USA Today - July 6 2017 Thursday Crossword Puzzle Answers

USA Today Crossword Puzzle Solutions - Jul 6 2017 Thursday 

Clue	Solution
President with a Nobel	OBAMA
Drink from a flask	SWIG
Israeli novelist Oz	AMOS
Having a BAC of zero	SOBER
Ten Benjamins	THOU
Leisurely gait	LOPE
Benjamin Moore offering	HOUSEPAINT
Stretchy fabric	KNIT
Aardvark fare	ANTS
Make a decision	ACT
Zoologist’s study	FAUNA
Headgear for a Ranger	HOCKEYHELMET
Burning the midnight oil	UPLATE
Like Stephen King novels	EERIE
No-goodniks	HEELS
What salmon do before dying	SPAWN
Atomic waste-monitoring org.	NRC
Gem from Australia	OPAL
Stock up on	AMASS
Attack from Casca or Brutus	STAB
Female Rhode Island Red	HEN
Not slouching	ERECT
Smooth, like 007	SUAVE
Like the Battle of Midway	NAVAL
ATM part	TELLER
Protection for a pinto	HORSEBLANKET
Out of kilter	AMISS
Icky stuff	GOO
Tries to sink, in a way	RAMS
Bar order, with "the"	SAME
Trinity member	HOLYSPIRIT
"In that case . . ."	THEN
Additive in some shampoos	ALOE
Burn, as myrrh	CENSE
Whence the Magi	EAST
Trees used for archery bows	YEWS
Halloween vehicle	BROOM
Dept. of Labor division	OSHA
Timely benefit	BOON
Lean against	ABUT
Private dining area?	MESSHALL
"Some ___ born great . . ."	ARE
IHOP order	STACK
Part of an egg	WHITE
H or OH-	ION
Easy-A class	GUT
Lye, e.g.	ALKALI
Of great importance	MONUMENTAL
Give one’s two cents	OPINE
Tuned to, as a radio dial	SETAT
Walking speed, on a Fitbit	PACE
Frond bearer	FERN
Nail-biting NFL periods	OTS
Brewery supply	YEAST
Fells with an axe	HEWS
"We’re toast!"	UHOH
Le Pew or Le Moko	PEPE
Country singer who achieved stardom at 13	LEANNRIMES
Evidence of decay	SMELL
D.C. influence wielder	PAC
Act like a lunatic	RAVE
"Good buddy" on the air, once	CBER
UAE part	ARAB
More oppressive, as summer weather goes	SULTRIER
Times in Craigslist ads	EVES
"Told you so!"	SEE
Give the thumbs-up	ASSENT
Boxing refs’ calls	TKOS
Cause of careless mistakes	HASTE
Heartland of America Park city	OMAHA
Visibly elated	AGLOW
"The Highwayman" poet	NOYES
River of Pisa	ARNO
Soup with sushi	MISO
Florist’s trimming	STEM
It’s pitched on farms	HAY
World Cup cheer	OLE
Pollutant found in transformers	PCB