USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2021 09 08

crossword answers
Clue Answer
MALE DUCK DRAKE
Crimson and cerise REDS
SONG FOR TWO DUET
Cookie launched in China in 1996 OREO
BIG FISH ___ SMALL POND INA
Barking circus animal SEAL
Apt rhyme of 'ledge' EDGE
All-vowel refrain EIEIO
ACTRESS LONG NIA
'You just convinced me!' SOLD
'The Nutcracker' girl CLARA
'I couldn't ___ more!' AGREE
'GOTCHA' ISEE
'Get on it' ACTFAST
'F9' director Justin LIN
SLICES OF HISTORY ERAS
NOT FRESH OLD
FALL BEHIND LAG
LOST TRACTION SLID
CHEESE COATED IN RED WAX EDAM
DID SOME WEEDING HOED
BEGINNERS ROOKIES
PARTICIPATED IN A 10K RAN
MINER'S FIND ORE
NAILED ACED
AIDES FOR SOME PROFS TAS
Excursion where you might see a lion SAFARI
Experiencing little to no romantic attraction, for short ARO
It might just be a mirage OASIS
Layered Italian dish LASAGNA
Name hidden in 'applesauce' ESAU
Pale ingredient in a Black and Tan cocktail ALE
Scolding syllables TSKS
___-CAPS SNO
CURVED FOOT PART ARCH
CURRENTLY OCCUPIED INUSE
Suffix for 'host' and 'priest' ESS
The band TLC, e.g TRIO
The Golden State, casually CALI
Typical 'Paw Patrol' watcher TOT
Word before 'bunny' or 'jacket' DUST
Word before 'vault' or 'dance' POLE
Workplaces for some orderlies ERS
Writer Lolis Eric ___ ELIE
RAILROAD VEHICLE TRAIN
POLYNESIAN CARVING TIKI
LINES ON A CITY MAP STREETS
SHOPPER'S DESTINATION STORE
Lip balm brand EOS
SKIN CARE PRODUCT SERUM
FLOOR-WASHING TOOL MOP
GORILLAS AND GIBBONS APES
KOREAN AUTOMAKER KIA
EMOTIONAL DISTRESS ANGUISH
Didn't assume ASKED
FABRIC-EATING INSECT MOTH
PAPER DELIVERER'S ASSIGNMENT ROUTE
STATE SPORT OF TEXAS RODEO
Enjoy completely SAVOR
SUCCESSORS HEIRS
Opposite of general SPECIFIC
Very slight MINIMAL
Soccer move named for a cutting tool SCISSORKICK
CONSERVATIONIST IRWIN TERRI
'Check back later' (Abbr.) TBA