USA Today Thursday - July 9 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

USA Today Thursday Puzzle - Jul 9 2020 Crossword Answers

Clues	Answers
'Bad apple,' for example	IDIOM
'Fernando' group	ABBA
'I get that a ___'	LOT
'Sadly . . .'	ALAS
'Shrill' star Bryant	AIDY
'The Accidental Tourist' author Tyler	ANNE
'This is fun!'	WHEE
'What's Happening!!' protagonist	RAJ
Agree	ASSENT
Anticipate	AWAIT
Bagel option	SESAME
Bus place	STOP, DEPOT
Came to a halt	CEASED
Carpet installer's calculation	AREA
Castle defense	MOAT
Caterer's coffee dispenser	URN
Clean energy type	SOLAR
Color akin to beige	TAN
Disreputable newspaper	RAG
Dull sound	THUD
Exit sign color	RED
Flowery necklace	LEI
Follow as a result	ENSUE
Gathers	REAPS
Group of seven	SEPTET
Guided excursion	TOUR
Hayley Williams genre	EMO
He has 99 names	ALLAH
Highest point	ACME
Includes	HAS
Indian metropolis	DELHI
Instance of excessive press coverage	MEDIACIRCUS
Intermediate socioeconomic group	MIDDLECLASS
Italian salami city	GENOA
King Kong, e.g	APE
Kitchen appliance	STOVE
Leisurely walk	AMBLE
Letters on forever stamps	USA
Like some eBay items	USED
Made excessive demands on	TAXED
Maggie or Lexie, to Meredith Grey	HALFSISTER
Mail-directing abbr	ATTN
Mendota or Monona, in Madison	LAKE
Morning TV host Kelly	RIPA
Mystical energy field	AURA
Nine-digit IDs	SSNS
Noah's boat	ARK
Not available	TAKEN
Noticeable effects	IMPACTS
Novelists and schemers devise them	PLOTS
Observance before a holiday	EVE
Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay	EDNA
Pooh's gloomy companion	EEYORE
Posting with a 'required skills' section	JOBOPENING
Prefix suggesting a bargain	ECONO
Provide funding for	ENDOW
Ranch bunch	HERD
Recruit	ENLIST
Remove by ripping	TEAROUT
Requests for help	PLEAS
Scold	CHIDE
Sharp blow	SWAT
Short-lived craze	FAD
Simple tops	TUNICS
Slide out of control	SKID
Small globs	DABS
State where Juneteenth originated	TEXAS
Stunt stand-in	DOUBLE
Take the top off of	UNCAP
Thickened area of skin	CALLUS
Tool buildings	SHEDS
Twice plus one	THRICE
Used a keyboard	TYPED
Yes, to Yves	OUI
Yummy	TASTY
___ Fridays	TGI
___ wrestling	ARM