USA Today Crossword Clues and Answers January 16, 2024
Author: by Billy Ouska
Across
Volcanic output | ASH |
Viola’s larger relative | CELLO |
Lollapalooza equipment | AMPS |
Cambodia’s neighbor | LAOS |
Go around | AVOID |
Swampy area | MIRE |
“One Day ___ All Make Sense” (Common album) | ITLL |
“Cool beans!” | NEATO |
Lightbulb, in cartoons | IDEA |
Modern alternative to over-the-air television | VIDEOONDEMAND |
Makes certain | ENSURES |
Parts to play | ROLES |
“___ the season . . .” | TIS |
Sharp side of a blade | EDGE |
12/24 or 12/31 | EVE |
Dried chili pepper | ANCHO |
Like a song’s radio edit | CLEAN |
Spanish for “sun” | SOL |
“Can’t say I’ve heard of it . . .” | DOESNTRINGABELL |
Uninterested in relationships, for short | ARO |
Corrodes | RUSTS |
Party that might end at 7 a.m. | RAVE |
___ soup (sushi bar starter) | MISO |
Woodcutter’s tool | AXE |
Free drink at most restaurants | WATER |
Paper towel holder | ROD |
Cambodian’s neighbor | THAI |
College-level education | HIGHERLEARNING |
Bat mitzvah text | TORAH |
___ for the hills | HEAD |
Newborn horse | FOAL |
Without any help | ALONE |
Effortlessness | EASE |
Toddler’s scrape | OWIE |
Flower in the violet family | PANSY |
Some primates | APES |
Powerful wind | GALE |
Down
Still in the game | ALIVE |
Glossy fabric | SATIN |
Wrestlers’ moves | HOLDS |
Boats used in courtship in the early 1900s | CANOES |
Makes level | EVENS |
Fill, like a truck | LOAD |
Word indicating a software version with fewer functions | LITE |
Tony winner Leslie ___ Jr. | ODOM |
___ acids | AMINO |
Undesirable airplane spot, for many | MIDDLESEAT |
Prefix in “prefix” | PRE |
Poseidon’s domain | SEA |
Nancy Drew and Encyclopedia Brown, e.g. | SLEUTHS |
Hunter constellation | ORION |
Basketball venue | ARENA |
Develop over time | EVOLVE |
Depop user | SELLER |
Actress Neal | ELISE |
Minor fender damage | DENT |
Jokes or chokes | GAGS |
“Ferrari” actor Driver | ADAM |
Sushi seaweed | NORI |
Corp. leaders | CEOS |
Key point | CRUX |
Fantasy football transaction | TRADE |
Mental sluggishness | BRAINFOG |
Cathedral instruments | ORGANS |
Simple card game | WAR |
“Funny seeing you here!” | OHHEY |
Poke fun at | TEASE |
2020 video game that takes place in the Greek underworld | HADES |
Spanish for “hello” | HOLA |
Metal in some skillets | IRON |
“Better Call Saul” star Seehorn | RHEA |
Big jump | LEAP |
State that is nearly 90% farmland | IOWA |
Perform perfectly | NAIL |
Unadulterated joy | GLEE |
“Swipe, insert or ___ to pay” | TAP |