Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Wednesday December 9, 2020.
Ali’ actress Nona – GAYE
‘I could ___ some help’ – USE
‘Look ___ this way . . .’ – ATIT
‘Love Has No Labels’ ad, e.g – PSA
‘Oh, come on!’ – YOURENOTSERIOUS
‘TED Radio Hour’ broadcaster – NPR
‘What’s up?’ – HIYA
😉 or 🙁 – EMOTICON
Approximate fig – EST
Attracts – LURES
Autumn zodiac sign – SCORPIO
Before now – AGO
Brazil’s second-largest city, informally – RIO
Capital of Greece – ATHENS
Carrie Chapman ___ – CATT
Caterer’s carrier – TRAY
Cemetery divisions – PLOTS
Christmas list keeper – SANTA
Cork removal sound – POP
Desert plants – YUCCAS
Direct-selling cosmetics company – AVON
Discreet rendezvous – TRYST
Drug made from poppy plants – OPIUM
Event on Singles’ Day – SALE
Exit key – ESC
Fictional governess Jane – EYRE
Gas in some lights – NEON
Gets closer – NEARS
Hospital parts, for short – ERS
Hundredth of a euro – CENT
In real time – LIVE
Inspire to act – AROUSE
Instrument similar to the trumpet – CORNET
Largest bird native to Australia – EMU
Late time, informally – NITE
Later edition – REPRINT
Macadamia, e.g – NUT
Mafia boss – DON
Make changes to – AMEND
Makes less stringent – EASES
Mammoth – ENORMOUS
Marmalade ingredient – PEEL
Metal before refinement – ORE
Noun-forming suffix – NESS
Oldest independent state in the Arab world – OMAN
Partner of square – FAIR
Place to pick a pumpkin – PATCH
Plug-___ (software additions) – INS
Prefix for ‘evident’ – SELF
Prefix meaning ‘recent’ – NEO
Put in order – SORT
Salonpas target – PAIN
Senior noncommissioned officer – FIRSTSERGEANT
Shareholder, for example – INVESTOR
Show up – APPEAR
Soon enough – INTIME
Steel-wool scrubber – SOSPAD
Strong suit – FORTE
Stuff under sashimi – ICE
Surgery memento – SCAR
Sycophant – TOADY
Symbol seen twice after https: – SLASH
Tea holder – CADDY
Teeny – ITSY
Ten ___ (tea company) – REN
The ‘E’ in Einstein’s special relativity equation – ENERGY
Tightly packed – DENSE
Touchscreen tool – STYLUS
Valentine’s Day flowers – REDROSES
Veggie stock ingredient – ONION
Water balloons, e.g – AMMO
What ISPs provide – INTERNETSERVICE
Word after ‘kiss’ or ‘nanny’ – CAM
Wreath plant – LAUREL
___ Angeles Sparks – LOS
___ diem – PER
___ ejemplo – POR
___-mo – SLO
