USA Today Answers July 02, 2024

Author: by Dena R. Witkes

Across

Well-behaved children ANGELS
Brouhaha ADO
Thereabouts ISH
“I wish I was a little bit ___ . . .” (Skee-Lo lyric) TALLER
Gobsmacked AWED
Cha siu ___ (barbecue pork dumpling) BAO
People never seen in “Peanuts” ADULTS
“Ditto!” SAMEHERE
May 10th and July 2nd, e.g. DATES
Vegetable often found in soul food OKRA
Part of a graph AXIS
U-turn from WSW ENE
Serengeti scavengers HYENAS
Have OWN
Lhasa ___ (Tibetan dog) APSO
Burj Khalifa’s city DUBAI
Professional whistle-blower REF
Skirts often made of tulle TUTUS
Smiles GRINS
“I’m all ___!” EARS
“Come Away With Me” singer Jones NORAH
Thereabouts ORSO
Outdo ONEUP
LGBTQ+ advocacy group mentioned in “Reality Bites” PFLAG
Sine ___ non QUA
Title with a tilde SENOR
Namesake of ESPN’s Courage Award ASHE
Strike caller UMP
Midday nap SIESTA
“J to ___ L-O! The Remixes” THA
Double-reed instrument OBOE
Talc-to-diamond hardness scale MOHS
Baton-passing race RELAY
Inconsistency in a story PLOTHOLE
“Mind your manners” BENICE
Devilish toon TAZ
No longer into OVER
Hindu text TANTRA
___/her/hers SHE
Jazz guitarist Montgomery WES
Buffy, for one SLAYER

Down

The littlest bit ATAD
Spanish for “nothing” NADA
Like a diet that avoids wheat GLUTENFREE
Astronaut Ochoa ELLEN
“Mangia!” LETSEAT
Soon-to-be alums SRS
In the loop AWARE
Supply’s counterpart DEMAND
“___ to the Loop-de-Loop” (Clint Smith poem) ODE
Long-horned goat IBEX
Dress worn with a choli SARI
Weed whackers HOES
Frustrated mother’s retort, maybe ASKYOURFATHER
Company that owns Boggle HASBRO
“You’re making me blush” OHSTOP
National Clown Day mo. AUG
112-year-old cookie brand OREO
Stops breastfeeding gradually WEANS
“Whiteboards are remarkable,” e.g. PUN
Measure of environmental pollutants affected by wind, temperature and humans AIRQUALITY
“To recap . . .” INSUM
Some chip dips SALSAS
Ivory or Coast product SOAP
It follows the golden hour SUNSET
“Funny!” HAH
Luau paste POI
“Be serious!” GETREAL
Excise REMOVE
They’re underfoot SOLES
Dye applied for a Hindu wedding HENNA
Chooses OPTS
Lackluster BLAH
Emanate, like charisma OOZE
Zoning unit ACRE
1984 or 2024 YEAR
“And ___!” (“Very much so!”) HOW
“Butter” K-pop band BTS

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