Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Thursday December 17, 2020.
Airs – TUNES
Antifur org – PETA
Brightens – ELATES
Calendar box – DAY
Came to earth – LANDED
Camera part – LENS
Cobbler’s cousin – PIE
Criticizes – SLAMS
Cruise vessel – LINER
Daring venture – FLYER
Debt medium – REDINK
Easy targets – SAPS
Even score – TIE
Forearm muscle – BICEPS
Freezing – ICECOLD
Game caller – REF
Get ready – PREP
Golfer Hogan – BEN
Hackneyed – TRITE
Health resorts – SPAS
Heaped – PILED
Junior, for example – NAMESAKE
Kirk’s portrayer – SHATNER
Lawn material – SOD
Long-snouted fish – PIKE
Low-cal snack – RICECAKE
Manual readers – USERS
Meat choices – CUTS
Organ parts – STOPS
Otherwise – ELSE
Painter’s place – STUDIO
Philosopher Immanuel – KANT
Pickled buds – CAPERS
Pipe bend – ELL
Play start – ACTI
Postmark part – DATE
Retain – KEEP
Sea dogs – TARS
Seoul setting – ASIA
Skilled – ABLE
Slapstick staple – SPITTAKE
Some linemen – ENDS
St. Louis sight – ARCH
Supports – BACKS
Tent anchor – STAKE
Unmatched – ODD
Utah has a big one – SALTLAKE
Vaccine type – ORAL
Vicinity – AREA
Zest source – PEEL
