Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Friday April 23 2021.
‘Dear Evan Hansen’ star Ben – PLATT
‘How tragic!’ – SOSAD
‘Mm . . . I don’t think so’ – YEAHNO
‘Not a chance’ – UHUH
‘Should that be the case . . .’ – IFSO
‘Should that not be the case . . .’ – ORELSE
‘The Friendly Ghost’ – CASPER
‘Why do you ___?’ – ASK
‘___ Twist, Scientist’ (children’s book) – ADA
Actress who played Glinda in ‘The Wiz’ – LENAHORNE
Add fuel to – STOKE
Attracted to people of any gender, for short – PAN
Be – EXIST
Be in debt – OWE
Behaves oddly – ACTSFUNNY
Bobber in a harbor – BUOY
Chicago White ___ – SOX
Clump of hair – TUFT
Coca-Cola water brand – DASANI
Coercion – DURESS
Composer of the Brandenburg Concertos – BACH
Cry loudly – SOB
Cultural value system – ETHOS
Cymbals-and-pedal combo – HIHAT
Dessert in ‘Waitress’ – PIE
Dia de ___ Muertos – LOS
Does some shibori – DYES
Draw using acid – ETCH
E-ticket format – PDF
Eel, for example – FISH
Elitists – SNOBS
Extraterrestrial – ALIEN
Feasted – ATE
Futbol cheer – OLE
Game for young sluggers – TBALL
Go from board to pool – DIVEIN
Hospital sections, for short – ERS
Ignited – LIT
Iraqi currency – DINAR
Jeers from unhappy spectators – BOOS
Like a pet that won’t leave your lap – NEEDY
Magnetic Poetry or Lite-Brite, e.g – TOY
Mineral in baby powder – TALC
Name hidden in ‘Costa Rica’ – ARI
Name with three vowels in a row – RAOUL
Nondairy milk source – SOY
Not common – RARE
Not winning or losing – TIED
Note above fa – SOL
One of 76 in this puzzle – CLUE
Oscar-winning 2019 short by Matthew A. Cherry – HAIRLOVE
Outback hopper, for short – ROO
Overly – TOO
Paint treatment used for an old-fashioned look – CRACKLEFINISH
Park who played Gretchen Wieners on Broadway – ASHLEY
Payment for services – FEE
Santa’s laugh – HOHOHO
Says ‘I am what I am’ – OWNSIT
Seafarer – SAILOR
Seoul, South ___ – KOREA
Some circle dances – HORAS
Stick around – STAY
Stop by for a quick greeting – POPINTOSAYHELLO
Suddenly start listening – SNAPTOATTENTION
Toddler’s get-together – PLAYDATE
Tons of, informally – LOTSA
Two-hyphen ID (Abbr.) – SSN
Under – BENEATH
Untruthful people – LIARS
Use a strainer – SIFT
Video’s counterpart – AUDIO
Wall St. debut – IPO
Word after ‘charter’ or ‘party’ – BUS
Yellowfin tuna – AHI
___ tots – TATER
___-bitty – ITTY
