USA Today - Dec 22 2021

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Clues Answers
'. . . never mind' ORNOT
'Broken Clocks' singer SZA
'But still!' EVENSO
'Como ___ usted?' ESTA
'Hadestown' has two ACTS
'Stop being so harsh!' EASEUP
'___ the thought!' PERISH
Assign stars to RATE
Avoid on purpose SHUN
Bed for a baby CRIB
Calculates a sum ADDS
Canvas bag TOTE
Castle defenses MOATS
Color on the Jamaican flag GOLD
Comes to a close ENDS
Comfy top that might have a drawstring HOODIE
Companion animal PET
Competition for a pole vaulter MEET
Cow's call MOO
Drag queen ___ Oddly YVIE
Drop in the mail SEND
Enjoyed a lazy morning, perhaps SLEPTIN
Fantasy creature ORC
Going too far CROSSINGTHELINE
Hang out, in Barbados LIME
Hard to find RARE
Have a crush on LIKE
Hoop earring shape OVAL
Isolate at the expense of cooperation SILO
Joint with a silent first letter KNEE
Kaluuya who played Fred Hampton DANIEL
Lesser-known songs DEEPCUTS
Locations in Pokemon Go GYMS
Makes up for an 11-Down ATONES
Moderate gait TROT
Name that sounds like a doorstep item MATT
Clues Answers
Piece of hair STRAND
Portable beds COTS
Pricey cut of steak TBONE
Princess Jasmine's companion is one TIGER
Quechua speaker of old INCA
R&B singer whose name is a pronoun HER
Recipe abbreviation TBSP
Region ZONE
Religious wrongdoing SIN
Response to an oversharer TMI
Sacred bird IBIS
Samuel L. Jackson film that was almost called 'Pacific Air Flight 221' SNAKESONAPLANE
Say something useful MAKEAGOODPOINT
See 63-Across TEAR
Sesi subscriber, for example READER
Sign of what's to come OMEN
Slender pole ROD
Soft cheese BRIE
Some Korean cars KIAS
Spend time without comforts ROUGHIT
Staying out of the spotlight LYINGLOW
Subject of some photosensitivity warnings STROBE
Supply and demand field, for short ECON
Tahoe and Michigan, for two LAKES
Total legends ICONS
Valid LEGIT
Weevil or ladybug BEETLE
Whale that whistles and clicks ORCA
Word before 'lamp' or 'girl' LAVA
Wordless approval NOD
Words of emotional support IMHERE
Yes votes AYES
___ and 54-Down (result of everyday use) WEAR
___ Krishna (Vaishnava mantra) HARE
___ mehndi BRIDAL
___ worth NET