USA Today Crossword Clues and Answers January 25, 2024
Author: by Malaika Handa
Across
Mimic | COPY |
Pie crust ingredient | LARD |
Cook in hot oil | FRY |
Geometry calculation | AREA |
Frosty beverage | ICEE |
Unit of banana bread | LOAF |
Accessory worn diagonally | SASH |
Throat protrusion that protects the vocal cords | ADAMSAPPLE |
Unapproachable | ALOOF |
Writing tool with a spring inside | CLICKYPEN |
Sonnet, e.g. | POEM |
That, in Spanish | ESA |
“Are we there ___?” | YET |
“Weekend Update” show | SNL |
Post-meal treats | DESSERTS |
Cindy ___ Who (rhyming character in “The Grinch”) | LOU |
Tweak | EDIT |
Exhausted | WIPED |
Knight’s protective outerwear | ARMOR |
Dance style with special shoes | TAP |
Exclamation after not understanding Gen Z slang, maybe | IMOLD |
Wonder Woman’s headpiece | TIARA |
Brewed drinks | TEAS |
NY’s country | USA |
Discarded bit on a charcuterie board | OLIVEPIT |
“No,” in Congress | NAY |
Condition with intrusive thoughts (Abbr.) | OCD |
Sabado o domingo | DIA |
Blend | MELD |
Websites with free recipes | FOODBLOGS |
Sprinted | RACED |
Feature of the movies “Kill Bill” and “Lady Bird” | FEMALELEAD |
Cover with tar | PAVE |
Feature of a how-to video | DEMO |
“No ifs, ___ or buts!” | ANDS |
Potato’s exterior | SKIN |
Morning moisture on grass | DEW |
Hearty dish | STEW |
Slender fish | EELS |
Down
___ Rosada (workplace of Argentina’s president) | CASA |
Spoken | ORAL |
Mexico’s most-streamed artist | PESOPLUMA |
Google rival | YAHOO |
Swimmer Thomas | LIA |
“Back in Black” band | ACDC |
Person selling houses | REALESTATEAGENT |
Downfall | DEMISE |
Criticism | FLAK |
Fibrous | ROPY |
Like a shrill dog | YAPPY |
Run away | FLEE |
Evidence of a healed wound | SCAR |
Doc who might treat tonsillitis | ENT |
The “F” in FBI | FEDERAL |
___ school | MED |
Strip of wood | SLAT |
Onigiri wrapper | NORI |
Use a chair | SIT |
Game with a mat and spinner | TWISTER |
Video game character with a plumbob above their head | SIM |
Baked good originally made with four sticks of butter | POUNDCAKE |
“Frozen” queen | ELSA |
Make-or-break time | DDAY |
“___ y Plata” (Montana’s motto) | ORO |
Energy | PEP |
Quarterback’s skill | AIM |
Not doing anything | IDLE |
Instruments larger than violins | VIOLAS |
Not quite right | OFF |
Like a mixed doubles match | COED |
Like a rounded lid | DOMED |
Go unrenewed | LAPSE |
British title | DAME |
___ Pop (lollipop brand) | BLOW |
“Lovers Rock” artist | SADE |
Truly wicked | EVIL |
Lions’ hideouts | DENS |
Footwear chain | DSW |