USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 27

crossword answers
Clue Answer
'Aw, heck!' DARN
BAND'S BOOKING GIG
BLOTCHES SPOTS
INFORMAL LANGUAGE SLANG
FAUX ___ PAS
ILL WILL RANCOR
MALL TENANTS SHOPS
GENDER-NEUTRAL PRONOUN THEY
BIG BIRD IN AUSTRALIA EMU
Banana or Sexy Banana, for example COSTUME
Art whose performers sometimes wear hip pads DRAG
Play's first section ACTONE
Car fuel, in Britain PETROL
Car's honker HORN
Comedian's 'I'm being serious' NOTABIT
Degrees for doctors MDS
Eye shadow applicator BRUSH
Fancily dressed GUSSIEDUP
Find out what people are saying ASKAROUND
Getting ahead despite poor performance FAILINGUPWARDS
Had a total cost of RANTO
Ham ___ (flavorer of collards) HOCK
HBO show starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey THELASTOFUS
Heart or skin ORGAN
Language also known as Unangam Tunuu ALEUT
Major upsets in March Madness BRACKETBUSTERS
Midori ___, first woman to land a triple axel in competition ITO
Nail polish type cured under a UV lamp GEL
Necklace annoyances KNOTS
Open like a pen UNCAP
Piles of books STACKS
Rotten and smelly RANCID
Sipped or gulped DRANK
Tab or Esc KEY
Airport org TSA
___ cha sauce SHA
___ Washington Carver GEORGE
Actress ___ de Armas ANA
2023 World Baseball Classic MVP Shohei OHTANI
'___ yourselves!' BRACE
'___ KAPITAL' DAS
'Yellowjackets' channel, for short SHO
'Whaaat!' WOAH
'Truly wild!' ITSSHOCKING
'No idea here' IMATALOSS
'Hold on to your butts!' BUCKLEUP
'From now ___ / Forever / And ever, my darling' (Mariah Carey lyrics) UNTIL
GRAIN STORAGE STRUCTURE SILO
PEAR TYPE BOSC
OCEAN LANDMASS ISLE
MISLEAD LIETO
KOOL MOE ___ DEE
MARCHING INSECTS ANTS
Baton Rouge school LSU
Incense residue ASH
___ UP (ABSORB) SOP
FORESHADOWS BODES