USA Today Answers March 15, 2024
Author: by Rafael Musa
Across
Home for pigs | STY |
Mushrooms and yeast, for example | FUNGI |
Where vows are often exchanged | ALTAR |
Amaze | AWE |
Like people from Tibet or Taiwan | ASIAN |
___ asada | CARNE |
Not-too-spicy taco add-on | MILDSALSA |
Accumulate | AMASS |
Person living abroad, for short | EXPAT |
Spectacular | EPIC |
Region containing Washington and Oregon (Abbr.) | PNW |
Oolong, chamomile, mint, etc. | TEAS |
___ Vegas | LAS |
Catch a glimpse of | SEE |
___-pedi | MANI |
Didn’t proceed as expected | WENTAWRY |
Taxi | CAB |
“American Pie” star Tara | REID |
Stopped sleeping | AWOKE |
Sporting event with wheelchair tennis and sled hockey | PARALYMPICGAMES |
Spice similar to fennel | ANISE |
Animal rights org. | PETA |
“I’m so happy!” | YAY |
Country band whose members are all Texan | LONESTAR |
Least-valuable chess piece | PAWN |
Soccer chant | OLE |
___ Jose, California | SAN |
Feature of a piercing | HOLE |
In the style of | ALA |
“Voila!” | TADA |
Ice shelter | IGLOO |
Cooks in bubbling water | BOILS |
Target for projectiles at a bar | DARTBOARD |
Like the month of May or the letter “e” | FIFTH |
Pong console | ATARI |
Marry | WED |
The spirit is willing but the ___ is weak | FLESH |
Eighteen-wheelers | SEMIS |
“Help me!” | SOS |
Down
“Me too!” | SAME |
Biscuit, caramel and chocolate candy | TWIX |
Restaurant review app | YELP |
___ your seat belt | FASTEN |
Country founded in 1776, for short | USA |
“This Is Us” actor Fitch | NILES |
React with shock | GASP |
“Totally aced that!” | INAILEDIT |
2010 healthcare legislation initials | ACA |
Genie’s home | LAMP |
Person who might get facial feminization surgery | TRANSWOMAN |
Guide for grading exams | ANSWERKEY |
Dinner booking, for short | RES |
Digital information bank | DATABASE |
Is able to | CAN |
Like a well-ventilated room | AIRY |
Male deer | STAG |
Organs with a lens | EYES |
Ocean dwellers, collectively | MARINELIFE |
Windshield ___ | WIPER |
“Let’s do this” | AWAYWEGO |
Vegetable product used in cooking | CANOLAOIL |
Savory filled pastries | EMPANADAS |
___ Alto, California | PALO |
Not as much | LESS |
Guitar accessory | CAPO |
Tit for ___ | TAT |
“I’m not guilty” stories | ALIBIS |
Opposite of halal | HARAM |
Secondary social media accounts, for short | ALTS |
Hinge meetup | DATE |
What judges interpret | LAWS |
Black-and-white treat | OREO |
“What are the ___?!” | ODDS |
Closest pal, for short | BFF |
“Be quiet!” | SHH |
___-state area | TRI |