Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Wednesday December 16, 2020.
Go get it, Fido!’ – FETCH
‘Golden Hour’ singer Musgraves – KACEY
‘If things continue as they’re going . . .’ – ATTHISRATE
‘Rumor has it . . .’ – IHEAR
‘Wait, I don’t follow . . .’ – YOULOSTME
‘Where ___ things go wrong?’ – DID
A British competitive eater took down 141 of them in five minutes in 2020 – OREOS
Add new employees – HIRE
Antelopes hunted by African wild dogs – GNUS
Balance sheet item – ASSET
Bearded garden guard – GNOME
Bible garden – EDEN
Black ball in bubble tea – PEARL
Blues musician Jessie ___ Hemphill – MAE
Bottom of a trophy – BASE
Capitol Hill group – SENATE
Cavern sound effect – ECHO
Cease – STOP
Clean vigorously – SCOUR
Come to light – EMERGE
Congresswoman Haaland – DEB
Dell competitor – ACER
Donkey – ASS
Dull and dreary – DRAB
Examine closely – PERUSE
Exfoliating skincare product – ACIDTONER
Extensive periods – EONS
Failing to qualify – MISSINGTHECUT
Farm yield – CROP
Favorable media coverage – GOODPR
First or second, e.g – ORDINALNUMBER
Game similar to bingo – BEANO
Handcrafting initials – DIY
In the know – AWARE
Industrial tub – VAT
Kept under wraps – HID
Kosovo resident, perhaps – SERB
Lettuce wrap wrapper – LEAF
Like robins’ eggs – BLUE
Like some bras – NUDE
Mantel piece – VASE
Mint container – TIN
Mixes with chopsticks, say – STIRS
Mountain feature – RIDGE
Nickname for the 2020 NBA Finals MVP – LBJ
None too soon – JUSTINTIME
Ohio tire city – AKRON
Oohs and ___ – AAHS
Opposite of ‘paleo-‘ – NEO
Pal – HOMIE
Papaya bits – SEEDS
Pet ___ (grievance) – PEEVE
Picnic pest – GNAT
Picnic spoiler – RAIN
Play matchmaker for – SETUP
Prefix for ‘sweet’ – SEMI
RAINN spokesperson Christina – RICCI
Rank in kendo – DAN
Recede gradually – EBB
Road repair goop – TAR
Run off to get hitched – ELOPE
Scholarly article reviewer, often – PEER
Shichi-Go-San, for one – RITE
Sketched out – DREW
Skip the doorbell – KNOCK
Societal problems – ILLS
Starry-___ – EYED
Strongly encourage – URGE
Sugary boxful – NERDS
Tax form ID (Abbr.) – SSN
Uses for a fee – RENTS
Water brand that sponsors an LPGA major – EVIAN
Water, in French – EAU
Went over the limit – SPED
Wintry hazard – SLEET
Yawning gap – CHASM
___ Bauer (backpack brand) – EDDIE
___ Faire (medieval-themed festival) – REN
