USA Today Crossword Clues and Answers January 28, 2024
Author: by Nate Cardin
Across
Unable to sit still | ANTSY |
Little fight | SPAT |
Sweeping story | EPIC |
GPS suggestion | ROUTE |
Walk nervously | PACE |
Shade of blue | NAVY |
“___ Kai” (Netflix martial arts series) | COBRA |
Carousel, e.g. | RIDE |
Opera solo | ARIA |
Poultry dish named for the vessel it’s cooked around | BEERCANCHICKEN |
Sneaky tactics | PLOYS |
“Hola, como ___?” | ESTAS |
X, on a sundial | TEN |
Slangy affirmative | YUP |
Drag superstar Bianca ___ Rio | DEL |
Many | ALOT |
Pet parakeet’s home | CAGE |
Cars | AUTOS |
Corporation with a great reputation | BLUECHIPCOMPANY |
Like the Sahara | SANDY |
Indian flatbread | NAAN |
Organ with pores | SKIN |
Almond or acorn | NUT |
Kin, for short | FAM |
List-ending abbreviation | ETC |
Glossy fabric | SATIN |
Like icy roads | SLICK |
Mini veggies made by cutting fully grown versions | BABYCUTCARROTS |
Perched on | ATOP |
Chimney residue | SOOT |
Removes wrinkles from | IRONS |
“Nice ___!” (shout to a goalie) | SAVE |
Showbiz grand slam | EGOT |
Cook with intense heat | BROIL |
Vision organs | EYES |
“The Bachelorette” event | DATE |
Like potato chips and seawater | SALTY |
Down
Parenthesis shape | ARC |
Gaming novice, informally | NOOB |
Toothpaste container | TUBE |
Throat malady | STREP |
Every 52 weeks | YEARLY |
Graffiti artists’ medium | SPRAYPAINT |
Aches | PAINS |
“You Shook Me All Night Long” band | ACDC |
Rhyming giggle sound | TEEHEE |
Put into effect | ENACT |
Hooded winter jacket | PARKA |
Dartmouth and Cornell, e.g. | IVIES |
Ink cartridge color | CYAN |
Place for some accent pillows | COUCH |
Religion centered on the teachings of Muhammad | ISLAM |
Web browser features | TABS |
Jazz legend Fitzgerald | ELLA |
Person, place or thing | NOUN |
Foamy espresso drink that won’t keep you up at night | DECAFLATTE |
AFC Richmond Coach Lasso | TED |
Transcript fig. | GPA |
Ability to jump high | UPS |
Confiscate | TAKE |
“Right away, boss!” | ONIT |
Pair, like devices | SYNC |
Skeptical person | CYNIC |
Broadcasting | ONAIR |
Like a brand-new product | UNUSED |
Seasonal fast-food pork sandwiches | MCRIBS |
Skewered Thai dish | SATAY |
Over | ABOVE |
Uses a computer keyboard | TYPES |
“___ over!” (“Make room for me!”) | SCOOT |
“Avatar: The Legend of ___” | KORRA |
Bottom of a statue | BASE |
Costume that might be made from a sheet | TOGA |
Wrench or hammer | TOOL |
Agitated state | SNIT |
Like a fox | SLY |