USA Today - Sep 13 2020

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Clues Answers
'Gotta run!' CIAO
'I'll start on a low note . . .' FIRSTTHEBADNEWS
'If I may intrude . . .' AHEM
'Measure twice, ___ once' CUT
'Pronto!' ASAP
'The Big Unknown' singer SADE
'This has me down in the dumps!' IMSAD
'Try again' NOPE
'Wow, that's cool!' SODOPE
A 45-Down has 12 EDGES
A lot of ___ in the fire IRONS
Addition amount SUM
Animal that can weigh over a thousand pounds ELK
Baby goat KID
Bit of headwear on the slopes SKICAP
Break sharply SNAP
Cards checked for building access IDS
Casino cube DIE
Characters saying 'you'd better come see this,' e.g TROPE
City north of Dallas PLANOTEXAS
Come to deserve EARN
Counterpart of digital DEADTREE
Country that's the world's largest instant noodle market CHINA
Danger PERIL
Direction opposite NNW SSE
Engaged in espionage SPIED
Enjoys some banchan, say EATS
Enter into the system INPUT
Entertaining little story ANECDOTE
Family dog, e.g PET
Febreze competitor GLADE
Food coloring, e.g DYE
Game played on horseback POLO
Get away from ELUDE
Give temporarily LEND
Greta Thunberg, for one SWEDE
Have the nerve DARE
Heart-shaped 'Titanic' prop DIAMONDNECKLACE
Clues Answers
Historian Annette Gordon-___ REED
Holders of oranges CRATES
Ingredient in some face masks MUD
Innovative thought IDEA
It directs drivers GPS
Judged to be crucial DEEMEDNECESSARY
Just sitting around IDLE
Kelp's place SEA
Largest city in Qatar DOHA
Light beams RAYS
Like plants that can survive adverse conditions HARDY
Little chap LAD
Loch that's also a suffix NESS
Model ___ Philip AARON
Not neo- PALEO
Office space stat AREA
Open presents early, say SNEAKAPEEK
Orders to attack SICS
Org. with screening bins TSA
Part of a hydroelectric plant DAM
Place of residence ABODE
Pops DAD
Positive trait ASSET
Programmable worker ROBOT
Quick snooze CATNAP
Rap star Lil ___ X NAS
Remove coding errors from DEBUG
Rotisserie rod SPIT
Rounded roof DOME
Sam Lloyd's 'Scrubs' role TED
Smart ___ (wise guy) ALEC
Snow day slider SLED
Speak formally ORATE
Theatrical backdrop SET
Tools for firefighters AXES
Tube-shaped pasta PENNE
Wait on the phone HOLD
___ pump FIST