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Below are USA Today December 16, 2018 Crossword Answers. We have changed the way we posting answers and solutions for clues; instead of opening them in a new page we are revealing answers and solutions in the same page. This is the simplest way for you to find the answers. As you see in the left side are crossword clues and in the right side are crossword answers.
Author: by Fred Piscop
Across
| Word before wave or basin | TIDAL |
| Clad like many superheroes | CAPED |
| ___ Beta Kappa | PHI |
| Vacation isle off Venezuela | ARUBA |
| Catherine of “Home Alone” | OHARA |
| Long. crosser, on a map | LAT |
| Irving Berlin musical about a socialite ambassador | CALLMEMADAM |
| Boot a grounder, say | ERR |
| Off base with permission | ONLEAVE |
| Of ill repute | SEAMY |
| The Beatles’ meter maid | RITA |
| One-eighties | UEYS |
| Supplies with a crew | MANS |
| Feature of a dress shirt | LONGSLEEVE |
| “Are you hurt?” response | IMOK |
| Marathon souvenir shirts | TEES |
| Go to seed | ROT |
| Nick Charles’ mate | NORA |
| Whence the phoenix arose | ASHES |
| Kunis of “Bad Moms” | MILA |
| Collection of scenes | ACT |
| App that’s a scourge to cabbies | UBER |
| Wine with a sparkle | ASTI |
| 2008 presidential also-ran | JOHNMCCAIN |
| A handshake may seal one | DEAL |
| Keystone lawmen | KOPS |
| Mutant superheroes of comics | XMEN |
| New Zealand tongue experiencing a revival | MAORI |
| USS Constitution, notably | FRIGATE |
| “___ Song” (Taylor Swift tune) | OUR |
| Sony or Universal | RECORDLABEL |
| Lyrical lines | ODE |
| Play to the balcony | EMOTE |
| Sewing machine innovator Howe | ELIAS |
| “Cheap Thrills” singer | SIA |
| Wearer of a conical cap, once | DUNCE |
| Terse summons | SEEME |
Down
| Moe’s Southwest Grill order | TACO |
| Tabriz’s land | IRAN |
| Needing sharpening | DULL |
| Fit for the job | ABLE |
| “Humble” rapper Kendrick | LAMAR |
| Recover from a fainting | COMETO |
| “Caught ya!” | AHA |
| Part of a dog’s paw | PAD |
| Baseball’s dead-ball ___ | ERA |
| Ones in distress, in old movies | DAMSELS |
| Request prior to an anthem | PLEASERISE |
| “No ___, no foul” | HARM |
| Humble response to “Nice job!” | ITRY |
| Like a superhero’s archenemy | EVIL |
| Sclera’s place | EYE |
| Heavy metal band named for a bacterium | ANTHRAX |
| Plays for a pawn | USES |
| “Bang Bang” rapper Nicki | MINAJ |
| Brand name reintroduced by BP | AMOCO |
| Where Kim holds sway | NORTHKOREA |
| Precursor of reggae | SKA |
| “Who’da thunk it?” | GEE |
| Electric cell inventor Alessandro | VOLTA |
| Shopping with virtual carts | ETAIL |
| Early lessons | ABCS |
| Brief moment, briefly | SEC |
| “Spy vs. Spy” magazine | MAD |
| Officiated at Fenway | UMPIRED |
| Hide-hair connector | NOR |
| “My schedule’s open” | IMFREE |
| Uncool sort | NERD |
| Frasier Crane’s sitcom brother | NILES |
| Calls from a stockyard | MOOS |
| BMW competitor | AUDI |
| Outburst of laughter | GALE |
| Irish Rose’s lover | ABIE |
| Lions or Tigers or Bears | TEAM |
| “Do it or ___!” | ELSE |
| Flightless Aussie bird | EMU |
| One in the clink | CON |
| Needing no Rx | OTC |