USA Today Mar 2 2021 Tuesday Crossword Solutions

 USA Today - Tuesday Mar 2 2021 Crossword Answers

Clues	Answers
'Baltimore' singer Simone	NINA
'Garfield' dog	ODIE
'I Apologize' singer Baker	ANITA
'I'm on my way!'	SEEYASOON
'Just like every other time . . .'	ASALWAYS
'Not in a million years!'	NEVER
'Smallville' actress Durance	ERICA
'Um, of course!'	OBVI
'You still mad at me?'	AREWEGOOD
100%	ALL
A thing ___ itself	UNTO
Abruptly stop responding to texts, say	GHOST
Absolute ___ (coldest possible temperature)	ZERO
Annoying	PESKY
Awesome	FAB
Book excerpts	PASSAGES
Calendar blocks	DAYS
Carry-on inspectors (Abbr.)	TSA
Change for a twenty	TENS
Chemistry unit whose size is measured in angstroms	ATOM
Close pals	BUDS
Colorado neighbor	UTAH
Competed like Simone Manuel	SWAM
Fashion magazine	VOGUE
Friends, down under	MATES
Give permission	ALLOW
Glowing gas	NEON
Good thing to have	ASSET
Go___Me (money-raising platform)	FUND
Healing up	ONTHEMEND
Hogs the bed	SPRAWLS
Home to the biggest city and the highest mountain	ASIA
Hulk action	SMASH
In addition	TOO
In addition	ALSO
Initial poker stake	ANTE
Jump in headfirst, say	DIVE
Leaning Tower city	PISA
Like a sloth	SLOW
Like some clock numerals	ROMAN
Long, long times	EONS
Make believe	PLAYPRETEND
Makeup of some gay couples	DADS
Many professors (Abbr.)	DRS
Modern folklore	URBANLEGEND
Molecular biology topic	GENE
Nasty	ICKY
Neither present nor future	PAST
Nickname for Grandma	NANA
NPR journalist Shapiro	ARI
Oil drilling structure	RIG
Part of a stationary bike	PEDAL
Peppermint Patty, to Marcie	SIR
Place for a ring or a stud	NOSE
Plumbing issues	DRIPS
Receded	EBBED
RSVPs, e.g	REPLIES
Sax type	ALTO
Seat without a back	STOOL
Serious	SOBER
Shakespearean 'you'	THOU
Skirt line	HEM
Sledding surface	SNOW
Some family members	SONS
Speedy	RAPID
Spot for a facial	SPA
Spread falsehoods	LIE
Stands the test of time	LASTS
They're larger than villages	TOWNS
Thought-provoking	DEEP
Tread loudly	STOMP
Warning on an envelope	DONOTBEND
Wield, like the Force	USE
___ a trail	BLAZE
___ Dame	NOTRE
___ for your buck	BANG
___ Park (New Zealand sports stadium)	EDEN
___ thermometer	ORAL