Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Monday June 28 2021.
‘Exactly right!’ – BINGO
‘Funny!’ – HAH
‘Look what I did!’ – TADA
‘My lips ___ sealed’ – ARE
‘Please reconsider’ – DONT
‘Russian Doll’ actress Lyonne – NATASHA
‘Seahorse’ subject Freddy McConnell, e.g – DAD
‘___ in the Water’ – WADE
Appear to be – SEEM
Australia’s national gemstone – OPAL
Backbone – SPINE
Blue-tagged canvas sneakers – KEDS
Born from an egg – HATCHED
Bottle rocket trajectories – ARCS
Caboose’s position – REAR
Calculated a sum – ADDED
Center of activity – HUB
Close relatives of humans – APES
Combo salon service – MANIPEDI
Comedian DeLaria – LEA
Crafts website – ETSY
Critically important moment – DOORDIETIME
Defusing an awkward situation – BREAKINGTHEICE
Doesn’t share – HOGS
Door handle – KNOB
Enjoy some cholent – EAT
Entomologist Jessica – WARE
Envision – SEE
Event for new performers – OPENMIC
Fast-forward through – SKIP
First leg of a triathlon – SWIM
Full arm tattoo – SLEEVE
Gaining momentum – PICKINGUPSTEAM
Green stir-fry ingredient – PEAPOD
Inner part – CORE
Items in a pocket protector – PENS
Jennifer Beals’ character on ‘The L Word’ – BETTE
Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, for one – POET
Lab eggs – OVA
Lab worker – TECH
Legendary – EPIC
Like Old Mother Hubbard’s cupboard – BARE
Mine and yours – OURS
National Bike to Work Day month – MAY
Nine-digit ID (Abbr.) – SSN
Nintendo avatar – MII
Noah’s boat – ARK
Not shallow – DEEP
Number in a bio – AGE
Part of RBG – GINSBURG
Performs in character – ACTS
Podcast interruptions – ADS
Poke fun at – TEASE
Prefix meaning ‘all’ – OMNI
Prefix meaning ‘partially’ – SEMI
Protein in a poke bowl – AHI
Quintana ___, Mexico – ROO
Red ___ paste – BEAN
Small stick – TWIG
Snowman’s arm – BRANCH
Some OB-GYNs – MDS
Some rideshares – UBERS
Sorrowful – SAD
Spiciness – HEAT
Start making every shot – GETHOT
Sticky stuff – GOO
Strait-___ – LACED
Strong desire – URGE
Suffix for ‘lemon’ or ‘lime’ – ADE
The O in HMO (Abbr.) – ORG
Tigger’s bear friend – POOH
Tortilla chip topping – NACHOCHEESE
Truth alternative at a slumber party – DARE
Trying to stay afloat – TREADINGWATER
Urban haze – SMOG
Won every game – SWEPT
___ on the side of caution – ERR
___-prone skin – ACNE
