USA Today Clues and Answers March 02, 2024
Author: by Li Ding
Across
| “No ifs, ___ or buts!” | ANDS |
| “If You Are Over Staying ___” (Morgan Parker poem) | WOKE |
| Ship-related | NAVAL |
| ___ mortals | MERE |
| Opposite of odd | EVEN |
| Deliver a speech | ORATE |
| Check for typos, e.g. | PROOFREAD |
| Wall-climbing plants | VINES |
| Overly luxurious | OPULENT |
| ___ off (angered) | TEED |
| Trudge | PLOD |
| Not as big | SMALLER |
| “You didn’t need to share that!” | TMI |
| “The Darjeeling Limited” director Anderson | WES |
| Greenlights | OKS |
| Shower curtain holder | ROD |
| Citrus peel | RIND |
| In the know | AWARE |
| Cowboy boot attachment | SPUR |
| “Thus . . .” | ERGO |
| Railroad terminal | DEPOT |
| Mustang or Civic, e.g. | AUTO |
| Word after “martial” or “liberal” | ARTS |
| Wetland with reeds | MARSH |
| Prophetic sign | OMEN |
| “I made a goof!” | DOH |
| “For sure” | BET |
| Unadon fish | EEL |
| Opposite of post- | PRE |
| Sportscasters’ second looks | REPLAYS |
| The “F” of FOMO | FEAR |
| “Fresh off the ___” (ABC sitcom) | BOAT |
| World’s largest flatfish | HALIBUT |
| Step in a flight | STAIR |
| Tex-Mex dish in a tortilla bowl | TACOSALAD |
| Heart rate | PULSE |
| “the way it seems 2 me . . .” | IMHO |
| “Spy Kids” actress Hatcher | TERI |
| Car wheel connectors | AXLES |
| ___ pressure | PEER |
| “College GameDay” channel | ESPN |
Down
| Sound booster | AMP |
| Emperor after Claudius | NERO |
| Making a mess of things | DROPPINGTHEBALL |
| City where Blackpink was formed | SEOUL |
| “This spells trouble for us!” | WEREDEADMEAT |
| Easy-Bake ___ (toy) | OVEN |
| Poet whose surname anagrams to “stake” | KEATS |
| Conclusion | END |
| Books such as “White Teeth” and “Beloved” | NOVELS |
| Disney princess who calls a fork a “dinglehopper” | ARIEL |
| “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” spinoff | VANDERPUMPRULES |
| Had some tofu | ATE |
| “___ Miserables” | LES |
| Go with the ___ | FLOW |
| Begin speaking to a group | TAKETHEFLOOR |
| Gloomy | MOROSE |
| Wi-Fi device | ROUTER |
| Tire pattern | TREAD |
| “I’ll stare directly at the sun, but never in the ___” (Taylor Swift lyric) | MIRROR |
| Covered in perspiration | SWEATY |
| Honeybee with no stinger | DRONE |
| Uno + uno | DOS |
| Thingyan’s month (Abbr.) | APR |
| ___ Paulo, Brazil | SAO |
| Makes a loud, harsh noise | BLARES |
| Floral necklaces | LEIS |
| Composure | POISE |
| “Tsk, tsk!” | SHAME |
| Subside | ABATE |
| Feeling after a kajukenbo class | ACHE |
| Waterproof sheet | TARP |
| Place for an aquatic massage | SPA |
| Black-tie outfit, for short | TUX |
| Gratuity | TIP |
| Loud noise | DIN |