Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Tuesday May 25 2021.
‘Plus . . .’ – ALSO
‘Strong Island’ director Ford – YANCE
‘Sweetie’ or ‘babe’ – PETNAME
‘The High Note’ star Tracee Ellis ___ – ROSS
‘The Lord of the Rings’ setting – MIDDLEEARTH
‘The ___’ (musical set in Oz) – WIZ
‘Throw It Back’ rapper – MISSYELLIOTT
Amaze – STUN
Au, on the periodic table – GOLD
Barrette, for example – CLIP
Beneath – UNDER
Bi Visibility ___ (Sept. 23) – DAY
Big cut – GASH
Big test that’s not a final – MIDTERMEXAM
Breanna ___, 2020 WNBA Finals MVP – STEWART
Calculate the total of – ADDUP
Campfire remnants – ASHES
Chemistry Nobel Laureate Molina – MARIO
Chromosome features – ARMS
Clean Air Act org – EPA
Coconut ___ – OIL
Compact ___ – DISC
Cuts bangs, perhaps – TRIMS
Decibel or deciliter, e.g – UNIT
Device for weighing – SCALE
Draws back – SHIES
Dress edge – HEM
Elm, for example – TREE
Environmentalist’s prefix – ECO
Excuse from the Latin for ‘elsewhere’ – ALIBI
Figure skating jump – AXEL
French for ‘very’ – TRES
Fried food on a stick – CORNDOG
Glue back together, maybe – FIX
Got worse – WENTSOUTH
Had some shish barak, say – ATE
Handsome – GUAPO
Happy cat sound – PURR
Hypotheticals – IFS
Insect in a papery nest – WASP
Kicking ___ (rugby ball support) – TEE
Leaves the highway – EXITS
Lies in the sun, perhaps – TANS
Looked at – EYED
Low-calorie, on labels – LITE
Make huge efforts – STRIVE
Miner’s find – ORE
Most vending machine cash – ONES
Mouth parts – GUMS
On vacation, say – AWAY
Panel on a car – FENDER
Particles discussed in Chemistry 101 – ATOMS
Peak called Sagarmatha in Nepal – MOUNTEVEREST
Performed in a play – ACTED
Person who saves the day – HERO
Pillow cover – SHAM
Pleasant – NICE
Post-exercise feeling – ACHE
Prefix for ‘sweet’ or ‘circle’ – SEMI
Protects from disease – IMMUNIZES
Puppy’s tail movement – WAG
Ran off – FLED
Rideshare app stat – ETA
Rudely ignore – SNUB
Simplicity – EASE
Some graduate degrees – PHDS
T.J. Oshie’s league – NHL
Throat-clearing sound – AHEM
Tiny – SMALL
Treatment for an ankle sprain – ICE
Unbusy – IDLE
Volleyball player’s knee protectors – PADS
Was nosy – PRIED
Well-protected – SAFE
What a Jenga tower does at the end of the game – FALLS
Wineglass part – STEM
Word of consent – YES
___ anesthetist – NURSE
