USA Today - Dec 29 2020

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Clues Answers
'. . . and it's not close' BYFAR
'Changing the subject briefly . . .' ONASIDENOTE
'Definitely!' YES
'Help me!' letters SOS
'In memoriam' pieces, for short OBITS
'In the House' actress Campbell MAIA
'It's OK, I guess' MEH
'Mean Girls' screenwriter Tina FEY
'Switched at ___' BIRTH
'Very funny!' HAHA
'Westworld' actor Leonardo NAM
'___ gawd!' BAH
'___ the season!' TIS
2010 New Zealand film with an 11-year-old protagonist BOY
Ace's value, at times ONE
Antioxidant-rich berry ACAI
Apt rhyme of 'ahead' LED
Avocado centers PITS
Baggage attachment TAG
Band whose name is a palindrome ABBA
Bar seat STOOL
Beadwork and painting, e.g ARTS
Bigfoot THEYETI
Bill dispenser ATM
Breadmaking ingredient BAKERSYEAST
Cool again RETRO
Dangerous place BELLYOFTHEBEAST
Destinies FATES
Don't blink STARE
Either blank in '___ day, ___ dollar' ANOTHER
Eternally youthful AGELESS
Feuds BEEFS
Fort Hall Reservation state IDAHO
Fruits of the genus Prunus PLUMS
Guitarist's key-changing tool CAPO
Hoops failure BADSHOT
Hot rod rod AXLE
Huge bargain STEAL
Japanese noodle SOBA
Clues Answers
Jungkook's band BTS
Key ___ (remote entry device) FOB
Lace up TIE
Large-screen movie venue IMAXTHEATER
Letters between aliases AKA
Light refractor PRISM
Like panang curry THAI
Like white peacocks RARE
Neighbor of Can USA
Neighbor of Vietnam LAOS
Not get captured by ELUDE
Part of a TV season EPISODE
Pleasant scent AROMA
Prius or Leaf, e.g CAR
Rideshare stats ETAS
Safer ___ SEX
Sailing ATSEA
San Francisco's region BAYAREA
Sanctify BLESS
Soap chemical LYE
Something that's versatile has multiple USES
Spicy HOT
Staircase parts STEPS
Start over RESET
Subject of some money scandals BRIBERY
Sweet beers ALES
Take a breather REST
Teachers' union NEA
Tiny-armed dinosaur TREX
Totes amazing FAB
University on Long Island HOFSTRA
Verifiable TRUE
Verizon alternative TMOBILE
Winter layers COATS
Without being changed ASIS
Word following 'pepper' or 'rumor' MILL
Words before a grand finale LASTBUTNOTLEAST
___ cubano (music genre) SON
___ Paulo SAO