Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Thursday July 1 2021.
‘Chopped’ contestant – CHEF
‘Spoiler ___!’ – ALERT
‘The Hills Have Eyes’ director Craven – WES
‘Totally!’ – OHYES
‘What was the reason?’ – WHY
‘You betcha!’ – YEP
‘___ All That’ (1999 comedy) – SHES
Actress/playwright ___ Deavere Smith – ANNA
Adapt to a situation – ROLLWITHIT
All-powerful – ALMIGHTY
Ambiguous territory – GRAYAREA
Anger – IRE
Animation technique used for ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ – STOPMOTION
Astronaut Jemison – MAE
Banyan or sequoia – TREE
Become untraceable – DROPOFFTHEMAP
Bit of advice – TIP
Bluth sister on ‘Arrested Development’ – LINDSAY
Boundaries – EDGES
Capable of – UPTO
Caribou feature – ANTLER
Chain that sells camping gear – REI
Channel showing House proceedings – CSPAN
City that ‘Trojan horse’ is named for – TROY
Comedic segments – SKITS
Comedy’s counterpart – DRAMA
Country that borders Thailand – LAOS
Covers with turf – SODS
Cow’s call – MOO
Drug that’s ‘dropped’ – LSD
Earth-friendly prefix – ECO
Excited dog’s tail movement – WAG
Familial nickname – AUNTIE
FedEx competitor – UPS
First responder, perhaps – EMT
First-aid box – KIT
French word before a birth name – NEE
From Geneva, e.g – SWISS
Fuzzy picture – BLUR
Garden pests – APHIDS
Hatched plan – PLOT
High points – ACMES
Letters of distress – SOS
Letters of surprise – OMG
Like some earrings and ties – CLIPON
Like some seltzers – HARD
Little tastes of drinks – SIPS
Loud wailing cry – YOWL
Minions’ attire – OVERALLS
Occurs as a result – ENSUES
Old-timey ‘you’ – THEE
Overly cutesy – TWEE
Pale green hue – SEAFOAM
Picture-taking device – CAMERA
Plea accompanied by a raised hand – PICKME
Practical applications – USES
Rating for ‘P-Valley’ – TVMA
Reverberate – ECHO
River blockers – DAMS
Round dessert – PIE
Round shape – SPHERE
Runs out of battery – DIES
Schlep – LUG
Section of a musical – ACT
Small branch – TWIG
Stir up – ROIL
Swim-bike-run race, for short – TRI
The Golden State, for short – CALI
The very beginning – DAYONE
Tire company with blimps – GOODYEAR
Title for a married woman, perhaps – MRS
Tomato type – ROMA
Traveling theatrical company – TROUPE
Very uncommon – RARE
___ for (not solicited) – UNASKED
___ out (distribute) – DOLE
___-mo – SLO
___-ray disc – BLU
