USA Today 2021 12 26 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
WENT TOO FAST	RUSHED
School official who reports to a chancellor or a provost	DEAN
'WHY DON'T WE!'	LETS
GRANDMA	NANA
'You're getting close!'	ALMOST
SAILING VESSEL	SHIP
Hacker on 'Leverage'	ALEC
Strap attached to a horse	REIN
Garment seen on Indian runways	SARI
SAYS	UTTERS
Letters on some lip balms	SPF
DRAINAGE SYSTEM	SEWER
___-dried tomatoes	SUN
WENT TOO FAST	SPED
___ VEGAS	LAS
___ IN COMPARISON	PALE
Construction site sign	DETOUR
Supplement rich in omega-3 fatty acids	FISHOIL
Be compassionate	CARE
Tofu type preferred for miso soup	SILKEN
PROFS' AIDES	TAS
B-SCHOOL SUBJECT	ECON
NAVIGATION DEVICE	GPS
Crotch-to-cuff measurements	INSEAMS
Did some porch pirating	STOLE
'Hooray for me!'	IDIDIT
ANSWERING MACHINE PROMPT	TONE
Vacant area used for baseball games	SANDLOT
Like Saoirse Ronan and Maeve Binchy	IRISH
RODE A BIKE	PEDALED
CHOREOGRAPHY BIT	STEP
Shows no promise	LACKSPOTENTIAL
'You're ___ best!'	THE
Game no team wins	TIE
Great Lake or French suffix	ERIE
METALLIC ROCK	ORE
Twisted snack	PRETZEL
Basic typeface	ARIAL
Workplace for some vet techs	ZOO
Chimps and bonobos	APES
XXX-XX-XXXX (Abbr.)	SSN
Pre-grilling sauce	MARINADE
SWING TO AND ___	FRO
CPR EXPERT	EMT
___ MOCHA	CAFFE
BASIC IDEA	GIST
URBAN ROAD	STREET
2006 biopic about Peter Rabbit's creator	MISSPOTTER
___ PAULO	SAO
MANY MOONS	EONS
Failure of concentration	LAPSE
Word before 'porch' or 'page'	FRONT
On a daily ___	BASIS
MINOR QUARREL	SPAT
One who performs noble deeds	HERO
Soft metal in pewter	TIN
Was in line	WAITED
Fastpitch official, for short	UMP
FREQUENTLY	ALOT
AIRED AGAIN ON TV	RERAN
HAPPY	GLAD
Vessel for frying jiaozi	PAN
Snowballs, paintballs, etc	AMMO
Grows in size	SWELLS
Flaw in a can	DENT
Like some skirt patterns	FLORAL
Phrase on Idaho license plates	FAMOUSPOTATOES
'___ your problem . . .'	HERES

WENT TOO FAST

RUSHED

School official who reports to a chancellor or a provost

DEAN

'WHY DON'T WE!'

LETS

GRANDMA

NANA

'You're getting close!'

ALMOST

SAILING VESSEL

SHIP