December 27 2016 - USA Today Crossword Answers
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| "Aladdin" parrot | IAGO |
| "Checkered" period | PAST |
| "Every kiss begins . . ." jeweler | KAY |
| "Gay" city of song | PAREE |
| "Not to mention . . ." | AND |
| "The Lion King" lioness | NALA |
| "Walk the dog" toy | YOYO |
| "Works for me" | IMHAPPY |
| After-the-fact analysis | POSTMORTEM |
| Alan of "The West Wing" | ALDA |
| Angler's hope | BITE |
| Arm bar, e.g | HOLD |
| Bend at a barre | PLIE |
| Bert who played a lion | LAHR |
| Birthstone for many Libras | OPAL |
| Branded beast | STEER |
| Business suit accessories | TIECLASPS |
| Cease's partner | DESIST |
| Cellular system structure | TOWER |
| Cheese in a red rind | EDAM |
| Colosseum garment | TOGA |
| Comic Silverman | SARAH |
| Common locket shape | OVAL |
| Cool treats | ICES |
| Dead heat at Belmont, say | PHOTOFINISH |
| Dick Tracy's love | TESS |
| Did a track meet job | TIMED |
| Dubrovnik denizen | CROAT |
| Dungeon hardware | IRONS |
| Flash drive filler | DATA |
| Got the ball rolling | BEGAN |
| Guitars, slangily | AXES |
| Hang in there | LAST |
| Hitting the sauce big-time | ONABENDER |
| How bald eagles mate | FORLIFE |
| Illegal whiskey trade, e.g | BLACKMARKET |
| Junkyard item | OLDCAR |
| Kid-lit skater Brinker | HANS |
| Krugerrand seller, perhaps | COINDEALER |
| Lacking a downside | NORISK |
| Lake Nasser's river | NILE |
| Lends support to | AIDS |
| Lisa of "The Cosby Show" | BONET |
| Maalox target, slangily | AGITA |
| Maze-running rodent | LABRAT |
| Ollie's pal in old comedies | STAN |
| One way to play bass guitar | SLAP |
| Order-taker's device, nowadays | IPAD |
| Pass rushers' tackles | SACKS |
| Pasta or potato, to a marathoner | CARB |
| Polite response to a schoolmarm | YESM |
| Pottery fragment | SHARD |
| Prefix with lock or knock | ANTI |
| Prefix with mural | INTRA |
| Pricing word | EACH |
| Printer's blue shade | CYAN |
| Pro bono TV spot, briefly | PSA |
| Reception problem | STATIC |
| REM part | EYE |
| Road or 'roid follower | RAGE |
| Shooter ammo | PEAS |
| Shop talk | ARGOT |
| Steer clear of | AVOID |
| Strike defiers | SCABS |
| Terra ___ (pot material) | COTTA |
| Texas Hold 'em holding | PAIR |
| Three-time foe of Frazier | ALI |
| Tippler's road offense, briefly | DWI |
| Tribal tales | LORE |
| Trident-shaped Greek letters | PSIS |
| Tropical juice source | PAPAYA |
| Trucker's toll unit | AXLE |
| Wearer of a white hat | CHEF |
| Wine glass feature | STEM |
| Winslet of "Titanic" | KATE |
| Word that can follow the first parts of 17-, 27-, 45- and 61-Across | OPS |
| World Cup cheer | OLE |
| Yardstick (Abbr.) | STD |