Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Thursday December 31, 2020.
Besides that . . .’ – ALSO
‘Couldn’t agree more!’ – AMEN
‘Do unto ___ . . .’ – OTHERS
‘It’s a calamity!’ – OHNO
‘Not interested’ – NAH
‘Small ___’ (Steve McQueen anthology) – AXE
‘___ words were never spoken’ – TRUER
Appear outwardly – SEEM
Attempt – TRY
Auditioner’s booking – ROLE
Baby bok ___ – CHOY
Bag-checking org – TSA
Be indignant about – RESENT
Besides that – ELSE
Biblical villain whose name contains a villain’s opposite – HEROD
Brother of Abel – CAIN
Cause of a furrowed brow – WORRY
Cinnamon candy piece – REDHOT
Closely compacted – DENSE
Collage adhesive – GLUE
Company that Wile E. Coyote buys from – ACME
Container for ashes – URN
Corned beef creation – HASH
Criticize – BASH
Crown sparkler – GEM
Dip that might be prepared with a molcajete – SALSA
Dramatic advancement – QUANTUMLEAP
Elaborate theft – HEIST
Enforced absence – EXILE
Fashion guru Tim – GUNN
Fervently devoted – AVID
Folder insert – FILE
Frilly fabric – LACE
Gave a gentle touch – PATTED
Gugu Mbatha-___ – RAW
Hair accessory – BOW
Host of ‘The Not-Too-Late Show’ – ELMO
In need of sanitizing – GERMY
Is gonna – WILL
Isn’t without – HAS
James ___ Jones – EARL
Largest city in 1-Down – LIMA
Leaf-gathering tools – RAKES
Makes sharper – HONES
Marker of economic inequality – WEALTHGAP
More than miffed – LIVID
Nation on the Caspian – IRAN
Neighbor of Chile – PERU
Not down with the new ways of doing things – OLDSCHOOL
Opera highlights – ARIAS
Partner of tear – WEAR
Person put on a pedestal – IDOL
Pet that might be potbellied – PIG
Proverbial pod pair – PEAS
Put online – POST
Result of musing – IDEA
Return from dreamland – AWAKEN
Shearing output – WOOL
Shell-clad crawler – SNAIL
Sketch aimlessly – DOODLE
Slight cut – SLIT
Some animated images – GIFS
Some electric cars – TESLAS
Tasteless art – KITSCH
Teeming crowd – HORDE
Tidy up before printing – EDIT
Town with a harbor – PORT
Traffic signal component – YELLOWLIGHT
Unwilling to take any more – FEDUP
Wave with a foamy crest – WHITECAP
Website section with answers – FAQ
Who delivered the speech ‘When Peace Becomes Obnoxious’ – KING
Without fluctuating – STEADILY
Word after ‘visual’ or ‘mutual’ – AID
Yet to happen – AHEAD
Young one – CHILD
___ football – ARENA
___ monster – GILA
