USA Today 2021 09 23 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
'Not so loud!'	SHH
Apt rhyme for 'wet'	SWEAT
Banana's exterior	PEEL
LABOR	WORK
NOT AS MUCH	LESS
BACKLESS SEAT	STOOL
Attracted to people of any gender, for short	PAN
Alphabetical is one	ORDER
2021 comedy directed by Natalie Morales	PLANB
'Wow, it's cold!'	BRR
'How ya ___'?'	DOIN
'Great performance!'	BRAVO
'But . . .'	YET
'ABSOLUTELY!'	YES
Berry served na tigela	ACAI
Chi'chil Bildagoteel people	APACHE
Hashtag for Katie Grogg's clue explanation videos	CROSSWORDTOK
Individuals, for short	PPL
Kayak, for example	BOAT
Masses of bees	SWARMS
Mitochondria's place	CELL
Newfoundland city	CORNERBROOK
Oat ___	MILK
One might be used as a four-digit PIN	YEAR
Paving crew's goo	TAR
Sing really loud	BELT
Started to study	CRACKEDABOOK
Unapt rhyme for 'dry'	CRY
PIE ___ MODE	ALA
EXPLORATORY SPACECRAFT	PROBE
BASICS	ABCS
SNOBBISH	SNOOTY
Word before 'sauce' or 'Santa'	SECRET
Work as a pilot	AVIATE
CONCLUSION	END
MIDSECTION MUSCLES	ABS
VALIANT	HEROIC
GET OLDER	AGE
RESIDUE IN A FIREPLACE	ASH
SNOW MONSTER	YETI
CAT'S SCRATCHER	CLAW
TRAIL WALKERS	HIKERS
'Firstly . . .'	ONE
The Preds play in it	NHL
Folded dish	OMELET
Foamy coffee drink	LATTE
___ DIET	KETO
___ DIET	PALEO
ZANY	WACKY
Write a program	CODE
Counterpart of longitude (Abbr.)	LAT
Cleaning tool in a bucket	MOP
PUERTO ___	RICO
'AT LAST' SINGER JAMES	ETTA
'Candyman' actress Williams	VANESSA
'You got it, captain'	AYEAYE
AD IN AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN	PSA
AND SO ON, FOR SHORT	ETC
VIETNAM'S CAPITAL	HANOI
UNIT OF LAND AREA	ACRE
FOREST COMPONENTS	TREES

'Not so loud!'

SHH

Apt rhyme for 'wet'

SWEAT

Banana's exterior

PEEL

LABOR

WORK

NOT AS MUCH

LESS

BACKLESS SEAT

STOOL