USA Today Crossword Puzzle Answers January 13, 2024
Author: by Amanda Rafkin
Across
Bro’s counterpart | SIS |
Tailless simian | APE |
Morsel | TIDBIT |
Fast-food chain with secret herbs and spices | KFC |
Sculpting material | CLAY |
Totally chill | ATEASE |
Shiba ___ (dog breed) | INU |
“Amidst the Chaos” artist Bareilles | SARA |
Board gaming surfaces | TABLES |
Large, unruly groups of people | MOBS |
“Fast Money” channel | CNBC |
Fruits in caipirinhas | LIMES |
Grand Buddha at Ling Shan, e.g. | STATUE |
Game with twisting, pulling, flicking and spinning | BOPIT |
Pets that say “woof” | DOGS |
Pasta ___ Norma | ALLA |
“What person are you talking about?” | WHO |
Naming, informally | IDING |
“You betcha!” | IDOINDEED |
“___ Me One Reason” (Tracy Chapman song) | GIVE |
In the loop | AWARE |
Up to the task | ABLE |
People who might discuss International Bitterness Units | BEERSNOBS |
Ensnares | TRAPS |
Sharer’s word | OUR |
“Suffs” composer Shaina | TAUB |
“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” actress Daphne | REID |
Luxurious country residence | VILLA |
“I can ___ it myself” | HANDLE |
More achy | SORER |
Make-or-break time | DDAY |
Dire | GRIM |
Fruity Coke variety | CHERRY |
“I’m paying!” | ONME |
Something Corporate genre | EMO |
Still in the box | UNUSED |
Small bills | ONES |
Knight’s title | SIR |
Motorized two-wheelers | MOPEDS |
Egyptian cobra | ASP |
Pigpen | STY |
Down
Reads quickly | SKIMS |
“Otherwise . . .” | IFNOT |
Person in a shark cage | SCUBADIVER |
Cooling units (Abbr.) | ACS |
Locations | PLACES |
Merit | EARN |
Bit of ink, for short | TAT |
Like tiramisu and risotto | ITALIAN |
Alternative to credit | DEBIT |
Soothing lotion | BALM |
“Gotcha” | ISEE |
Author Gerritsen | TESS |
Fred Flintstone’s catchphrase | YABBADABBADOO |
Person who might blaze up to “Dazed and Confused” | STONER |
Uses markers or crayons | COLORS |
Fuzzy boot brand | UGG |
Ballet bend | PLIE |
It’s also known as a URL | WEBADDRESS |
“I need assistance, please!” | HELP |
Poems of praise | ODES |
Nigerian people | IGBO |
French for “god” | DIEU |
“If you’re asking me, yes” | IWOULD |
Adventurous | DARING |
Persnickity | ANAL |
Began to wake up | STIRRED |
“Spill the ___!” (“Dish!”) | TEA |
“Cat” and “hat,” for two | RHYMES |
Part of a song or poem | VERSE |
Maximum | LIMIT |
Atlanta school | EMORY |
Gunk in a pond | SCUM |
“That’s not good . . .” | OHNO |
Sign on for more | REUP |
“The House Bunny” actress Faris | ANNA |
Three-ft.-units | YDS |
Mind reading, e.g. | ESP |