Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Wednesday February 3, 2021.
‘Now!’ – ASAP
‘Outlander’ author Gabaldon – DIANA
‘Puss in Boots’ villain – OGRE
‘Take on Me’ band – AHA
‘The Sun Is ___ a Star’ (Nicola Yoon book) – ALSO
‘ur a riot!’ – LOL
Akin to – LIKE
Blog subscriber – READER
Body parts with anvils – EARS
Breaking news story – SPECIALREPORT
Bummed – SAD
Cellular ‘messenger’ – RNA
Change from blue to blonde, say – REDYE
Chikara ___ (soup topped with mochi) – UDON
Cola with a Crystal variety – PEPSI
Colombian currency – PESO
Cue ball, for one – ORB
Diver’s device – SCUBA
Do everything necessary – SPARENOEFFORT
Drinks with a polar bear logo – ICEES
End a juice fast – EAT
Feasted on – HAD
Formally gave up – CEDED
Future frog – TADPOLE
Gets the picture – SEES
Gimbap unit – ROLL
Give guidance – ADVISE
Guinness superlative – MOST
Heaps – ATON
Hit the pool – SWIM
Hydrant attachment – HOSE
In need of an ice bath – SORE
Instrument that introduces the ‘Swan Lake’ theme – OBOE
It might capture an on-air gaffe – HOTMIC
Kissing on the bus, e.g – PDA
Lager alternative – ALE
LearnedLeague material – TRIVIA
Less restricted – FREER
Letters for ‘Out’ readers – LGBT
Long time period – EON
Marketable traits – ASSETS
Midnight pantry visit – RAID
Mulligans – REDOS
Newspaper section with guest columnists – OPEDPAGE
Nonkosher sushi fish – EEL
Octavia E. Butler’s genre – SCIFI
One celebrating Pi Mai – LAO
One in a band T-shirt, probably – FAN
One-cent coin – PENNY
Otherwise – ELSE
Pacific weather phenomenon – ELNINO
Per item – APOP
Pig’s supper – SLOP
Privy to – INON
Put to work – USE
Replies with attitude – SASSES
Retreat with hot springs – SPARESORT
Ropa vieja is one of its national dishes – CUBA
Sad-faced hounds – BASSETS
Salary limit – CAP
Sambal alternative – SRIRACHA
Sheltered inlet – COVE
Skinny necktie – BOLO
Some red carpet shoes – HEELS
Successfully persuaded – WONOVER
Superman’s biological mother – LARA
They may be tickled – IVORIES
They offer immunity in ‘Survivor’ – IDOLS
Tuna often seared rare – AHI
Unfavorable – ADVERSE
Weed-whacking tools – HOES
Word before ‘note’ or ‘image’ – MENTAL
Words following an estimate – ORSO
Wrapping paper alternative – GIFTBAG
___ and cons – PROS
___ Britain (London museum) – TATE
___ buco – OSSO
___ out a living (barely scraping by) – EKING
