USA Today 2021 08 18 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Character also known as Ms. Marvel	KAMALAKHAN
SMALLEST AMOUNT	LEAST
Assessment in school	TEST
'UGH!'	ICK
'Sun Goes Down' singer Lil ___ X	NAS
'Good ___!' ('Jeez!')	GRIEF
'And . . .'	ALSO
NUMERICAL FACTOID	STAT
FRIEND	PAL
SLOWLY LEAK	SEEP
SIMPLE CARD GAME	WAR
DON'T DISCARD	KEEP
DOLLAR BILLS	ONES
DIVISION OF GEOLOGIC TIME	EON
Drill or wrench	TOOL
Fiber made by worms	SILK
Getting misty-eyed	TEARINGUP
Main character in 'Roots'	KUNTAKINTE
Metal fastener for paper	STAPLE
Name hidden in 'televangelism'	EVAN
Nickname for a dad	POP
Number of sides of a hexagon	SIX
Pants shade	KHAKI
Push's counterpart	PULL
Really desire	CRAVE
Single-___ (disposable)	USE
DIDN'T STAY	LEFT
Siete mas uno	OCHO
CAT'S FEET	PAWS
Festival celebrated during Kartika	DIWALI
Summing sign	PLUS
Take in or let out, for example	ALTER
Takes a meal	DINES
Tantalizing smell	AROMA
Vegetable related to garlic	LEEK
Wing-to-wing measurement	SPAN
___ metal recycling	SCRAP
CARRIES AROUND	TOTES
Puts into categories	SORTS
FIRST-AID ___	KIT
RSVP OPTION	YES
TELL A FIB	LIE
TEMPORARILY STOPPED	PAUSED
INQUIRES	ASKS
Election Day surveys	EXITPOLLS
Doughnut chain	KRISPYKREME
PEPSI ALTERNATIVE	COKE
MONSTROUS CREATURE	BEAST
ILLEGALLY OBTAINED	STOLEN
'I feel ___!' ('You get me!')	SEEN
Get exhausted	TIRE
Not get captured by	ELUDE
TOOK A MEAL	ATE
LARGE SPORTS VENUES	ARENAS
FOR OLD TIMES' ___	SAKE
Adhesive for a poster	TAPE
Artist Gomes	SONIA
BIG BRASS INSTRUMENT	TUBA
Cards above kings, in poker	ACES
CRIED	WEPT
Suffered from soreness	ACHED
SHE-SHEEP	EWE
POLITE TERM OF ADDRESS	SIR
OBEYS A RED LIGHT	STOPS
Spy org. in 'The Americans'	KGB

Character also known as Ms. Marvel

KAMALAKHAN

SMALLEST AMOUNT

LEAST

Assessment in school

TEST

'UGH!'

ICK

'Sun Goes Down' singer Lil ___ X

NAS

'Good ___!' ('Jeez!')

GRIEF