USA Today Crossword Answers August 25, 2024
Author: by Matthew Stock
Across
Pennsylvania sect AMISH
Picked hairstyles AFROS
Handheld Sony gaming device PSP
Faith represented by a nine-pointed star BAHAI
Spherical pink Nintendo character KIRBY
Initials before an alter ego AKA
Sci-fi show with a “Bandersnatch” spinoff BLACKMIRROR
___ and tonic GIN
Off-roader’s vehicle ATV
Consumes EATS
Slovakia’s continent EUROPE
“Ready, ___ . . . go!” SET
Phone plan allotment DATA
Gas or brake PEDAL
Heap PILE
“Go, team!” WOO
Father’s Day honorees DADS
Thriller drama series about a girls’ soccer team YELLOWJACKETS
Significant time period ERA
Like a tightly stretched rope TAUT
Massage venue SPA
Dryer remains LINT
Athletic center initials YMCA
Grade given for a 100% APLUS
Mexican currency PESOS
Degrees with dissertation defenses PHDS
Simplicity EASE
Tasseled hat FEZ
Film director Rees DEE
Rear end BUM
Anime series set in 17th-century Japan BLUEEYESAMURAI
Fly high SOAR
Name that sounds like a gift topper BEAU
October birthstones OPALS
Fishing line attachment HOOK
Scratchy-throated voice RASP
___ down (makes a quick note of) JOTS
Site with handcrafted Wingspan bird feeders ETSY
Woodworking, e.g. ART
Social connections INS
Down
Palindromic “Mamma Mia” band ABBA
Milkshake alternatives MALTS
“Sorry, can’t make it” IHAVEPLANS
Cul-de-___ SAC
Trail adventure HIKE
Large Japanese dog breed AKITA
Early lookout shift FIRSTWATCH
“Naatu Naatu” film RRR
Double-reed instrument OBOE
Pancake topper SYRUP
Tiered towers PAGODAS
“Click to watch your video instead of this commercial” SKIPAD
Cartoonist’s units PANELS
Stepped aside MADEWAY
Excessive regulations, metaphorically REDTAPE
Up to TIL
Congresswoman in “The Squad” (Abbr.) AOC
Ton LOT
Approves OKS
Small scream YELP
The “E” in HOMES ERIE
Hop or leap JUMP
Eco-conscious agency (Abbr.) EPA
Plant-based meat portmanteau TOFURKY
Makes sense ADDSUP
Maze-running rodents LABRATS
Regular patrons USUALS
Large trucks SEMIS
Visualize SEE
Large body of water SEA
Striped animal ZEBRA
Text thread image that provides nonverbal cues EMOJI
Kick out BOOT
Country between Thailand and Vietnam LAOS
365 (or 366) days YEAR
Word on a compass rose EAST
Sitting atop UPON
That woman SHE