USA Today 2023 04 12 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Game, ___ and match	SET
Enjoying a hot streak	ONFIRE
Place for a garter	LEG
HAS TO PAY BACK	OWES
LEAKS SLOWLY	SEEPS
FINDS A PURPOSE FOR	USES
Former flame	EXLOVER
Al pastor food	TACO
'___ favor'	POR
Embroidery and beadwork, for two	ARTS
JOINED FORCES	TEAMEDUP
Self-focused period	METIME
TONS	ALOT
Water bottle size	LITER
LARGEST CONTINENT	ASIA
COME TO A CLOSE	END
Birds in coops	HENS
SURROUNDED BY	AMIDST
FIRSTBORN	ELDEST
Grindr or Tinder	APP
Middle of a tennis court	NET
BIRCH OR BEECH	TREE
ACTRESS MENDES	EVA
Get groceries	SHOP
y-___ (vertical line on a graph)	AXIS
TOPS OF SEMICOLONS	DOTS
Small amt. in recipes	TSP
BUFFALO	BISON
GENTLY PERSUADE	COAX
'This looks bad!'	UHOH
LOOK IMPOLITELY	STARE
Their and my	OUR
SUFFIX IN MANY LANGUAGE NAMES	ESE
'. . . approximately'	ISH
Biased against seniors, for example	AGEIST
Person from Glasgow	SCOT
Music genre from Michigan	DETROITTECHNO
'Are you hungry?' 'I could ___'	EAT
Animal in a pride	LION
Missouri city (Abbr.)	STL
A REALLY LONG TIME	EONS
'That's exactly right!'	YES
JAR TOP	LID
Shoe patterns	TREADS
EXAMS	TESTS
HOMEOWNER'S DOCUMENT	DEED
'Stay in your ___!'	LANE
'We Do This ___ We Free Us' (Mariame Kaba book)	TIL
Band device	AMP
MOST ACHY	SOREST
Mechanical keyboard instrument	PLAYERPIANO
Least shallow	DEEPEST
MOVE FURTIVELY	SNEAK
BEAVER'S PROJECT	DAM
ADORN	DECORATE
GET MARRIED SECRETLY	ELOPE
HORSE GAITS	TROTS
Subtle alternative to 'Hey, you!'	PSST
BOOM'S OPPOSITE	BUST
MAKE MORE INTERESTING	SPICEUP
'My alarm didn't go off' is one	EXCUSE
JAPANESE DOGS	AKITAS
Number of kings on a chessboard	TWO

Game, ___ and match

SET

Enjoying a hot streak

ONFIRE

Place for a garter

LEG

HAS TO PAY BACK

OWES

LEAKS SLOWLY

SEEPS

FINDS A PURPOSE FOR

USES