Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Tuesday August 24 2021.
‘Don’t know the details yet’ (Abbr.) – TBD
‘It Ain’t Over ___ It’s Over’ – TIL
‘Keep quiet!’ – SHH
‘None for me’ – NAH
‘Schitt’s Creek’ or ‘227,’ e.g – SITUATIONCOMEDY
‘The Goldfinch’ author Donna – TARTT
‘They’re ___ me . . .’ – ONTO
Actor Sy of ‘Lupin’ – OMAR
Ambient sound – BACKGROUNDNOISE
Amy Winehouse’s ‘Stronger ___ Me’ – THAN
Ballerina’s skirt – TUTU
Best of the best – ELITE
Carousel animal – HORSE
City that’s home to the Lotus Temple – DELHI
Competition with a bracket, often – TOURNEY
Covered in grease – OILY
Cricket legend Brian – LARA
Deceptive plan – RUSE
Dorm supervisors – RAS
Downtime – LEISURE
Eeyore’s bear friend – POOH
Event that might produce hail – STORM
Every bit – ALL
Female deer – DOE
Financial obligations – DEBTS
Food with a shell – TACO
Get down to the music – DANCE
Get in contact with – HITUP
Graded assessments – TESTS
Grind together – GNASH
Guaranteed winner – SHOOIN
Hint for understanding a word’s meaning – CONTEXTCLUE
How you’re feeling – MOOD
In a deadpan manner – DRYLY
Inflated self-image – EGO
Introductions – LEADINS
Jenga tower topplers – LOSERS
Joint that might be banged on a coffee table – KNEE
Key in the NW of a keyboard – ESC
Like a game heading to overtime – TIED
Like dad jokes – CORNY
Like some doctors and therapists – ONCALL
Location – SITE
Magazine supervisor – EDITOR
Make yawn, perhaps – BORE
Micro or macro course – ECON
Musical interval from A to F – SIXTH
Not open – SHUT
Numbered musical work – OPUS
On the ___ (often) – REG
Orangutans or bonobos – APES
Paid to play poker – ANTED
Pajama top option – TEE
Piece of asparagus – SPEAR
Plant in a citrus grove – LIMETREE
Pointy-eared fantasy creature – ELF
Projects for Ph.D. candidates – THESES
Quark’s place – ATOM
Record-smashing song – MEGAHIT
Referenced – CITED
Share an office with another company – COLOCATE
Singer-songwriter Billie – EILISH
Some hospital workers (Abbr.) – RNS
Third-place medal – BRONZE
Unit of sewing – STITCH
Web addresses – URLS
What a meow might mean – FEEDME
What spoilers might give away – ENDING
Word before ‘garden’ or ‘meditation’ – ZEN
Works up a sweat – TOILS
___ Day (April tree-planting event) – ARBOR
___ dish (lab equipment) – PETRI
