Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Monday April 5 2021.
‘Around the Way Girl’ memoirist Henson – TARAJI
‘For sure!’ – YUP
‘For sure,’ for short – DEF
‘I’m Not the Only ___’ (Sam Smith song) – ONE
‘My lips ___ sealed’ – ARE
‘Sex, Race and Robots’ author Howard – AYANNA
‘That’s not ___ cut it’ – GONNA
‘___ mujer fantastica’ (2017 Daniela Vega film) – UNA
4, 9 or 49 – PERFECTSQUARE
Acquire, informally – COP
Actress Salonga – LEA
Alloy that might be stainless – STEEL
Apartment size – ONEBEDROOM
Beams of sunlight – RAYS
Carnivorous fish – EEL
Catch ___ (become aware of) – ONTO
Certification for a lifeguard, for short – CPR
Clue, Flo and Glow – APPS
Cocktail whose name is Tahitian for ‘good’ – MAITAI
Connecticut town with a steam train – ESSEX
Court officials, for short – REFS
Cracks jokes – JESTS
Disagreed – DIFFERED
Do a sloppy job, perhaps – CUTCORNERS
Drizzle or downpour – RAIN
Energy-efficient entrance – REVOLVINGDOOR
Family nickname – SIS
Farm output – CROP
Fencing blade heavier than a 56-Down – EPEE
Folk band ___ Iver – BON
For the ages – EPIC
Go off – ERUPT
Graham Greene’s nation – ONEIDA
Greek salad cheese – FETA
Hair-raising phenomenon – STATIC
Heading on a help page – FAQ
Highest possible, for short – MAX
Instruments for Gus Cannon – JUGS
Jam holder – JAR
Knack – TALENT
Late-night quest for snacks, say – RAID
Like some quiches – EGGY
Liveliness – PEP
Meter or liter – UNIT
Moved like a toboggan – SLID
Natural hairstyles – AFROS
One, in German – EINS
Part of a dance – STEP
Partner of ‘they’ – THEM
Periods when 31-Down is abundant – WETSEASONS
Piece of legislation – ACT
Place to get a facial – SPA
Prefix for ‘party’ – AFTER
Promise – PLEDGE
R&B artist Braxton – TONI
Reason for doing something – MOTIVE
Refine – HONE
Respectful greeting – SALAAM
Second ‘T’ in MTWTF – THURSDAY
See 34-Across – FOIL
Snow monster – YETI
Softball glove – MITT
Suffix for ‘towel’ – ETTE
Swerves – VEERS
Tempos – PACES
Tennis great Arthur – ASHE
Transport for Whiskers – PETCARRIER
Tree with cones – PINE
Unifying song – ANTHEM
Upright – ERECT
Used to be – WAS
Wapiti and caribou – DEER
Was in first – LED
Where to ride Frozen Ever After – EPCOT
Window part – PANE
Word before ‘form’ or ‘thing’ – POOR
___ d’Ivoire – COTE
___-Tewa (Arizona people) – HOPI
