USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2023 08 25

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Word before 'skating' or 'eight' FIGURE
SPOKEN ORAL
FANTASY MEANIE TROLL
FANTASY MEANIE ORC
MASCARA TARGET EYELASH
Mai ___ (rhyming cocktail) TAI
New ___ City YORK
___ out a victory (barely won) EKED
IMPLIED TACIT
'Give me one more chance!' ICANCHANGE
AILING ILL
Way to get money for household items ESTATESALE
Shelter for some unhoused people TENT
Boxing ruling (Abbr.) TKO
CORE BELIEF TENET
AT NO COST FREE
WILD PIG BOAR
'So ___, so good' FAR
NYC subway org. whose 'M' stands for 'metropolitan' MTA
'THE MATRIX' HERO NEO
Utah's capital (Abbr.) SLC
Donna Summer genre DISCO
'Will handle immediately' ONIT
Result of taking a photo while moving BLUR
TAXI CAB
Feature of most donuts HOLE
'The ___ of Glory' (Lady Gaga song) EDGE
Salary increase based on good job performance MERITRAISE
Sly smile GRIN
LEAST STRONG WEAKEST
SMALL BIT TAD
Abruptly stop texting back GHOST
TRIPPY DRUG LSD
WOOLLY JACKET FLEECE
COUNT UP TALLY
Big bargains STEALS
Like sapphic poetry HOMOEROTIC
'BE QUIET!' SHH
Tool used to part hair COMB
Stuff bound in bales HAY
Goal of some medical research CURE
FOUL MOOD SNIT
ANGER IRE
PUBLIC PERCEPTION IMAGE
'Tik Tok' singer KESHA
CONGESTED-SOUNDING NASAL
___ MATER ALMA
NOT SUCCEED FAIL
CLEVELAND'S GREAT LAKE ERIE
VOCALIZE SAY
Plant grown as food CROP
JEANS MATERIAL DENIM
___ and shine RISE
Diagonally worn pageant accessories SASHES
PRECISE EXACT
BICKER ARGUE
FARM STORAGE BUILDING SILO
YOGA POSES ASANAS
Top exec CEO
ANGRY CROSS
Stir-frying pans WOKS
Very close pal, for short BFF
ATTEMPTS STABS
REPAIR FIX