USA Today Crossword December 17 2024 Answers (12/17/24)

Our USA Today Crossword December 17, 2024 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. USA Today Crossword is a popular daily puzzle that tests the player’s vocabulary, spelling, and general knowledge skills. The puzzle is available in print and digital format and is enjoyed by people of all ages. The clues can range from easy to challenging and the player must use their critical thinking abilities to solve the puzzle. It is a great way to pass the time and challenge oneself.

USA Today Crossword December 17, 2024 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 12/17/24, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Money-focused execs
5A	Zits and the like
9A	Identify
13A	Hot room in a spa
14A	Word before "circle" or "top"
15A	Got 100% on
16A	Like the paper in many notebooks
17A	Lawsuit
18A	Kai jeow cuisine
19A	___ Nova (zoo-themed board game)
20A	Spy on the inside
23A	Item in a claw machine
24A	Rodeo rope
25A	Exam
26A	"So ___ we were . . ."
28A	Second word of the golden rule
30A	Prickly plant with healing gel
32A	Purple berry
33A	Fuel for some cars
36A	Totally knocked out
41A	Wear
42A	"3 Body Problem" actor Cunningham
43A	Say "It wasn't me!"
44A	Sandwich shop
45A	Book parts
48A	Bold slumber party game option
50A	DEA employee
52A	Airport grp. with bins
55A	Writer of the 1948 novel "The Living Is Easy"
57A	Golf course standard
58A	Once again
59A	Dutch cheese
60A	"It's impossible for me"
62A	Wet cleaning tools
63A	Yard tool
64A	Fine sprays
65A	Appeal to a higher power
66A	Like blue hair
67A	School assignment
1D	City that's the gateway to the Nile Delta
2D	1980 hit by Lipps Inc.
3D	Single
4D	Seat on a horse's back
5D	Say "It was Mrs. Peacock in the dining room with the knife"
6D	Crustaceans that typically walk sideways
7D	Someone who's good at what they do
8D	Fencing blade
9D	Nature-focused mag and TV channel
10D	Hurts
11D	Intended
12D	Tweak to make better
13D	Bed frame part
21D	Rower's equipment
22D	Room that buildings with flat roofs generally lack
27D	Rooster's counterpart
29D	Scottish "no"
30D	Toss into the mix
31D	British bathroom
32D	Mini bank
33D	Gym member's benefit that lets them bring a friend
34D	"The Baby-Sitters Club" author ___ M. Martin
35D	Messy room
37D	Group of ships
38D	___ change (routine car maintenance)
39D	Metaphorical time to save for
40D	Dedicated poem
44D	Tired
45D	Major for a future ENT or OB-GYN
46D	Cooling appliances, for short
47D	The moment to get serious
48D	Charity giver
49D	Cornmeal cake
51D	Conscious
53D	Character in the movie "Elf"
54D	Like many student films
55D	Slightly wet
56D	Group of animals
61D	Prefix for "gender"

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