USA Today Crossword Answers June 30, 2024
Author: by Amanda Rafkin
Across
| ___ pole | TOTEM |
| Agile | SPRY |
| Velvety green plant | MOSS |
| Words on a candy heart | ILUVU |
| Palindromic sound | TOOT |
| Missing | AWOL |
| “We shouldn’t have this conversation in front of people” | LETSSTEPOUTSIDE |
| “Geaux Tigers!” univ. | LSU |
| Gives a hoot | CARES |
| Full speed ___ | AHEAD |
| Like the name of many pho restaurants | PUNNY |
| Hosp. area | ICU |
| “Assuming everything works out the way I’m hoping . . .” | IFALLGOESTOPLAN |
| Brainy group | MENSA |
| “I’m having his baby / No I’m not, but you should ___ your faces” | SEE |
| Musician’s time to shine | SOLO |
| Toss in | ADD |
| Cleaning cloth | RAG |
| Sound-boosting device | AMP |
| On fire | LIT |
| Swear | CUSS |
| In favor of | PRO |
| Hawaiian porch | LANAI |
| Social media update that doesn’t give away a plot twist, say | SPOILERFREEPOST |
| Karate uniforms | GIS |
| Major accomplishments | FEATS |
| “My ___ split from carrying us up the hill” | SPINE |
| Flooded | AWASH |
| Native of Colorado | UTE |
| “Nothing will get in our way now!” | WECANTBESTOPPED |
| Highly admired person | IDOL |
| Health inspector on “Bob’s Burgers” | HUGO |
| Attempt again | RETRY |
| Herbal liquors | GINS |
| English boarding school | ETON |
| Basic particles | ATOMS |
Down
| Cash register drawer | TILL |
| Flamenco cheers | OLES |
| Ballerina’s skirt | TUTU |
| Cars that need to be plugged in (Abbr.) | EVS |
| Brawny | MUSCULAR |
| Camper’s fuel source | STERNO |
| Fried chicken chain | POPEYES |
| Aussie hoppers | ROOS |
| “And you?” in Spanish | YTU |
| Songs made of other songs | MASHUPS |
| Minor injury | OWIE |
| Common drink in a combo | SODA |
| Winter vehicle | SLED |
| Sharp taste | TANG |
| Folded Mexican food | TACO |
| ___ and thx | PLS |
| Celebrity couple | ITEM |
| Apple desktops | IMACS |
| At your wit’s end | FEDUP |
| “Consequently . . .” | ANDSO |
| Jellyfish’s habitat | SEA |
| “Funny, but not a chance” | LOLNO |
| Assumed identity | ALIAS |
| “Don’t look at me!” | NOTIT |
| Humans’ closest living relatives | APES |
| “I’m so frustrated!” | GRR |
| Abundance | PLETHORA |
| They might be mixed | SIGNALS |
| “Let’s hit the road!” | OFFWEGO |
| H.S. tests for college credit | APS |
| Legal claim | LIEN |
| Cause | REASON |
| L.A.-Phoenix direction | EAST |
| Big gulp | SWIG |
| Treatment that sandals show off, for short | PEDI |
| Highly admired person | ICON |
| Border on | ABUT |
| Not exceeding | UPTO |
| Semester | TERM |
| Ice cream brand | EDYS |
| “Now I’m down bad, crying at ___ gym” | THE |
| Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson or Benjamin Button, to Taylor Swift | PET |
