzzle Answers December 04, 2023
Author: by Malaika Handa
Across
| Group of cattle | HERD |
| Throw out | TRASH |
| It takes pics | CAM |
| Carolina ___ (UNC’s color) | BLUE |
| Italian soccer player Balotelli | MARIO |
| Singer DiFranco | ANI |
| “You look amazing!” is one | COMPLIMENT |
| Showing solid judgment | WISE |
| “I can’t ___ that!” | UNSEE |
| Prefix with “mobile” | AUTO |
| “Jersey Shore” network | MTV |
| Seaweed in 41-Down | NORI |
| “How’s it going?” | SUP |
| The “A” of IPA | ALE |
| Dry as a desert | ARID |
| Make a mistake | ERR |
| Ingredient that original pound cake recipes called for one pound of | BUTTER |
| Halle Bailey’s hairstyle in “The Little Mermaid” | LOCS |
| Place for chickens | COOP |
| Strike down | SMITE |
| Number that shares a key with “!” | ONE |
| Leased | RENTED |
| Chaotic scenes | ZOOS |
| Owned | HAD |
| Looks up to | ADMIRES |
| Badminton court feature | NET |
| “Just saying . . .” | ALLIMEANTWAS |
| ___ & Buster’s | DAVE |
| Medical research grp. | NIH |
| Officially allowed | LEGAL |
| Some peaceful protests | SITINS |
| Brimmed hat | FEDORA |
| Put some chips on the table, in a way | ANTE |
| Metric unit about the thickness of a credit card | MILLIMETER |
| “Now That ___ Gone” (Destiny’s Child song) | SHES |
| Constellation with a belt | ORION |
| Place for ice skating | RINK |
| “Help! We’ve sprung a leak!” | SOS |
| Birds in a gaggle | GEESE |
| Professors’ helpers (Abbr.) | TAS |
Down
| Sch. that might have a majorette team | HBCU |
| North Carolina university | ELON |
| Many tiki bar liquors | RUMS |
| “I might” | DEPENDS |
| “ew, stop talking!” | TMI |
| Male sheep | RAM |
| Location | AREA |
| ___ headache | SINUS |
| Relaxing amenity at a resort | HOTTUB |
| Crow’s sound | CAW |
| Stop-motion, e.g. | ANIMATION |
| Christmas decoration that encourages kissing | MISTLETOE |
| Sign represented by a lion | LEO |
| Mountain between China and Nepal | EVEREST |
| Magnum ___ | OPUS |
| Go back | RECEDE |
| Tony Stark’s alter ego | IRONMAN |
| Hawaiian greeting | ALOHA |
| Legendary Brazilian midfielder | RONALDINHO |
| Summertime coffee orders | ICEDLATTES |
| Spiral-shaped pasta | ROTINI |
| Tabloid news site | TMZ |
| Australia’s fourth-largest city | PERTH |
| Soup garnished with 24-across | RAMEN |
| Mtn ___ (neon green soda) | DEW |
| Oregon’s capital | SALEM |
| Wall-climbing plants | IVIES |
| Passover dinner | SEDER |
| “Understood” | GOTIT |
| Venue for the Hunger Games | ARENA |
| Birds known for their songs | LARKS |
| Insolence | SASS |
| Air pollution | SMOG |
| Parking penalty | FINE |
| Rage | IRE |
| Fib | LIE |
| ___ Angeles (Lakers’ city) | LOS |
