USA Today Crossword Clues and Answers January 29, 2024
Author: by Will Nediger
Across
| Indoor sports venue | ARENA |
| Greek cheese | FETA |
| ___.blackfarmerfund.org | WWW |
| Make a quick visit | POPIN |
| Some deli loaves | RYES |
| Former leader of Iran | SHAH |
| Country singer’s vocal feature | TWANG |
| Unadon fish | EELS |
| Polynesian figurine | TIKI |
| GLAAD co-founder | JEWELLEGOMEZ |
| Team spirit | MORALE |
| Houston MLB player | ASTRO |
| “First of all . . .” | ONE |
| Volleyball hits before spikes | SETS |
| Not as young | OLDER |
| Smack | SLAP |
| “Hey, and also . . .” in a text | OHBTW |
| Aishwarya ___ Bachchan | RAI |
| “drivers ___” (Olivia Rodrigo song named for a form of ID) | LICENSE |
| Kimono sash | OBI |
| Suffix meaning “most” | EST |
| Appetizer follower | ENTREE |
| “Diamonds & Rust” singer | JOANBAEZ |
| “Sure!” | YES |
| It may make a 404 message appear | ERROR |
| Devoutly religious | GODLY |
| French farewell | ADIEU |
| Water plus dirt | MUD |
| Latina pop icon who starred in “Hustlers” | JENNIFERLOPEZ |
| Alpha’s opposite | OMEGA |
| Haircut sound | SNIP |
| Rubies and emeralds | GEMS |
| “Third ___ the charm” | TIMES |
| Make less stressful | EASE |
| Part of town | AREA |
| Bird said to deliver babies | STORK |
| Crush it at a drag show | SLAY |
| “Into You” or “Fade Into You” | SONG |
Down
| Appropriate | APT |
| Column’s counterpart | ROW |
| Clean Air Act org. | EPA |
| Assassin of medieval Japan | NINJA |
| Extremely lovely people | ANGELS |
| Like many library services | FREE |
| Hair that might be wished upon | EYELASH |
| Spills the beans | TELLS |
| Good thing to have | ASSET |
| Sudden impulse | WHIM |
| “___ up and smell the coffee!” | WAKE |
| Expert | WHIZ |
| Backless seat | STOOL |
| Teensy | WEE |
| Becoming more mature | GROWINGUP |
| Crime novelist Walter | MOSLEY |
| Connected to Wi-Fi, say | ONLINE |
| Clicks “Love” or “Haha” on Facebook, say | REACTS |
| Tip of a boot | TOE |
| Anticipate with fear | DREAD |
| Stand for a painting | EASEL |
| Like a fancy hotel | RITZY |
| ___ capita | PER |
| Rude, crude person | BOOR |
| “We’ll let you know later” letters | TBA |
| “Is the answer not already obvious?” | NEEDIASK |
| Sans-___ font | SERIF |
| Diary | JOURNAL |
| Corner stores that might have cats | BODEGAS |
| ___ Puffs (peanut-butter-and-chocolate cereal) | REESES |
| “I’m fuming!” emotion | ANGER |
| Sulky | MOPEY |
| ___ down (makes a quick note of) | JOTS |
| Send forth | EMIT |
| Pixar fish who “touched the butt” | NEMO |
| “Abbott Elementary” actress ___ Ann Walter | LISA |
| Number of calories in water | ZERO |
| Chess pieces | MEN |
| Droop | SAG |