USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2020 12 29

crossword answers
Clue Answer
WINTER LAYERS COATS
SOAP CHEMICAL LYE
'DEFINITELY!' YES
___ PAULO SAO
Feuds BEEFS
ACE'S VALUE, AT TIMES ONE
LACE UP TIE
SPICY HOT
Neighbor of Can USA
NEIGHBOR OF VIETNAM LAOS
VERIFIABLE TRUE
PLEASANT SCENT AROMA
'. . . and it's not close' BYFAR
Prius or Leaf, e.g CAR
Safer ___ SEX
Sweet beers ALES
Tiny-armed dinosaur TREX
Totes amazing FAB
Word following 'pepper' or 'rumor' MILL
'Help me!' letters SOS
'In memoriam' pieces, for short OBITS
'It's OK, I guess' MEH
'Switched at ___' BIRTH
'Westworld' actor Leonardo NAM
'___ gawd!' BAH
Apt rhyme of 'ahead' LED
Band whose name is a palindrome ABBA
Beadwork and painting, e.g ARTS
Fort Hall Reservation state IDAHO
Guitarist's key-changing tool CAPO
Key ___ (remote entry device) FOB
Large-screen movie venue IMAXTHEATER
Letters between aliases AKA
Like white peacocks RARE
Not get captured by ELUDE
Part of a TV season EPISODE
___ cubano (music genre) SON
BAR SEAT STOOL
COOL AGAIN RETRO
HOT ROD ROD AXLE
LIGHT REFRACTOR PRISM
Words before a grand finale LASTBUTNOTLEAST
University on Long Island HOFSTRA
AVOCADO CENTERS PITS
'VERY FUNNY!' HAHA
HUGE BARGAIN STEAL
BILL DISPENSER ATM
SAILING ATSEA
'Mean Girls' screenwriter Tina FEY
BAGGAGE ATTACHMENT TAG
SANCTIFY BLESS
DANGEROUS PLACE BELLYOFTHEBEAST
LIKE PANANG CURRY THAI
STAIRCASE PARTS STEPS
DESTINIES FATES
Verizon alternative TMOBILE
Teachers' union NEA
Subject of some money scandals BRIBERY
Rideshare stats ETAS
JAPANESE NOODLE SOBA
BIGFOOT THEYETI
Hoops failure BADSHOT
Jungkook's band BTS
START OVER RESET
BREADMAKING INGREDIENT BAKERSYEAST
DON'T BLINK STARE
SAN FRANCISCO'S REGION BAYAREA
ANTIOXIDANT-RICH BERRY ACAI