USA Today 2023 07 25 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
'. . . kinda'	ISH
'Can't win 'em all'	THATSLIFE
'Superbad' actor Michael	CERA
'Sure'	FINE
'That guess is way off'	NOTEVENCLOSE
'Their ___ Were Watching God'	EYES
'Whose ___ are you on?'	SIDE
Academic reviewer, sometimes	PEER
ACORN PRODUCER	OAK
ADMITS DEFEAT	CONCEDES
Aluminum container	CAN
AUCTION WEBSITE	EBAY
AUNT, IN SPANISH	TIA
BELONGING TO US	OUR
CARVE INTO STONE	ETCH
COLORADO PEOPLE	UTE
Day for Shabbat dinner (Abbr.)	FRI
DECIDES	OPTS
LACKING COLOR	PALE
DRYLY HUMOROUS	WRY
GRITTY FILM GENRE	NOIR
PRACTICAL	USEFUL
DECORATE	ADORN
EXAM	TEST
EVEN SCORE	TIE
READY, WILLING AND ___	ABLE
SALAD TYPE	CAESAR
LIL ___ X	NAS
PART OF A CHROMOSOME	GENE
NFL OFFICIALS	REFS
PEA CASINGS	PODS
PEACH CENTERS	PITS
DULCE DE ___	LECHE
OUTER GARMENTS	COATS
HIDDEN DOWNSIDE	CATCH
PHONE PROTECTOR	CASE
HARD TO PICK UP	HEAVY
Round dessert	PIE
Off-road ride	ATV
Major flop	EPICFAIL
Number of millimeters in a centimeter	TEN
Disses exchanged between players	TRASHTALK
Ferry, kayak, etc	BOATS
Flop ___ (period marked by floundering)	ERA
Game whose name is shouted near its end	UNO
Gato, in English	CAT
Haul ___ (move really fast)	ASS
Horned herbivorous animal	RHINO
Immunized	VACCINATED
Like Santeria	AFROCUBAN
Like steamy fan fiction	EROTIC
Mario and Luigi, for example	TWINS
Pan-fried dim sum items made from root vegetables	TAROCAKES
Potential response to 'They look alike!'	IDONTSEEIT
___ IN A LIFETIME	ONCE
___ FAIRE	REN
WELL-ORGANIZED	NEAT
TIP OF A SHOE	TOE
TENNIS MATCH SEGMENTS	SETS
TATTOO PARLOR SUPPLIES	INKS
Tax-collecting org	IRS
Sculptor's creation	STATUE
Vampire Weekend bassist Chris	BAIO
Three-ingredient sammie	BLT
Saplike secretion	RESIN
Shower curtain support	ROD
Time of year during which many people look for relationships	CUFFINGSEASON
___ Twitter (community for fanbases)	STAN
___Pen (emergency device)	EPI

'. . . kinda'

ISH

'Can't win 'em all'

THATSLIFE

'Superbad' actor Michael

CERA

'Sure'

FINE

'That guess is way off'

NOTEVENCLOSE

'Their ___ Were Watching God'

EYES