April 5 2017 - USA Today Crossword Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| "America's Got Talent" group | PANEL |
| "Breaking" news stories | UPDATES |
| "Don't Know Why" singer Jones | NORAH |
| "Hogwash!" | ROT |
| "Somebody in this room . . ." | ONEOFYOU |
| "Transformers" actress | MEGANFOX |
| 63-Across distance, perhaps | MILE |
| An awfully long time | AGES |
| Aqua Velva rival | AFTA |
| Archaeological fragment | SHARD |
| Arthur of "Maude" | BEA |
| Blunted blades | EPEES |
| Bronx attraction | ZOO |
| Caster of evil spells | HEXER |
| Challenge for the IRS? | ARTFULTAXDODGER |
| Churchill Downs events | RACES |
| Coated with a precious metal | GILT |
| Cornerstone abbr | ESTD |
| Corrodes, in a way | RUSTS |
| Creditor's claim | LIEN |
| Cry from the flock | AMEN |
| Did a Triple-A job | TOWED |
| Ear-related | OTIC |
| Fat-removal procedure, for short | LIPO |
| Fertility clinic cells | OVA |
| Gardener, while weeding | HOER |
| Handle word | PULL |
| Health insurance giant | AETNA |
| Helen ___ ("The Miracle Worker" role) | KELLER |
| Help in a heist | ABET |
| HOMES part | ERIE |
| Idol's perch | PEDESTAL |
| Image burned in protest | EFFIGY |
| iTunes buy | SONG |
| Jackie O's son | JFKJR |
| Jeddah's waters | REDSEA |
| Juicy part of a fruit | PULP |
| La ___ (San Diego area) | JOLLA |
| Like a raw recruit | GREEN |
| Many Eng. degrees | BAS |
| Menu phrase | ALA |
| Merrimack crewmen, for short | REBS |
| Morales of "NYPD Blue" | ESAI |
| Nabisco cookie since 1912 | OREO |
| Nabisco cracker since 1934 | RITZ |
| One of the Jenner girls | KYLIE |
| One who's 21-Across | TYRO |
| Pillow prettifiers | SHAMS |
| Plan offered by 3-Down (Abbr.) | HMO |
| Plants in 24-Across | SEDGES |
| Prom rental, informally | TUX |
| Rains cats and dogs | TEEMS |
| Reed sections? | MARSHES |
| Request from the Rolling Stones to their accountant? | GIMMETAXSHELTER |
| RPM part | PER |
| Saloon sing-along | KARAOKE |
| Sedentary occupation | DESKJOB |
| Some senate votes | YEAS |
| Something to debate | ISSUE |
| Spa offering, briefly | MANIPEDI |
| Spin doctor's org | PRFIRM |
| Start of a football play | SNAP |
| Sun or moon, to a bard | ORB |
| Text requesting an RSVP | EVITE |
| They've gone splitsville | EXES |
| Track or swimming events | MEETS |
| Trousers, in some ads | SLAX |
| Try to hit, as a fly | SWATAT |
| Turkey ___ (Thanksgiving 5K, perhaps) | TROT |
| Twist the arm of | URGE |
| Voice above tenor | ALTO |
| Western New York financial legislation? | BUFFALOTAXBILLS |
| ___ Queen (Blizzard server) | DAIRY |
| ___ the Great (kid-lit detective) | NATE |