Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Monday October 18 2021.
‘Complaint’ about how hard it is to be famous, for example – HUMBLEBRAG
‘Empress of the Blues’ Bessie – SMITH
‘If all ___ fails . . .’ – ELSE
‘Nope’ – UHUH
‘See ya later’ – BYEBYE
‘Waterloo’ band – ABBA
‘You ___ swine!’ (‘Toy Story’ put-down) – UNCULTURED
Abbreviation in a recipe – TBSP
Anastasia Pagonis’ Paralympic team – USA
Anniversary offering – GIFT
Awesome, on Twitch – POG
Baby kangaroos – JOEYS
Bathroom fixture – TUB
Big cry – SOB
Cajun or Creole stew – GUMBO
Cards lower than jacks – TENS
Ceremony host – EMCEE
Christmas drink – NOG
Contempt – SCORN
Deck with a Moon card – TAROT
Deduce – INFER
Donkey, biblically – ASS
Egg tart filling – CUSTARD
Evaluate – ASSESS
Fish such as a moray – EEL
Fuel-efficiency stat – MPG
Fury – RAGE
Gossip lead-in – IHEAR
Grammies – NANAS
Honorable – NOBLE
Internet usage limit – DATACAP
It can be worn like a headband or a scarf – BANDANA
Lab form subject – CONSENT
List of options – MENU
Love, to da Vinci or Dean Martin – AMORE
Marie Kondo subject – TIDYING
Marine mammal – SEAL
Metallic resource – ORE
New Year’s treat – MOCHI
Clues – Answers
No fewer than – ATLEAST
North African capital – TUNIS
Number of single-syllable U.S. state names – ONE
One-person performance – SOLO
Opposite of rural – URBAN
Piece of furniture named for a drink – COFFEETABLE
Place to bowl – ALLEY
Poetry and pottery, for two – ARTS
Prefix for ‘conscious’ – ECO
Psychedelic drug – LSD
Quinces, etc – BDAYS
Rainbow shape – ARC
Reason for a tornado warning – FUNNELCLOUD
Servings at a wine tasting – POURS
Settings for sweating – SAUNAS
Sewn border – HEM
Social sensitivity – TACT
Sound of a heavy bag hitting the floor – THUD
Spellcaster – MAGE
Start of a hashtag – POUNDSIGN
Sushi orders – ROLLS
Take a bite of decorative fruit, e.g – ERR
Tandoor material – CLAY
Tater ___ – TOT
Tenth element – NEON
The Arthur Ashe Courage Award is one – ESPY
They get handoffs from QBs – RBS
Took a bite of real fruit, e.g – ATE
Top of the head – SCALP
TV character who sang ‘Ripped Pants’ – SPONGEBOB
Upright – ERECT
VELA Scarves offerings – HIJABS
What’s more, they say – LESS
Willow, to Jaden, for short – SIS
Wine valley in California – NAPA
Word after ‘Baton’ or ‘Moulin’ – ROUGE
___ rub (summer affliction) – CHUB
___ shot – FLU
___-fated – ILL
