October 19 2016 - USA Today Crossword Answers
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| "Humble" dwelling | ABODE |
| "If I could get a word in . . ." | AHEM |
| "Marvy!" | FAB |
| Act the worrywart | STEW |
| Autumn air quality | NIP |
| B or O, at a blood bank | TYPE |
| Blackjack option | STAY |
| Blue ribbon, e.g | AWARD |
| Bottom of the strike zone, roughly | KNEECAP |
| Breath-taking snakes | BOAS |
| Burgundy grape | PINOT |
| Cameo shapes | OVALS |
| Car battery end marked "-" | ANODE |
| Category for the first words of 17-, 30- and 39-Across | CARDSINUNO |
| Caught a few winks | SNOOZED |
| Classic sneakers | KEDS |
| Clog-clearing chemical | LYE |
| Closes in on | NEARS |
| Constellation component | STAR |
| Contrary gardener of rhyme | MARY |
| Courtroom panelist | JUROR |
| Cut from the crew | AXED |
| Devious tactic | PLOY |
| Each, slangily | APOP |
| eBay offer | BID |
| Eden outcast | ADAM |
| Enchilada alternative | TACO |
| Excessive, as force | UNDUE |
| Firecracker feature | FUSE |
| G. Gordon of Watergate | LIDDY |
| Gigantic | MASSIVE |
| Heisman Trophy winner Flutie | DOUG |
| Ill-advised | UNWISE |
| Indonesian tourist spot | BALI |
| Island in 1-Down | AMITY |
| John who sang "Daniel" | ELTON |
| Keynote giver, e.g | ORATOR |
| Maalox rival | MYLANTA |
| Mallard's call | QUACK |
| Medical researcher's goal | CURE |
| Mile or milligram | UNIT |
| Mountain climber's view | VISTA |
| Move, in 5-Down lingo | RELO |
| Nature documentary subject | WILDANIMAL |
| Nile Valley nation | EGYPT |
| Not normal | ODD |
| Pentathlon blades | EPEES |
| Poet who inspired "Cats" | ELIOT |
| Porker's quarters | STY |
| Prepares for painting | PRIMES |
| Price to play | ANTE |
| Professional with lots to offer | REALTOR |
| Rose of Guns N' Roses | AXL |
| Scatter, as seeds | SOW |
| Semifrozen downpour | SLEET |
| Settles onto a settee | SITS |
| Smoking an e-cig | VAPING |
| Snagged with a lariat | ROPED |
| Some smokehouse selections | HAMS |
| Span often named for a president | ERA |
| Spend wastefully | BLOW |
| Spherical solids | ORBS |
| Square dance song | SKIPTOMYLOU |
| State solemnly | AVOW |
| Stick shift selection | REVERSEGEAR |
| Stone of "Casino" | SHARON |
| Tends to a squeak | OILS |
| Tennis do-overs | LETS |
| The Beatles or KISS | QUARTET |
| Three-layered snack | OREO |
| Thriller partly set aboard the Orca | JAWS |
| Ticketless train rider | HOBO |
| Touch-screen image | ICON |
| Unmannerly sort | BOOR |
| Use a surgical beam on | LASE |
| Use emery on | ABRADE |
| Utah's state gem | TOPAZ |
| ___-poly | ROLY |