USA Today Crossword Answers April 22, 2024
Author: by Wendy L. Brandes
Across
Group whose songs are featured in “Mamma Mia!” | ABBA |
Spanish naval force | ARMADA |
Knee stabilizer, for short | ACL |
Rip | TEAR |
Padded envelope | MAILER |
“Homeland” network | SHO |
Realistic representation of the everyday experience | SLICEOFLIFE |
Touch gently | PAT |
Tater ___ | TOT |
Museum pieces, in Spanish | ARTE |
Natural ability | TALENT |
Pic accompanying a username | AVI |
Cheeky | SASSY |
Tetracycline target | ACNE |
Spot where Spot might stay overnight | KENNEL |
Travel kit accessory | ADAPTER |
Boundary-pushing | EDGY |
Remove some wrinkles | IRON |
What Wile E. Coyote tries, and often fails, to be | SLY |
Accessory that a preschooler might wear on picture day | CLIPONTIE |
Seer’s gift | ESP |
Major musical composition | OPUS |
Gibbons and bonobos | APES |
Far from deluxe | SPARTAN |
Propulsive force of an engine | THRUST |
“Fame” actress Irene | CARA |
“Woot woot!” | YAHOO |
GPS suggestion | RTE |
Sports venues | ARENAS |
New Year’s resolution, essentially | GOAL |
Bedroom ___ (music made in one’s own home) | POP |
Calligraphy tool | PEN |
Hot minute | SPLITSECOND |
Triage pro | EMT |
Power source | OUTLET |
Cambodia’s continent | ASIA |
___ Moines, Iowa | DES |
With no constraints | FREELY |
Enjoy some fan fiction, say | READ |
Down
On the line | ATSTAKE |
Universally adored | BELOVED |
Deliberately provoking | BAITING |
Three-pointer’s path | ARC |
Having no scruples | AMORAL |
Whitewater vessels | RAFTS |
Odometer units | MILES |
“Beef” actress Wong | ALI |
Skillful | DEFT |
Length x width calculation | AREA |
Features | ASPECTS |
English ___ (biggest shipping lane in the world) | CHANNEL |
Game you’re extremely unlikely to win | LOTTERY |
Simplicity | EASE |
Drink like a cat | LAP |
Knitter’s need | YARN |
MOMA’s city | NYC |
Part of a semicolon | DOT |
Tibetan freedom fighter Pachen | ANI |
Apple platform | IOS |
Parking place | LOT |
Craft beer, for short | IPA |
Super small | PUNY |
Conductor’s gift | EAR |
Got out | ESCAPED |
“I don’t wanna hear it!” | SPAREME |
Raises a child | PARENTS |
Aim | PURPOSE |
Latvia’s neighbor | ESTONIA |
Member of some blended families | STEPDAD |
Competed in a half-marathon | RAN |
Warm and cozy | TOASTY |
___ in the wall | HOLE |
Like a trapeze artist | AGILE |
Spot for a traveler’s overnight stay | HOTEL |
Since | ASOF |
Spiky boot attachment | SPUR |
Cell service letters | LTE |
Penelope Pitstop’s vehicle | CAR |