Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Friday May 21 2021.
‘How long ___ it been?’ – HAS
‘Regrettably . . .’ – ALAS
‘Star Wars’ knights – JEDI
27-Down with a handle – CANE
Actor Mohammad-___ Keshavarz – ALI
Additional – MORE
Another word for ‘potato’ – ALOO
At the summit of – ATOP
Athlete and activist Moore – MAYA
Bike chain replacement, e.g – REPAIRJOB
Blackjack card – ACE
Blend together – MELD
Bouncy alternative to a desk chair – YOGABALL
Brosh who wrote ‘Hyperbole and a Half’ – ALLIE
Cafe au ___ (coffee with milk) – LAIT
Checked to be certain – MADESURE
Circular roof – DOME
Con ___ (with love) – AMOR
Counterpart of demand – SUPPLY
Cut ___ (let go of) – LOOSE
De-wrinkling appliance – IRON
Distinctive ambience – AURA
Document of ownership – DEED
Doorstep coverings – MATS
Embrace – HOLD
Flat floating structures – RAFTS
Flour that’s a palindrome – ATTA
Formation of raked leaves – PILE
Gather dust, maybe – SITIDLE
Get higher – RISE
Get under the skin of – RILE
Going ___ (bickering) – ATIT
Guide dog or wheelchair – MOBILITYAID
Hawk’s claw – TALON
Hobbit whose best friend is Sam – FRODO
Instruction booklet section – STEP
Larger-than-life figure – IDOL
Like grass with overnight condensation – DEWY
Like some difficult hikes – STEEP
Little devils – IMPS
Make more restrictive – TIGHTEN
Make stuff up – LIE
Makes an effort – TRIES
Massage supplies – OILS
Name found in ‘white dove’ – TED
NBA player Steven – ADAMS
Nostalgic tune – OLDIE
Occasions for tress-related stress – BADHAIRDAYS
One of a gibbon’s longer limbs – ARM
Org. in airports – TSA
Point in time – MOMENT
Reckless – RASH
Room with a skylight – ATRIUM
Singer Bailey – HALLE
Slip up – ERR
Stained glass segment – PANE
Start from zero – RESET
Supper, for example – MEAL
Tater ___ – TOT
Thank the nail artist – TIP
Thunder-and-lightning event – STORM
Tie score represented by two fingers – ONEONE
Trial episode – PILOT
Try to get into a program – APPLY
Type a phone number – DIAL
Unblinking look – STARE
Use some oars – ROW
Utter chaos – MAYHEM
Vast grassland – STEPPE
What might help with reviewing a draft you’ve read 10,000 times – FRESHPAIROFEYES
Whichever – ANY
Word before or after ‘told’ – ALL
Worded differently – PARAPHRASED
Work the soil – HOE
___ around (snooped) – NOSED
___ out (allotted) – DOLED
