USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2022 01 11

crossword answers
Clue Answer
TERM OF ENDEARMENT BABE
PRELIMINARY PRINTS PROOFS
Roxane Gay pieces ESSAYS
Con artist's ruse SCAM
Green food from Castelvetrano OLIVE
SONG FOR ONE PERSON SOLO
Orange's exterior PEEL
TROUBLESOME PESKY
Corner chess pieces ROOKS
BOTTLE TOPS CAPS
INACTIVE IDLE
Head offstage EXIT
'___ Too Well (10 Minute Version)' ALL
'L8r!' CYA
BURDEN ONUS
Don't leave STAY
Part of a mahjong set TILE
Supermodel Akech ADUT
DMV annoyances LINES
CLUTTER MESS
Opposite of 'anti-' PRO
HEARING ___ AID
Scamper away RUNOFF
PRAYER ENDING AMEN
'Anti' artist's nickname RIRI
'. . . ish' ORSO
'What's up?' gesture NOD
Bring life to ANIMATE
BEHOLDS SEES
Genre of Octavia E. Butler books AFROFUTURISM
TATER ___ TOT
Dial-up successor DSL
Soccer score word NIL
'Greetings, sailor!' AHOY
Symbols in Kansas City Royals logos CROWNS
MADE LESS DIFFICULT EASED
Kahlo known for her self-portraits FRIDA
Sewn line SEAM
BAD SMELL ODOR
Number of NBA championships won by Sam Jones TEN
Two queens or two sevens PAIR
PLACE TO SWIM POOL
Yesterday, it was tomorrow TODAY
TV channel changer REMOTE
Newbie on campus FROSH
PART OF A BASKETBALL HOOP NET
PHONE PROGRAMS APPS
Try to score a goal SHOOT
QUICK MESSAGE NOTE
GRATIS FREE
Negro League icon Paige who started an MLB game at age 59 SATCHEL
SLIP AWAY FROM ELUDE
Dust ___ allergy MITE
Away from danger SAFE
BLEND MIX
SWIMSUIT BRAND SPEEDO
Stand-___ (substitutes) INS
___ Kipling (Ravi Ross' pet lizard) MRS
Doesn't feel so hot AILS
They/___ pronouns SHE
Romaine-based dish CAESARSALAD
Like some winter jackets PUFFY
RESPECTFUL ADDRESS SIR