USA Today 2021 11 09 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
'Zero chance!'	NOWAY
LIGHT BROWN SHADE	TAN
'C'mon, ___ it out!'	SPIT
MALE DEER	STAG
'. . . ish'	ORSO
END OF AN ___	ERA
BRAYING ANIMAL	ASS
Billion-year period	EON
BANANA COVERING	PEEL
RINK SURFACE	ICE
Country where Kedjenou is eaten	IVORYCOAST
Coin in Lisbon or Leipzig	EURO
Chef's protective garment	APRON
Celebrating Eid	FEASTING
Burrowing lawn pests	MOLES
Dough for tamales	MASA
Enjoy a gyro, e.g	EAT
Have a sip in honor of	DRINKTO
Ice cream cone annoyance	DRIP
Legislator's creation	LAW
Like a phone at 0%	DEAD
Like trimmed sheep	SHORN
Not awful but not great	MEDIOCRE
Not easily measurable	INTANGIBLE
Park bench, for example	SEAT
Prefix for 'seconds' or 'particles'	NANO
Shape of a running track	OVAL
Snack cake similar to a Swiss Roll	HOHO
Spanish for 'island'	ISLA
Basic shirt	TEE
TOTALS UP	ADDS
Actress Karrueche	TRAN
A macadamia is one	NUT
'Two Girls ___ Crossword' (podcast)	ONE
'I ___ you so!'	TOLD
STINK	REEK
PLACE FOR A DOG	KENNEL
FINANCIALLY COMPENSATED	PAID
The A in LGBTQIA , for short	ACE
Turning crimson	REDDENING
___ over backwards (tries very hard)	BENDS
Last a long time	ENDURE
Sailor's yeses	AYES
Got higher	ROSE
STRONG CRITICISM	FLAK
POSSESSORS	OWNERS
EXAMS	TESTS
WORLD CUP CHEER	OLE
SPA GARMENT	ROBE
DOESN'T STAY	GOES
ITALIAN VOLCANO	ETNA
SIMPLIFY	EASE
Wish-granting spirit	GENIE
UNACCOMPANIED	SOLO
WATCHED	EYED
TROT OR GALLOP	GAIT
SUBMIT A TAX RETURN ONLINE	EFILE
U.S. intelligence org	NSA
Writer Weldon	GLEN
___ like a fox	SLY
Tax rate determinant	INCOMEBRACKET
'That was fun!'	IHADABLAST
Apt-sounding last name for a cook	FRYE
Start to fall asleep	NODOFF
Scraped a knee, for example	GOTHURT
Ron who played Whitley's dad on 'A Different World'	ONEAL
Nickname for Alberto	BETO
Mail abbreviation	ATTN
It has two wheels and a battery	EBIKE

'Zero chance!'

NOWAY

LIGHT BROWN SHADE

TAN

'C'mon, ___ it out!'

SPIT

MALE DEER

STAG

'. . . ish'

ORSO

END OF AN ___

ERA