USA Today 2023 05 09 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
HAVE A MEAL	EAT
Sent to a different team	TRADED
WALLET ITEMS	IDS
BONFIRE RESIDUE	ASH
Prefix meaning 'bad'	MAL
REDUCES TO A PULP	MASHES
Bighorn's bellow	BAA
DRYLY FUNNY	WRY
GET CLOSER TO	GONEAR
Like saying 'Bless you'	POLITE
Title job for Thomas Wazhashk in a 2020 Louise Erdrich novel	NIGHTWATCHMAN
Delicious scent	AROMA
BALLET SKIRTS	TUTUS
ELITISTS	SNOBS
Prefix similar to 'super-'	ULTRA
'It's Janet . . . Miss Jackson if you're ___'	NASTY
Short comedy piece	SKIT
Fannie ___ Hamer	LOU
Arousing art	EROTICA
The ___ Carta	MAGNA
EDIBLE POCKETS	PITAS
Ideal starting hand in poker	ACES
LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT	NICKOFTIME
Part of wpm or mph	PER
Signer of a corporate apology	CEO
Skin design, for short	TAT
RESULT OF ADDITION	SUM
Reason for saying 'Bless you'	SNEEZE
Section of a history timeline	ERA
Not scheduled to work	OFF
OUT OF STYLE	PASSE
'Sea'-soning	SALT
'That's not exactly breaking news'	IMAWARE
SONGS	TUNES
IMMEDIATELY	ASAP
Rival of Harvard	YALE
ACCOMPANY	ESCORT
'___ MISERABLES'	LES
INFORM	TELL
'Heck yeah!'	WOO
They're like scissors but bigger	SHEARS
Heavy produce	MELONS
Joy or excitement	EMOTION
Unholy act	SIN
Sound-based detection system	SONAR
RADIO, TV, ETC	MEDIA
SOME RODENTS	RATS
PAINTER KAHLO	FRIDA
Makes a scornful sound	SCOFFS
ABSORB	SOAKUP
SNAKELIKE SEA CREATURES	EELS
HIGHWAY SECTION	LANE
Dangerous vapors	FUMES
SMALL AMOUNTS	TADS
Measures of gold purity	KARATS
___ butter lotion	SHEA
___ flaw	FATAL
'Body Party' singer	CIARA

HAVE A MEAL

EAT

Sent to a different team

TRADED

WALLET ITEMS

IDS

BONFIRE RESIDUE

ASH

Prefix meaning 'bad'

MAL

REDUCES TO A PULP

MASHES