Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Thursday July 8 2021.
‘How could ___ no?’ – ISAY
‘Mistakes happen!’ – IMONLYHUMAN
‘No one ___ compares’ – ELSE
‘Now I get it!’ – AHA
‘One more thing . . .’ – ALSO
‘Star Wars’ Jedi Skywalker – LUKE
‘Well, whoop-de-doo!’ – ISNTTHATSPECIAL
1980s Soft Cell hit – TAINTEDLOVE
Acids’ opposites – BASES
Alternatives to Apples – PCS
Bad mood – SNIT
Bar mitzvah and baptism, e.g – RITES
Body part exposed in belly dancing – NAVEL
Boxing legend Muhammad – ALI
California, for one – STATE
Catan, e.g – GAME
Cello holder – CASE
Chopped-up cabbage dish – SLAW
Competitive advantage – EDGE
Concentrate – FOCUS
Crockpot dish – STEW
Currency in France – EURO
Desires intensely – PINESFOR
Don’t throw out – KEEP
Enjoyed some Bun bo Hue – ATE
Ethiopia’s Selassie – HAILE
Fiction counterpart – FACT
French friend – AMIE
From Italy’s capital – ROMAN
Half-_____ (rhyming coffee order) – CAF
Havana export – CIGAR
Having no slack – TAUT
Horse coat color – ROAN
How bingo balls are selected – RANDOMLY
Ingredient in many pasta sauces – TOMATO
Initial poker payment – ANTE
Juttis are worn on them – FEET
Key in computer combinations – CTRL
Largest city in Nebraska – OMAHA
Like the food truck name Grillenium Falcon – PUNNY
Like the statue of David – NUDE
Main arteries – AORTAS
Many Pennsylvania Dutch speakers – AMISH
Marries – WEDS
Maximum, e.g – LIMIT
Moved rapidly – DARTED
Name akin to Matthew – MATEO
Name hidden in ‘organism’ – ANI
Number before cuatro – TRES
Opening for a coin – SLOT
Origami birds – CRANES
Park and Madison, in NYC (Abbr.) – AVES
Places to shop – STORES
Poet Carson – ANNE
Political philosopher Frantz – FANON
Pretzel shape – KNOT
Remote-controlled aircraft – DRONE
Royal headpieces – TIARAS
Said aloud – SPOKEN
Share a border – ABUT
Shuga ___ (‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ contestant) – CAIN
Sicilian volcano – ETNA
Solar or lunar event – ECLIPSE
Squander – BLOW
Stack – PILE
Stir-fry sphere – PEA
Subject of some financial scandals – BRIBERY
Substance containing carbon molecules – ORGANICCOMPOUND
The T of EST – TIME
Topping that sounds like ‘all of’ – OLIVE
V good pals – BFFS
Watched carefully – EYED
Word before ‘store’ or ‘office’ – CORNER
___ Kea (highest point in Hawaii) – MAUNA
___ ring (symbol of marriage for many Hindu women) – TOE
___-Caps (movie candy) – SNO
