Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Monday June 14 2021.
‘Great job!’ – KUDOS
‘What time?’ – WHEN
‘Woo!’ – ITSLIT
‘___ the fields we go . . .’ – OER
Actress Mireille – ENOS
Alter ___ – EGO
Alternative to a text, perhaps – EMAIL
Another name for a mountain lion – PUMA
Another name for pop – SODA
Arctic or Pacific – OCEAN
Author of ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ – CELESTENG
Brought to mind – EVOKED
Citrus fruit named for its appearance – UGLI
Colorful eye part – IRIS
Common soccer tie – ONEONE
Counterpart of estos – ESOS
Craving – URGE
Dim sum dumpling – SHUMAI
Extra bed in a hotel room – COT
Few and scattered – SPARSE
Figure skater Karen – CHEN
Fish hidden in ‘reeled in’ – EEL
Forceful takeover – COUP
French for ‘name’ – NOM
Fringes – EDGES
Game cube – DIE
Ginger ___ – ALE
Heavy tool dropped in cartoons – ANVIL
Increased the power of, perhaps – SOUPEDUP
Jargon – LINGO
Joke around – KID
Khadijah Queen, for one – POET
Kiarostami’s country – IRAN
Like a bogey – OVERPAR
Mani’s partner – PEDI
Marry – WED
National tree of the U.S – OAK
Nautical call for help – SOS
Not as good – WORSE
Not attend – SKIP
Not watered down – PURE
One might be pressed to scroll – ARROWKEY
One of India’s official languages – HINDI
Opposite of odd – EVEN
Orange-roofed restaurant, for short – HOJO
Organization delivering food and support – MEALSONWHEELS
Pastry that can rhyme with ‘cone’ or ‘gone’ – SCONE
Peanut butter cup inventor – REESE
Place to fish – PIER
Purchase opportunity before tickets are generally available – PRESALE
Roll-on alternative – SPRAY
Sally ___, first American woman in space – RIDE
Shell out – SPEND
Significant progress – INROADS
Skilled negotiators – DEALMAKERS
Slip-___ (easy shoes) – ONS
Small amount of hair gel – DAB
Some car damage – DENTS
Supped – DINED
Taco day (Abbr.) – TUE
Takes control of the narrative, in a way – OWNSIT
Tandoor, for example – OVEN
The papers and such – NEWSMEDIA
The two that it takes to tango – DANCEPARTNERS
They might swing or revolve – DOORS
Top of the Capitol Building – DOME
Tributes in verse – ODES
Two aces, e.g – PAIR
Underprivileged – NEEDY
Veggie in a pod – PEA
Very hard candy – JAWBREAKER
Volunteer’s response – ICAN
Word after ‘high’ or ‘turn the’ – TIDE
___ like a fox – SLY
___ Scotia – NOVA
___ up (in a heap) – PILED
