Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Monday October 11 2021.
‘What difference ___ it make?’ – DOES
Abaya accompaniment – HIJAB
Activist Parks – ROSA
Adorable – CUTE
Air problem – SMOG
Asexual, for short – ACE
Aunts, in Spanish – TIAS
Bit of sports data – STAT
Body part that someone might ‘lend’ – EAR
Casings for peas – PODS
Ceased – STOPPED
Chimichurri herb – OREGANO
Chimichurri herb – PARSLEY
Clarification about an unrecognizable self-portrait – ITSME
Clean Air Act org – EPA
Daisy Ridley’s ‘Star Wars’ role – REY
Device that preceded the DVD player – VCR
Did ‘homakase,’ for example – ATEIN
Discussions of opposing views – DEBATES
Disturb – AGITATE
Do something in response – REACT
End of the school year, often – LATEMAY
Festival celebrating the defeat of Mahishasura – DURGAPUJA
First Greek letter – ALPHA
Founder of Hoorae Media – ISSARAE
General ___ strike – LABOR
George Takei’s ‘Star Trek’ role – SULU
Gift shop shirts – TEES
Groups of actors – CASTS
Has the same opinion – AGREES
Hot chocolate holder – MUG
In the know – AWARE
Instrument struck with a hammer – GONG
Jigsaw starting points – EDGES
L – LOSS
Leave out – OMIT
Leaves – GOES
List-ending abbreviation – ETC
Livestreaming delay – LAG
Main point – GIST
Maquoketa Caves state – IOWA
Marching insects – ANTS
Miiriya is one – APP
Mold into a new form – RESHAPE
Mythical Himalayan creatures – YETIS
Neither here ___ there – NOR
Nickname for New York City – THEBIGAPPLE
Number opposite IX on a clock – III
Oozy substance – SLIME
Part of a microwave that counts down – TIMER
Person who gives guidance – ADVISOR
Places for overnight stays – INNS
Pout part – LIP
Present-tense ’twas – TIS
Recorded in a TV studio – TAPED
Regular – USUAL
Residue from a campfire – ASH
Rock legend Turner – TINA
Selfie, for example – PICTURE
Session with the media, informally – PRESSER
Shade of blue – AZURE
Sheryl Lee Ralph’s character on ‘Moesha’ – DEE
Socially off-limits – TABOO
Soup lover’s sound – SLURP
Steal – THIEVE
Strategizing – MAKINGAPLAN
Take to court – SUE
Tournament diagram – BRACKET
Unburden – RELIEVE
Utilize – USE
Very many – UMPTEEN
Word after ‘comfort’ or ‘Twilight’ – ZONE
Word before ‘circle’ or ‘child’ – INNER
Yoga accessories – MATS
___ de los Muertos – DIA
___ for the course – PAR
___ Lanka – SRI
___ or nothing – ALL
