USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2023 04 24

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Conversation-hogging speech MONOLOGUE
CHESS WIN MATE
'Game of Thrones' actor Dinklage PETER
LIKE A DIRTY FIREPLACE ASHY
'So It ___ . . .' (Taylor Swift song) GOES
PET RODENT RAT
'This is too much for me!' ICANTEVEN
COLOR SIMILAR TO BEIGE TAN
FEMALE DEER DOE
ALONE SOLO
Campus in Columbus, for short OSU
CHOOSE OPT
Cruise ship employee STEWARD
'However,' in a text OTOH
'No negativity allowed here!' GOODVIBESONLY
SPEARHEADED LED
Mischievous folklore creature IMP
NARROW OPENING SLIT
Muppet who's over 8 feet tall BIGBIRD
Octavia E. Butler time-travel novel KINDRED
It might be hidden in a fake rock SPAREKEY
KNOCKS OVER TOPPLES
Place to extract ore MINE
Figure rising over New York Harbor LADYLIBERTY
Serious distress AGONY
SO FAR YET
First nonweekend day (Abbr.) MON
BORDER EDGE
Flavor-enhancing ingredient MSG
Fragrant stir-fry ingredient SESAMEOIL
Important stat for an airport pickup ETA
Official language in Barbados (Abbr.) ENG
'Jeez!' MAN
'GET IT?' SEE
Get a sense of GAUGE
Streaming choppiness LAG
Movement tracked by a Fitbit STEP
Two-wheeled commute option BIKE
Orange Bowl mascot OBIE
Word after 'mutual' or 'first' AID
Meat in a Cubano HAM
PURSUE ROMANTICALLY WOO
TIGHTLY STRETCHED TAUT
THROW AWAY TOSS
WORN-DOWN PENCIL NUB
Resilient, determined person TOUGHCOOKIE
DISAPPROVING SOUND TSK
SALON SUPPLIES DYES
ACORN TREES OAKS
PEDICURED DIGIT TOE
TEENSY LITTLE
TENNIS LEGEND ANDRE AGASSI
THE GREAT ___ OF CHINA WALL
UNDERGROUND LAVA MAGMA
OWNER'S DOCUMENT TITLE
SECTIONS PARTS
HYPE UP PROMOTE
'___ not fair!' ITS
'TOTALLY!' YEP
Sushi orders ROLLS
Tiny Desk Concerts network NPR
Winter racing sled LUGE
www.xavier.___ EDU
EIGHTEEN-WHEELER SEMI
MAKES SIMPLER EASES
NO IFS, ___ OR BUTS ANDS
NAIL POLISH BRAND OPI
SALSA VERDE INGREDIENT TOMATILLO
___ gobi ALOO
___ ice caps POLAR