USA Today – Mar 10 2020 Crossword Solution
USA Today – Mar 10 2020 Crossword Solution
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| ‘Coming of Age in Mississippi’ author Moody | ANNE |
| ‘For real!’ | NOLIE |
| ‘Killing Eve’ star Oh | SANDRA |
| ‘Love Galore’ singer | SZA |
| ‘Skill in action,’ per the Bhagavad Gita | YOGA |
| ‘The Color Purple’ protagonist | CELIE |
| ‘Why ___ you booing me? I’m right’ | ARE |
| ‘___ hai!’ | HOLI |
| A lot of | MANY |
| A ___ Called Red (‘Stadium Pow Wow’ group) | TRIBE |
| Afro pick, e.g | COMB |
| Antlered animal | STAG |
| Apt name for an eye doctor | IRIS |
| At this point | BYNOW |
| Baker who said ‘Strong people don’t need strong leaders’ | ELLA |
| Bestows | GRANTS |
| Bhindi masala ingredient | OKRA |
| Bit of spatter | BLOT |
| Blah | BORING |
| Blew it | ERRED |
| Bubble wrap comes in one | ROLL |
| Carne ___ | ASADA |
| Censoring sound | BLEEP |
| Colorful substances | DYES |
| Day of work for a TV host | TAPING |
| Ended up | TURNEDOUT |
| Environmentalist bloc | GREENPARTY |
| Event at which Hicham El Guerrouj set the mile world record | GOLDENGALA |
| Fast | RAPID |
| Fellas | GUYS |
| Fictional archaeologist Croft | LARA |
| Fountain drinks | SODAS |
| Gets older | AGES |
| Hang loosely | LOLL |
| Icky | GROSS |
| Japanese dog breed | AKITA |
| Judo technique | THROW |
| June birthstone | PEARL |
| Like a lamb | YOUNG |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Like some letters | OPEN |
| Lose firmness | SAG |
| Nuisance | PAIN |
| Packs of cards | DECKS |
| People of southern Africa | ZULU |
| Perform in a band | PLAY |
| Power tool that smooths | SANDER |
| Prefix meaning ‘new’ | NEO |
| Racetrack shape | OVAL |
| Rare brew | YELLOWTEA |
| Reach a high point | PEAK |
| Regardless of the date | ANYDAY |
| Rejections | NOS |
| Reverence | AWE |
| Schedule opening | SLOT |
| Science setting | LAB |
| Sends postally | MAILS |
| Shoestrings | LACES |
| Short-sleeved shirt with a collar | POLO |
| Show with arias | OPERA |
| Stops functioning | DIES |
| Take lessons | LEARN |
| Tattooed | INKED |
| Thing you oughtn’t do | NONO |
| Thoroughly enjoy | SAVOR |
| Threat in a Ralph Ellison short story | BLACKBALL |
| Top line on a form, often | NAME |
| Toys on strings | YOYOS |
| Unfairly deprive | ROB |
| Victoria or Tasmania, for Australia | STATE |
| Voice above tenor | ALTO |
| Volcanic output | LAVA |
| Water barrier | DAM |
| Went to for dinner, say | ATEAT |
| Without instruments | ACAPPELLA |
| Word before ‘Coast’ or ‘tower’ | IVORY |
| ___ and dreams | HOPES |
| ___ dunk | SLAM |
| ___ sleeper | LIGHT |