USA Today - Nov 26 2021 Crossword Puzzle Solution

 USA Today - Nov 26 2021 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
'Absolutely,' for short	DEF
'Crazy Rich Asians' director Jon M. ___	CHU
'If all ___ fails . . .'	ELSE
'Mrs. America' legislation	ERA
'The Owl House' creator Terrace	DANA
'___ you kidding me?!'	ARE
After-hours work schedule	NIGHTSHIFT
Airplane seating preference	AISLE
Alpha, beta, ___	GAMMA
Angel's headpiece	HALO
Anger	IRE
Article of clothing passed on from someone else	HANDMEDOWN
Ask desperately	BEG
Avoid	ESCHEW
Badminton divider	NET
Beer garden orders	ALES
Biceps' place	ARM
Bit of rain	DROP
Bra parts that can be padded	CUPS
Breathe like a hot dog	PANT
Chemical peel offerer	SPA
Chooses	OPTS
Computer command after a mistake	UNDO
Contributes	ADDS
Croc's relative	GATOR
Deal with something challenging	COPE
Decorated platform in a pride parade	FLOAT
Deplete	USEUP
Dictionary listing	USAGE
Distinctive vibe	AURA
Dog park sounds	WOOFS
Dove sound	COO
Drink that may contain tapioca pearls	TEA
Eggy holiday drink	NOG
Email button	SEND
Family member	STEPSISTER
Fraction of a dollar	CENT
Frozen desserts	ICES
Green character in 'The Empire Strikes Back'	YODA
Hindmost	REAR
Japanese ___ (brightly colored tree)	MAPLE
Length of some plays	ONEACT
Like neon clothing	LOUD
Like snails and slugs	SLIMY
Material from which minerals are extracted	ORE
Mega-sized	GIANT
Mini-golf number	PAR
Mme., in English	MRS
Molecule with two chains of nucleotides	DNA
Mujaddara ingredient	RICE
Newspaper delivery assignment (Abbr.)	RTE
Nintendo brother celebrated on Mar. 10	MARIO
Oman's capital	MUSCAT
Peach crumble bit	OAT
Pentathlon blade	EPEE
Person on a camel or a horse	RIDER
Rap or riot grrrl, for example	MUSICGENRE
Relative of a rabbit	HARE
Release from a knot	UNTIE
Remainder	REST
Remove completely	ERASE
Respected senior	ELDER
Rough cut of a song	DEMO
Singer Frank	OCEAN
Small publication	NEWSLETTER
Soccer star Smith	SOPHIA
Some sheep	EWES
Spicier	HOTTER
Sushi shape	ROLL
Tiniest of the litter	RUNT
Tragus piercing's place	EAR
Underway	BEGUN
Unreturned tennis serve	ACE
Ventilate	AIROUT
Victory-securing shot	GAMEWINNER
Wee bit	TAD
___ cheese	NACHO
___ Haute, Indiana	TERRE