USA Today - Dec 12 2021

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Clues Answers
'Aloha Oe' instruments, for short UKES
'My goodness!' MANOHMAN
'Now it makes sense!' OHH
'Peyakow: Reclaiming ___ Dignity' CREE
'Power Up' rock band ACDC
'So what?' WHYSHOULDICARE
'Without further ___ . . .' ADO
'___ familiar?' SOUND
A bit off AMISS
ABA Journal topic LAW
Actor and musician who played Paulie Bleeker in 'Juno' MICHAELCERA
Actress Watson EMMA
Alleged UFO operators (Abbr.) ETS
Baby bear's lair DEN
Bandstand boosters AMPS
Bit of tomfoolery ANTIC
Bowlers' group LEAGUE
Break sharply SNAP
Cause of a trip LSD
CD predecessors LPS
Cricket officials, for short UMPS
Dog Chow brand PURINA
Downloads for tablets APPS
Erskine Caldwell novel set on a Georgia farm GODSLITTLEACRE
Executive's aide (Abbr.) ASST
Far from warm ICY
Feels lousy AILS
Fragrant purple shrub LILAC
Gold-plated movie award OSCAR
Golden-years funds IRAS
Golf peg TEE
Gwen Nell Westerman, for one POET
Handed over CEDED
Handwashing, flossing, etc HYGIENE
Huy Fong Foods product SRIRACHA
In need of an ice bath SORE
Inexact recipe quantity DASH
Jump into a pool DIVE
Clues Answers
Kimchi jar cover LID
Like 3 or 33 ODD
Like taonga puoro MAORI
Make less difficult EASEUP
Merlot, e.g REDWINE
More than two, but not many SEVERAL
Noises edited out of podcasts COUGHS
Norwegian Nobel Institute city OSLO
Osaka known for her serves NAOMI
Out in front AHEAD
Paella veggies PEAS
Peru's 'Ciudad de los Reyes' LIMA
Place for mascara primer LASH
Place to wear a Bajuband ARM
Platter at a catered event PARTYTRAY
Punctuation mark in a list COMMA
Puppy's shrill bark YAP
Real bargain STEAL
Request a date with ASKOUT
Retail giant founded in Milwaukee KOHLS
Roused from sleep AWOKEN
Shells out money SPENDS
Sister ___ ('We Are Family' singers) SLEDGE
Six-point football scores (Abbr.) TDS
Some shirts, sizewise SMALLS
Sorbet portion SCOOP
Spark of inspiration IDEA
The D in SDSU DIEGO
Throw in the trash TOSS
Tic-___-toe TAC
Tire feature TREAD
Title for some spouses MRS
Username and password LOGIN
Warm embrace HUG
Zydeco star Queen ___ IDA
___ fog advisory DENSE
___-iron skillet CAST