Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Tuesday December 8, 2020.
‘A Hard Road to Glory: A History of the African-American Athlete’ author Arthur – ASHE
‘Come and Get Your Love’ band – REDBONE
‘It ___ without saying . . .’ – GOES
‘OK, that makes sense’ – YESISEE
‘On the Line’ author Williams – SERENA
‘Us’ star Nyong’o – LUPITA
‘Veep’ channel – HBO
‘You’re something ___’ – ELSE
‘___: Miami’ – CSI
Abbreviation on a city limit sign – ELEV
Alter ___ (secondary personas) – EGOS
Auction site – EBAY
Beauty company that partnered with Rosalia in 2020 – MAC
Become dry, maybe – CHAP
Berlin currency – EURO
Between a rock and a hard place, say – INABIND
Broadway event – SHOW
Cola with a blue variety – PEPSI
Colorful part of a flower – PETAL
Concentration aid – WHITENOISE
Curl-up muscles – ABS
Degree or decibel – UNIT
Detest – HATE
Dodges – AVOIDS
Dryer accumulation – LINT
DVD precursor – VHS
Evergreen tree – FIR
Fall out of touch, say – DRIFTAPART
Fish in a 2003 movie – NEMO
Forestry unit – ACRE
Formal excuse – ALIBI
Frozen water – ICE
General vibes – AURAS
Gift bag contents – SWAG
Hawaiian food fish – ONO
India’s continent – ASIA
Indigenous Peoples’ Day month, for short – OCT
Jury-___ – RIG
Kristen Wiig’s role in ‘Bridesmaids’ – ANNIE
Large bodies of water – SEAS
Lead-in for ‘dynamic’ or ‘space’ – AERO
Length of some fun runs – ONEMILE
Likely outcome – SAFEBET
Long, thin pasta – ANGELHAIR
Meaning of the prefix ‘bio’ – LIFE
Multi-award designation for Goldberg, for short – EGOT
Not all – SOME
Not very exciting – BLAH
Off track – ASTRAY
Opera song – ARIA
Painter’s stand – EASEL
Pangs of sorrow – HEARTACHES
Prefix for ‘romantic’ – POLY
Products with varying absorbencies – PADS
Proper’s partner – PRIM
Pug or poodle – DOG
Quick cut – SNIP
Removes the wrinkles from – IRONS
Return money to – REPAY
Road race identifier – BIB
Sandbox toy – PAIL
Short sleep – NAP
Shreds like cheese – GRATES
Singer Jones – ETTA
Small jump – HOP
Songwriter Sriram – SID
Spanish for ‘sun’ – SOL
Squat muscles – GLUTES
Suffix for ‘violin’ – IST
Super close friend – BESTIE
Swaying backyard seat – TIRESWING
Test to keep out bots – CAPTCHA
Tries to make more palatable – SUGARCOATS
Type of shoe – HEEL
Untidy – MESSY
White heron – EGRET
Whole lot – TON
Willing’s partner – ABLE
___ parmesan – VEAL
___ tracking app – PERIOD
