USA Today - Nov 15 2021

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Clues Answers
'Descendants' protagonist MAL
'Drat!' BLASTIT
'The Album' artist Taylor TEYANA
'Whichever you want' ANY
'You got it, matey' AYE
'___ the thing . . .' HERES
2016 Olympics city, for short RIO
A-lister VIP
Actor's versatility RANGE
Advanced degree PHD
Arched shoe parts INSTEPS
Besties who might get in trouble together PARTNERSINCRIME
Big fuss ADO
Bill aiming to end hair-related discrimination CROWNACT
Black bird RAVEN
Breakfast, e.g MEAL
Buddy PAL
Catamaran, e.g BOAT
Coding language with a coffee cup logo JAVA
Cries hard BAWLS
Digit in a shoe TOE
Dot on a map TOWN
Dwarf planet past Neptune PLUTO
Enjoyed some pastina ATE
Genre for Zebra Katz RAP
Ice-into-water sound PLOP
Ink-filled writing tool PEN
Invented, linguistically COINED
Julie of 'Modern Family' BOWEN
Large tea vessel URN
Like someone whose physical attraction hinges on emotional closeness DEMISEXUAL
Livid state IRE
Lung-protecting bones RIBS
Make tweaks to EDIT
Math class with data analysis STATS
Mountain climber's gear ROPE
Moves on hands and knees CRAWLS
Nurses' attire SCRUBS
Pair plus one TRIO
Clues Answers
Person likely to be involved in a particular situation USUALSUSPECT
Peru's capital LIMA
Picture IMAGE
Rhyming synonym of 'dot' SPOT
Road trip stopover INN
Rogue and Storm's team XMEN
Salty expanse SEA
Salty expanse OCEAN
School in Philly PENN
Sharon Olds, e.g POET
Sign of things to come OMEN
Significant other BAE
Singer-songwriter Violet TESSA
Site with handicrafts ETSY
Skewered food KEBAB
Slightly drunk TIPSY
Softball ref UMP
Sound heard by a shepherd BAA
Sports shirt with a number JERSEY
St. Louis' country UNITEDSTATES
Stand for a canvas EASEL
Steal from ROB
The 'U' of CPU UNIT
They came after cassettes CDS
Tomato type ROMA
Tranquility PEACE
Treats oneself to a really good time LIVESITUP
Tribute in verse ODE
Trig ratio SINE
Uncontrolled growth around a city URBANSPRAWL
Wall St. debut IPO
Welcomes through the door SEESIN
Word after 'litmus' or 'DNA' TEST
Zero people NOONE
___ bhurji (scrambled cheese dish) PANEER
___ by (barely make it) EKE
___ Lankan SRI
___ tot TATER