Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Friday October 16, 2020.
‘. . . ish’ – ORSO
‘As if!’ – IBET
‘My word!’ – EGAD
‘Up in the Air’ star Farmiga – VERA
1/24 of a day – HOUR
Anonymous – NAMELESS
Approached swiftly – RANTO
Back section – REAR
Baton ___, Louisiana – ROUGE
Become ready to harvest – RIPEN
Beef in some burgers – ANGUS
Block of soap – BAR
Car accessory that might collect dirt – FLOORMAT
Carved piece of jewelry – CAMEO
Centaur’s bottom half – HORSE
Chili ___ carne – CON
Clock setting for NYC on NYE – EST
Colt or filly – FOAL
Compromise made for balance – TRADEOFF
Contort – TWIST
Created – MADE
Cried and cried – WEPT
Cry and cry – SOB
Cyprus currency – EURO
Dance with a yambu style – RUMBA
Defeated words – ILOST
Drags with effort – LUGS
Drug agent, for short – NARC
DVRs connect to them – TVS
Feels sick – AILS
Fictional reporter Lane – LOIS
Fly a plane alone – SOLO
Former Russian ruler – TSAR
Game show with Free Spins – WHEELOFFORTUNE
General vibes – AURAS
Go out with – SEE
Go over again – REHASH
Help to commit a crime – ABET
Idris of ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ – ELBA
Inexperienced gamer – NOOB
Lay to rest, in a way – ENTOMB
Little kid – TOT
Main thing – BREADANDBUTTER
Manicure target – NAIL
Marshes – BOGS
Masala chai, etc – TEAS
Multi-episode storyline – ARC
One ‘helps the medicine go down,’ in a song – SPOONFULOFSUGAR
Pokes – PRODS
Pollo ___ Brasa (chicken dish) – ALA
Printer paper unit – REAM
Puzzle involving pictures – REBUS
Race that may end with a marathon, for short – TRI
Rain-___ (gum brand) – BLO
Result of a shopping spree – HAUL
Scientific unit hidden in ‘concrete slab’ – TESLA
Scott Joplin’s ‘Treemonisha,’ e.g – OPERA
Sharp part of a knife – EDGE
Singer Mercedes – SOSA
Skirt alternative – TROUSERS
Song in a 54-Down – ARIA
Stop filming – WRAP
Subject of a sentence, often – NOUN
Super-close pals, for short – BFFS
Taking place right now – AFOOT
Term of address for a queen – MAAM
The ‘A’ in UAE – ARAB
Totally convinced – SURE
Umami, e.g – TASTE
Valuable rock – ORE
Weightlifter’s concern – FORM
What ‘St.’ might mean – SAINT
Where to see ‘Cats’ or ‘Fences’ – STAGE
Word of objection – BUT
Your and my – OUR
___ 51 – AREA
___ of transportation – MODE
___ pla (Asian fish sauce) – NAM
