USA Today 2023 08 23 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Chocolate-covered graham cracker-and-marshmallow treat	MOONPIE
APPEAR TO BE	SEEM
Baby jaguar	CUB
Beams of sunlight	RAYS
Become a puddle	MELT
'THE GAME IS ___!'	AFOOT
Caricaturist's tool	PEN
CHOCOLATE-AND-CARAMEL CANDY	ROLO
ANSWERED	REPLIED
Cola originally called 'Brad's Drink'	PEPSI
MASTERCARD ALTERNATIVE	VISA
STILL IN CONTENTION	ALIVE
RIPPED	TORE
ACLU and GLAAD	ORGS
'___This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?' (Springsteen song)	DOES
'WILL DO!'	ONIT
'Teardrops on My ___' (Taylor Swift song)	GUITAR
'Sweeney ___' (Sondheim musical)	TODD
EYE IRRITATION	STYE
Comets or Rockets, on scoreboards	HOU
Bonobo, e.g	APE
'Elephant Love ___' ('Moulin Rouge' song)	MEDLEY
'Easy A' star Stone	EMMA
OVERLY CURIOUS	NOSY
PONDERED	MUSED
Texting during a meal, for some	PEEVE
Courier and Comic Sans	FONTS
FREQUENTLY	OFTEN
HESITATED	FALTERED
JEWELED HEADPIECES	TIARAS
EMDR might treat it	TRAUMA
EMCEE'S OPENER	INTRO
RAINBOW'S SHAPE	ARC
Unhappy cat's sound	HISS
Vast assortment	ARRAY
Fashion magazine topics	STYLES
EXITS	LEAVES
It might be a good sign	OMEN
CONTRIBUTES	ADDS
SCORCHES	SEARS
NOTABLE PERIODS	ERAS
Stressful experiences	ORDEALS
KIT ___ BAR	KAT
GREEN PREFIX	ECO
SHALLOWEST GREAT LAKE	ERIE
Tennis Hall of Famer Monica	SELES
FRYING LIQUID	OIL
Things muddy dogs make	MESSES
Garment in Cora Harrington's 'In Intimate Detail'	BRA
TAKE A BREAK	REST
Like pools in which you're unlikely to get sunburned	INDOOR
UNACCOMPANIED	ALONE
___ XING	PED
___ VERDE NATIONAL PARK	MESA
Queens' subjects, in a hive	WORKERBEES
The 'T' of TLC	TENDER
Nickname for Beyonce	BEY
TV WATCHER	VIEWER
WORLD CUP CHEER	OLE
Lover of Renaissance fairs, perhaps	HISTORYBUFF
JUST SAT AROUND	LOAFED
Speedier	FASTER
Niqab, for example	VEIL

Chocolate-covered graham cracker-and-marshmallow treat

MOONPIE

APPEAR TO BE

SEEM

Baby jaguar

CUB

Beams of sunlight

RAYS

Become a puddle

MELT

'THE GAME IS ___!'

AFOOT