USA Today Wednesday - July 8 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

USA Today Wednesday Puzzle - Jul 8 2020 Crossword Answers

Clues	Answers
'Forever Your Girl' singer Abdul	PAULA
'In all likelihood . . .'	ODDSARE
'Maleficent' actress Fanning	ELLE
'Miami ___'	VICE
'Not a huge fan'	MEH
'Now it's clear'	ISEE
'That's just the way ___'	ITIS
'Very funny!'	HAHA
'You're on your ___'	OWN
'___ Don't Lie' (Shakira song)	HIPS
62, for many Americans	RETIREMENTAGE
Ariana Grande song about needing space	NASA
Astronaut Shepard	ALAN
Bad-mannered	RUDE
Brewpub selections	ALES
Cady's 'Mean Girls' love interest	AARON
Commits a faux pas	ERRS
Contaminate	TAINT
Diagnostic aids	SCANS
Economic aid measure	RESCUEPACKAGE
Emma Watson skill	ACTING
Eschew nuptial formalities	ELOPE
Female pheasants	HENS
Female zebra	MARE
Flared dress style	ALINE
Format for some memes	GIF
Franchise whose main character is Lara Croft	TOMBRAIDER
Great Barrier ___	REEF
Had a hunch	SENSED
Helmet attachment	STRAP
Host	EMCEE
It can be caused by a hailstorm	ROOFDAMAGE
Lapsang souchong and pu'er, e.g	TEAS
Like western Alaska's population	SPARSE
Long lock of hair	TRESS
Loses firmness	SAGS
Manila currency	PESO
Meat inspector's org	USDA
MIT Sloan degrees	MBAS
Moisturizer brand	OLAY
Mojito ingredient	RUM
National Donor Day mo	FEB
Oratorio solo	ARIA
Org. in which Becky Hammon coaches	NBA
Passionate partner dance	TANGO
Persistent pain	ACHE
Place for a hibachi	PATIO
Plant associated with Christmas	POINSETTIA
Pleasure trip, informally	VACAY
Plumbing piece	PIPE
Polite response	NOMAAM
Prefix for 'cycle' or 'athlete'	TRI
Programs on mobile devices	APPS
Remove	PURGE
Satyajit Ray protagonist	APU
Scratching post user	PETCAT
Segment	PART
Senses of self-importance	EGOS
Serious-sounding name	ERNEST
Shy away from	AVOID
Sibilant attention-getter	PSST
Slight coloration	TINGE
Sorts	ILKS
Spare, e.g	TIRE
Sprinter's forte	SPEED
State with conviction	AVOW
Stick around	STAY
Tacks on	ADDS
Takeover	COUP
The majority	MOST
Tightrope walker, for example	ACROBAT
Time for a lunch break, often	NOON
Toe accessory	RING
Traditional side dish for sauerbraten	REDCABBAGE
Trees with coarse-grained wood	ELMS
Yes vote	AYE
___ cake (dim sum item)	TARO
___ none	BAR