USA Today 2021 12 31 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
'Alma and How She Got Her ___'	NAME
'Can you catch me up?'	WHATHAPPENED
'Hot' or 'pro' pointers	TIPS
'However,' in a text	OTOH
'I'm Like a Bird' singer	NELLYFURTADO
'Move it along!'	TODAY
'Not ___' (sarcastic roll call answer)	HERE
'The Bluest ___'	EYE
'To a . . .' poem	ODE
'What a bummer!'	AWMAN
'___ side are you on?'	WHOSE
A cranky person might need one	NAP
Alphabetically first vocal range	ALTO
GET BETTER	HEAL
PEAK	ACME
REMAIN	STAY
RUIN	MAR
DAD	PAPA
CUT WOOL FROM	SHEAR
BENCH IN A CHURCH	PEW
Bed frame part	SLAT
Alphabetically first playing card	ACE
'Well said!'	AMEN
'That's for sure!'	ANDHOW
CAPITAL OF SAUDI ARABIA	RIYADH
Boldly experimental	EDGY
Casing for a vanilla bean	POD
Country where tapas originated	SPAIN
Curved bridge shape	ARCH
Episode you might have already seen	RERUN
Fruits pollinated by wasps	FIGS
Habitats for clownfish	REEFS
Member of a Stanford 'Nation'	NERD
Provide accommodations to	PUTUP
Significant slice of time	ERA
OUTRAGED	MAD
CONVENED	MET
FIX	REPAIR
DIVVY UP	SPLIT
IN SEPARATE PLACES	APART
REAL ESTATE UNIT	ACRE
Steel part of a work boot	TOE
Word before 'Arches' or 'opportunity'	GOLDEN
___ to (care for)	TEND
COMES NEXT	ENSUES
NORWAY'S LARGEST CITY	OSLO
PHOTO SESSION	SHOOT
EVE'S FIRST HOME	EDEN
SECOND TRIES	REDOS
FANCY NAPKIN FABRIC	LINEN
LIKE A HOPELESS SITUATION	NOWIN
Chimpanzee, e.g	APE
Sneaky plan	SCHEME
STOCKHOLM NATIVE	SWEDE
___ OUT (APPORTION)	METE
Spanish for 'two'	DOS
SMALL SALAMANDERS	NEWTS
TELEVISE	AIR
Funny quality	HUMOR
FEELING LOW	SAD
REQUIRING HELP	INNEED
ON AN OCEAN VOYAGE	ATSEA
RHYMING COCKTAIL	MAITAI

'Alma and How She Got Her ___'

NAME

'Can you catch me up?'

WHATHAPPENED

'Hot' or 'pro' pointers

TIPS

'However,' in a text

OTOH

'I'm Like a Bird' singer

NELLYFURTADO

'Move it along!'

TODAY