Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Wednesday October 28, 2020.
‘First Cow’ cow – EVE
‘Gotcha’ – ISEE
‘I’m handling this’ – ONIT
‘In that case . . .’ – THEN
‘Just tell me’ – IGIVE
‘Nope’ – UHUH
‘Otherwise . . .’ – ORELSE
‘Stop that!’ – DONT
‘Tell me everything!’ – SPILL
Arid – DRY
Aspiring M.D.’s exam – MCAT
Aspiring singer’s goal – RECORDDEAL
Beverage at an Indian restaurant – CHAI
Bit of folklore – TALE
Bottom-line figure – TOTAL
Bread served hot – NAAN
Browser history listings – SITES
Cheese paired with eggplant – FETA
Competed at Daytona – RACED
Dirt clump – CLOD
Fill up – SATE
French friends – AMIS
Fuzzy fruit with little black seeds – KIWI
Gave a hand – AIDED
Genetic messenger – RNA
Get ready to be knighted – KNEEL
Get the sense – FEEL
Goes backpacking – HIKES
Group lawsuit – CLASSACTION
Halifax, ___ Scotia – NOVA
Handywoman’s item – POWERDRILL
Incoming flight stat – ETA
Inexplicably missing – AWOL
Injury, to a toddler – OWIE
Interest ___ – RATE
Irish music star who has never toured – ENYA
It might make your nose wrinkle – ODOR
Jacks and jokers, e.g – CARDS
Joints that move a lot in Zumba classes – HIPS
Lager alternatives – ALES
Largest artery – AORTA
Lead-in to ‘care’ or ‘control’ – SELF
Like a damp basement – MUSTY
Like unused matches – UNLIT
Little ones – TYKES
Little scissor cut – SNIP
Morning eye-opener – CUPOFCOFFEE
Name hidden in ‘Olduvai Gorge’ – IGOR
Noodle sometimes topped with abura-age – UDON
Not well – ILL
One snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, say – LOSER
Online home of r/mildlyinteresting – REDDIT
Paper handout – LEAFLET
Period of chilly weather – COLDSPELL
Phoenix Mercury star Taurasi – DIANA
Prefix for ‘correct’ – AUTO
Really mad – IRATE
Revered figures – ICONS
Runner Nia – ALI
Scathing reviews – PANS
Shawl with fringed ends – SERAPE
Sheep-related – OVINE
Sleep study focus – APNEA
Small horse – PONY
Small increases – UPTICKS
Source ___ – CODE
Suffix denoting inflammation – ITIS
Taken without permission – STOLEN
Tax prep pros – CPAS
The whole enchilada – ALL
Toucan’s bill – BEAK
Travel through the air – FLY
Unrealistic aspiration – PIPEDREAM
Wacoal garment – BRA
___ Lanka – SRI
___ powder (smoothie ingredient) – ACAI
___-Cola – COCA
___-mo replay – SLO
