Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Friday February 19, 2021.
‘American ___’ (singing competition show) – IDOL
‘Bye for now!’ – SEEYA
‘Didn’t mean for that to happen’ – OOPS
‘Get lost!’ – BEATIT
‘Hey there!’ – HIYA
‘MOOD 4 ___’ (Beyonce song) – EVA
‘The Great’ actress Fanning – ELLE
* – STAR
Affirmative vote – AYE
As ___ crow flies – THE
Bad deeds – SINS
Building by a barn – SILO
Chalk up – ASCRIBE
Check back out of the library, say – REREAD
Chinese New Year performance – LIONDANCE
Coming up after this – NEXT
Crowd noise – ROAR
Dangers – THREATS
Do really well – EXCEL
Doctrine – CREED
Does and bucks – DEER
Dude – BRO
Exaggerated comedy – FARCE
Fictional sleuth Nancy – DREW
Finish – END
Foot part – TOE
Golf ball holder – TEE
Greek vowel – IOTA
Hosp. parts – ERS
If an apple were magnified to the size of the Earth, this would be close to the size of an apple – ATOM
Important nine digits (Abbr.) – SSN
In the past – ONCE
Jazz vocalist ___ McLorin Salvant – CECILE
Joined together – PAIRED
Language in which ‘foot’ is ‘pie’ – SPANISH
Laptops and such – PCS
Last line of defense in soccer – GOALIE
Last test of the semester – FINAL
Letters on some tombstones – RIP
Like better – PREFER
Line on a shirt – HEM
Localities – AREAS
Meal in a bowl – SALAD
Not this or that – NEITHER
Off in the distance – AFAR
Pastry often filled with almond paste – BEARCLAW
Poker declaration – ALLIN
Poker location – CASINO
Prez on the dime – FDR
Query – ASK
Recorded for future viewing – TAPED
Remove light from – DARKEN
Romance language’s root – LATIN
Sandal or boot – SHOE
Savings plan option – IRA
Slippery sea creature – EEL
Smooths in a woodshop – SANDS
Soothes – EASES
Sponsor of the Lifetime mini-movie ‘A Recipe for Seduction’ – KFC
Story – TALE
String of jobs, perhaps – CAREER
Take to a higher court – APPEAL
Team leader – COACH
Took a nap, say – SLEPT
Took a seat – SAT
Tortoise competitor – HARE
Transit option – RAIL
Trees that might be attacked by beetles – ELMS
TV show with entrepreneurs and investors – SHARKTANK
Volcano output – ASH
Wanders – ROAMS
Watchful person – EAGLEEYE
Wipe away – ERASE
Wipe away – CLEAR
Word before ‘duty’ or ‘engagement’ – CIVIC
___ and flows – EBBS
___ out (barely got) – EKED
___/her/hers – SHE
