USA Today 2022 01 22 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Created a poem, e.g	WROTE
STRIPED CHRISTMAS CANDIES	CANES
Non-mainstream, for short	ALT
Removed for a rules violation, for short	DQED
FRAGMENT OF GLASS	SHARD
Quickly made, like a decision	HASTY
Lost concentration	SPACED
Pays for a poker hand	ANTES
HOME ON AN ESTATE	MANOR
GARDENING TOOLS	HOES
MOISTENS	WETS
CBS forensics drama	CSI
MORAL TRANSGRESSION	SIN
Theater selection	SEAT
YO-YO MA'S INSTRUMENT	CELLO
___ TO (TAKE CARE OF)	TEND
TRANSMITTED	SENT
BRITISH NOBLEMEN	EARLS
Apt rhyme for 'deal'	STEAL
KANGA'S BABY	ROO
ALPACA RELATIVE	LLAMA
VITAMIN STAT	RDA
Item made in Santa's workshop	TOY
'Obviously!'	NODUH
Place to get a mud mask	SPA
FASHION DESIGNER CHUNG	ALEXA
Wrapping up	WINDINGTOACLOSE
SpongeBob's pet Gary, e.g	SEASNAIL
ALLEVIATE	EASE
Team of astronauts	CREW
Moved toward	NEARED
'___ Lake' (Tchaikovsky ballet)	SWAN
Like a tear-jerker	SAD
FLOPPY ___	DISK
LARGE AMOUNT	TON
Business higher-ups	EXECS
Pasta in some salads	MACARONI
Prefix for 'lingual'	TRI
'Fight ___ Love' (Andrea Gibson poem)	FOR
RATING SYMBOL	STAR
BAGHDAD'S COUNTRY	IRAQ
MERIT	EARN
NATIVE OF COLORADO	UTE
Not very costly	CHEAP
Gets passed overhead from person to person at a concert	CROWDSURFS
Scent of some green candles	PINE
FRIENDS, IN AUSTRALIA	MATES
GOT MARRIED	WED
Fruit infused in gin	SLOE
UFO PILOTS, MAYBE	ETS
EIGHTEEN-WHEELERS	SEMIS
___ Fierce aka Beyonce	SASHA
'Samesies!'	ASDOI
Cord-free computer accessory	WIRELESSMOUSE
'YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!'	IDONTWANNA
Cigar schmutz	ASH
Popular soiree pairing	WINEANDCHEESE
Like a creative type	ARTSY
BOUNDARY-PUSHING	EDGY
THE DEVIL	SATAN
CIVIL RIGHTS ICON PARKS	ROSA
Alluring people	CHARMERS
CAR TYPE	SEDAN
Name hidden in 'Angela Lansbury'	ALAN

Created a poem, e.g

WROTE

STRIPED CHRISTMAS CANDIES

CANES

Non-mainstream, for short

ALT

Removed for a rules violation, for short

DQED

FRAGMENT OF GLASS

SHARD

Quickly made, like a decision

HASTY