USA Today - Sep 28 2018 Friday Crossword Puzzle Answers

USA Today - Sep 28 2018 Friday  

Clues	Answers
'Clown Prince' of the piano	VICTORBORGE
'Didn't bring my A game'	ILOST
'No sliding' in senior softball, e.g	RULE
'Rapier' quality	WIT
'The mystery is solved!'	AHA
'Titanic' heroine	ROSE
Apple's digital servant	SIRI
Arboreal slowpoke	SLOTH
Base truants	AWOLS
Big Apple theater honor	OBIE
Blissful spot	EDEN
Butt of Garfield's pranks	ODIE
Cherry discard	STEM
Comedian/banjoist Martin	STEVE
Commerce pact since 1994	NAFTA
Cuthbert of '24'	ELISHA
Diddly-squat	NADA
Dirty look	SCOWL
Education Secretary Betsy	DEVOS
Eluded the bouncer, say	SNUCKIN
Escalator part	STEP
Fail financially	GOBUST
Far from idle	ACTIVE
Gives the appearance	SEEMS
Haul to an impound lot	TOW
Here-there connection	NOR
Himalayan of folklore	YETI
In years gone by	AGO
Jacksonville grid event	GATORBOWL
Janitor's machine	FLOORBUFFER
Kisses, in letters	XES
Last check box, often	OTHER
Least cordial	ICIEST
Lightweight mesh fabric	TULLE
Like Guinness stout	IRISH
Line of work, informally	BIZ
Long-eared hoppers	HARES
Lothario's look	OGLE
Lumber problem	ROT
Many English degs	BAS
Many Greek tourist spots	ISLES
Medicare component	PARTA
Monty Python bit	SKIT
Most in need of sweeping	SOOTIEST
Nation west of Chad	NIGER
Nautical pronoun	HER
One of a river's pair	BANK
One push-up, e.g	REP
Paste or pin on	AFFIX
Performs like Drake	RAPS
Place for a trophy case	DEN
Pleased remark from a dressing room	ITFITS
Poetic salute	ODE
President-turned-chief justice	TAFT
Pricey graduation gift	CAR
Racetrack placement	WAGER
Reason for stitches	GASH
Reception salute	TOAST
Redhead's dye	HENNA
Ride a sailplane	SOAR
Ring of blooms	LEI
Rock climbers' spikes	PITONS
Secret stockpile	STASH
Severe spasm	THROE
Share a border with	ABUT
Shaver's irritation	RAZORBURN
Singer in a loft	CHOIRBOY
Snaps the cuffs on	NABS
Social Register group	ELITE
Specialized market segment	NICHE
State with a nonrectangular flag	OHIO
Stone for most Libras	OPAL
Takers of book tours	AUTHORS
Talking up	Touting
Use one's noodle	THINK
Wild West badge	TINSTAR
Wind surge	GUST
Wintry hazard	SLEET