Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Monday July 26 2021.
god is a woman’ singer, to fans – ARI
‘I am . . . ___ Fierce’ – SASHA
‘Mulan’ invaders – HUNS
‘The Muppet Show’ drummer – ANIMAL
‘UH-OH, I THINK MY ___ LOCK IS ON!’ – CAPS
‘Wasn’t me . . . I was out of town,’ e.g – ALIBI
502.7 square miles, for Los Angeles – AREA
Above – OVER
Air pollution – SMOG
Animals – BEASTS
Assist in a crime – AIDANDABET
Astound – WOW
Back muscles, for short – LATS
Baghdad’s country – IRAQ
Batting stat – RBI
Best Championship Performance, e.g – ESPY
Between ports – ATSEA
Big theft – HEIST
Bit of ink, for short – TAT
Bitter beers – ALES
Bombard – ATTACK
Bowler or beanie, e.g – HAT
Casual top – TSHIRT
Completely dark – PITCHBLACK
Discreet ‘Hey, you!’ – PSST
Dripping – WET
Dustin Milligan’s ‘Schitt’s Creek’ role – TED
eBay actions – BIDS
Elongated fishes – EELS
Emotional distress – ANGST
End of a threat – ORELSE
Expert – PRO
Female in a coop – HEN
Filled with resentment – BITTER
Filming locations – SETS
Give the cold shoulder to – IGNORE
Greek vowel – IOTA
Hayride seat – BALE
He makes a list and checks it twice – SANTA
Historical period – ERA
Is ahead – LEADS
Is connected – TIESIN
JetBlue and Delta, e.g – AIRLINES
Julia Louis-Dreyfus comedy – VEEP
Larger-than-life stories – EPICS
Like the sound of a creaky staircase – EERIE
McDonald’s ___ and Oreo Burger – SPAM
Microwave sound – BEEP
Mint container – TIN
Name that rhymes with Cheryl – ERROL
Navigational aid – GPS
One might be dog-eared – PAGE
Open-handed hit – SLAP
Opera cheer – BRAVA
Parts of cereal boxes – FLAPS
Period of time – STINT
Pigs’ hangout – STY
Pimiento-stuffed morsel – OLIVE
Pink alcoholic drinks – BLUSHWINES
Request after ‘Open wide!’ – SAYAH
Road trip guessing game – ISPY
Sailboats’ poles – MASTS
Scarecrows are stuffed with it – STRAW
Scissor kicks work them – ABS
Seized vehicle, for short – REPO
Serena to Venus, for short – SIS
Shoots the breeze – CHATS
Sincere-sounding name – ERNEST
Subtracted – DEDUCTED
Tiramisu cake – LADYFINGER
Visitor from outer space – ALIEN
Walk through water – WADE
Where pumpkins grow – PATCH
Word before ‘justice’ or ‘license’ – POETIC
World’s most populous country – CHINA
Wyatt or Wynonna – EARP
___ G BIV – ROY
___ Justice Initiative – EQUAL
