USA Today Crossword Clues and Answers February 28, 2024
Author: by Carolyn Davies Lynch
Across
| Hon | BABE |
| “If the shoe ___ . . .” | FITS |
| Transport to cloud nine | ELATE |
| “Got it” | OHOK |
| Other, in Spanish | OTRA |
| Rugs, mirrors, frames, etc. | DECOR |
| Pre-wedding meal | REHEARSALDINNER |
| Angsty | EMO |
| High school dance | PROM |
| Get mentally stuck on something | OBSESS |
| ___ mic night | OPEN |
| Actor’s part | ROLE |
| Disney villain played by Melissa McCarthy | URSULA |
| The ___ State (Texas) | LONESTAR |
| Latest movies, albums, etc. | NEWRELEASES |
| Copper or Iron, e.g. | AGE |
| Shades of colors | HUES |
| Forensic TV franchise | CSI |
| They may pull a plow | OXEN |
| AOL or MSN | ISP |
| Mood | STATEOFMIND |
| Flaps for indoor/outdoor cats and dogs | PETDOORS |
| Places for friendship bracelets | WRISTS |
| Green part of a watermelon | RIND |
| Buzzing pest | GNAT |
| Restaurant | EATERY |
| French spelling of a stinky cheese | BLEU |
| “Son of,” in Arabic | BIN |
| Garment often worn only once | BRIDESMAIDDRESS |
| Watch episode after episode | BINGE |
| Supermarket chain | ALDI |
| What many hamburger patties are made of | BEEF |
| Satisfies | SATES |
| Eating regimen | DIET |
| Increased in size | GREW |
Down
| Snoozefest | BORE |
| “Pardon me . . .” | AHEM |
| ___-chic | BOHO |
| ___ by (barely manage) | EKE |
| “No joke!” | FORREAL |
| “You’re going down” | ITSON |
| Streetcar | TRAM |
| Educator and activist Castro | SAL |
| THC gummies, e.g. | EDIBLES |
| Parts of cameras and telescopes | LENSES |
| Skin condition sometimes treated with birth control | ACNE |
| “Little piggies” | TOES |
| Messes up | ERRS |
| Envy, Gala or Honeycrisp | APPLE |
| Lorna ___ (cookie brand) | DOONE |
| Yours and mine | OURS |
| “White Men Can’t Jump” actress Perez | ROSIE |
| Not cool | UNHIP |
| Find a new purpose for | REUSE |
| Cleaned with a broom | SWEPT |
| Doesn’t wear out | LASTS |
| Cabs | TAXIS |
| Actor’s rep | AGENT |
| Rips to pieces | RENDS |
| Digital birthday greeting | ECARD |
| Fail to mention | OMIT |
| Evening parties | SOIREES |
| The 2001 production of “The Producers” won 12 | TONYS |
| Took pride in something | OWNEDIT |
| Phony | FRAUD |
| ___ up (unearth) | DREDGE |
| Move effortlessly | GLIDE |
| Gradually recedes | EBBS |
| Song for one opera singer | ARIA |
| Variety of a color | TINT |
| Indonesia’s only Hindu-majority province | BALI |
| “99 Bottles of ___” (reverse-counting song) | BEER |
| “Gotcha, gotcha” | ISEE |
| “Don’t open this at the office” letters | NSFW |
| “I Ain’t ___ at Cha” (1996 2Pac hit) | MAD |
| Former SCOTUS member who said “Dissents speak to a future age” | RBG |
