USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2023 02 21

crossword answers
Clue Answer
LOSE FIRMNESS SAG
DULL PAIN ACHE
HEARTFELT REQUEST PLEA
Airline headquartered in Atlanta DELTA
'___ Ones' (show where celebrities eat spicy wings) HOT
'Haha' LOL
'Just pulled up to your front door,' but shorter HERE
End of a toaster's cord PLUG
Actress de Armas ANA
Figure out, like a mystery SOLVE
AT ANY TIME EVER
BEGIN START
Goes over 21 in blackjack BUSTS
Have a soak in a tub BATHE
Competitor of Adidas NIKE
Holiday dish often served glazed CHRISTMASHAM
DESIGN DETAIL, FOR SHORT SPEC
ANIMATED CLOWNFISH NEMO
OVERUSED EXPRESSION CLICHE
It is, in Spanish ESTA
Airline headquartered in Chicago UNITED
Miss Piggy or Elmo MUPPET
It might be standardized TEST
Pick a ___ (point out a minor shortcoming) NIT
Salty item on a lox bagel CAPER
'You're such a goof' THATSSILLY
Goes by golf cart DRIVES
Hidden features in a video game EASTEREGGS
Signs of a cat's affection LICKS
Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo OCHOA
Invisible 'instrument' AIRGUITAR
FETCH GET
Bird in a coop HEN
Mid-April payment TAX
PRINCE, TO A KING SON
Option C in some multiple-choice questions BOTH
Swiss city close to France GENEVA
Fictional creature from Skull Island KINGKONG
Gas used in insulating windows ARGON
Visa's place PASSPORT
'Hymn' homophone HIM
___-foot tub CLAW
'Bao' or 'Lava' PIXARSHORT
'Arrow of God' novelist Achebe CHINUA
POSES A QUESTION ASKS
SNIP CUT
Metal in bronze TIN
Response to 'Shall we?' LETS
Powerful tennis shot SMASH
WOOLLY ANIMAL LLAMA
WOOLLY ANIMAL ALPACA
USE A CLEAVER CHOP
THUS ERGO
___ FOR LIFE LUST
Early web portal AOL
KNIGHT'S TITLE SIR
Sugar snap ___ PEA
Teachers, tutors, professors, etc EDUCATORS
MEETING, INFORMALLY SESH
TOP-LEFT KEYBOARD KEY ESC
Suffix meaning 'kinda' ISH
The A in AYCE ALL
___ sticky rice MANGO
HAVE A SERIOUS CRUSH ON LIKELIKE
NOTION IDEA
QUIETS DOWN HUSHES
___ FU KUNG
SPANISH GREETING HOLA
Metered vehicles CABS
STAGE OF A PLAN PHASE