USA Today - Feb 19 2021

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Clues Answers
'American ___' (singing competition show) IDOL
'Bye for now!' SEEYA
'Didn't mean for that to happen' OOPS
'Get lost!' BEATIT
'Hey there!' HIYA
'MOOD 4 ___' (Beyonce song) EVA
'The Great' actress Fanning ELLE
* STAR
Affirmative vote AYE
As ___ crow flies THE
Bad deeds SINS
Building by a barn SILO
Chalk up ASCRIBE
Check back out of the library, say REREAD
Chinese New Year performance LIONDANCE
Coming up after this NEXT
Crowd noise ROAR
Dangers THREATS
Do really well EXCEL
Doctrine CREED
Does and bucks DEER
Dude BRO
Exaggerated comedy FARCE
Fictional sleuth Nancy DREW
Finish END
Foot part TOE
Golf ball holder TEE
Greek vowel IOTA
Hosp. parts ERS
If an apple were magnified to the size of the Earth, this would be close to the size of an apple ATOM
Important nine digits (Abbr.) SSN
In the past ONCE
Jazz vocalist ___ McLorin Salvant CECILE
Joined together PAIRED
Language in which 'foot' is 'pie' SPANISH
Laptops and such PCS
Last line of defense in soccer GOALIE
Last test of the semester FINAL
Letters on some tombstones RIP
Clues Answers
Like better PREFER
Line on a shirt HEM
Localities AREAS
Meal in a bowl SALAD
Not this or that NEITHER
Off in the distance AFAR
Pastry often filled with almond paste BEARCLAW
Poker declaration ALLIN
Poker location CASINO
Prez on the dime FDR
Query ASK
Recorded for future viewing TAPED
Remove light from DARKEN
Romance language's root LATIN
Sandal or boot SHOE
Savings plan option IRA
Slippery sea creature EEL
Smooths in a woodshop SANDS
Soothes EASES
Sponsor of the Lifetime mini-movie 'A Recipe for Seduction' KFC
Story TALE
String of jobs, perhaps CAREER
Take to a higher court APPEAL
Team leader COACH
Took a nap, say SLEPT
Took a seat SAT
Tortoise competitor HARE
Transit option RAIL
Trees that might be attacked by beetles ELMS
TV show with entrepreneurs and investors SHARKTANK
Volcano output ASH
Wanders ROAMS
Watchful person EAGLEEYE
Wipe away CLEAR
Wipe away ERASE
Word before 'duty' or 'engagement' CIVIC
___ and flows EBBS
___ out (barely got) EKED
___/her/hers SHE