USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2021 07 24

crossword answers
Clue Answer
College residence DORM
Crochet tool HOOK
FROM AROUND HERE LOCAL
FLORA AND ___ FAUNA
Bell-bottom jeans feature FLARE
Romantic admirer SUITOR
Bassett who played Tina Turner ANGELA
Basketball reporter LaForce ALLIE
Baby bird's place NEST
Earring measurements GAUGES
Good ___ (positive sign) OMEN
Have an emotional stake CARE
Home state of Simon Estes IOWA
Homophone of 'seas' SEIZE
Like a good slogan CATCHY
Little Rock's state (Abbr.) ARK
Lunar module's destination MOON
Make completely dry PARCH
Member of an Afrocentric religion RASTA
Name for a black-and-white cat OREO
Nevada's western neighbor, for short CALI
Opposite of away, on a scoreboard HOME
People rating an app USERS
Pop star Alessia CARA
Propelled using oars ROWED
Reduction in salary PAYCUT
Region where no troops are allowed (Abbr.) DMZ
Saucers, shapewise DISCS
Scrub really hard SCOUR
ANALYZE GRAMMATICALLY PARSE
UNKIND MEAN
Actress/producer Woodard ALFRE
Up-and-down playground apparatus SEESAW
Stat for a shape AREA
Stopwatch measurement TIME
VIP lineup ALIST
Work on perfecting HONE
___ bag (rhyming collection of goodies) SWAG
'___ and Circumstance' (song at a graduation) POMP
'Uncle' in Hindi or 'mom' in Spanish MAMA
SEE 1-DOWN OVER
OPTIMISTIC FEELING HOPE
MUST PAY OWES
PARTNER IN MARRIAGE SPOUSE
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN HERS
EXCHANGE SWAP
DESIRE WANT
College sports org NCAA
BURLAP BAG SACK
OPPONENT OF GOOD EVIL
DOINGS ACTS
MOVIE CLOWNFISH NEMO
Nonexclusive OPEN
Bank of Japan currency YEN
Earnestly requested PLED
WEEDING TOOL HOE
THREE-PERSON BAND TRIO
Made an inference DREWACONCLUSION
Gradual increase in intensity SLOWBURN
Automated video game opponents BOTS
Bassist DeTiger BLU
Degrees for law school grads JDS
Decision reached as a group JOINTRESOLUTION
Totally ready to go ALLSET
Synonym for 'muchacha' CHICA