USA Today 2022 03 17 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Pick up, like a weight	LIFT
DAMAGE	MAR
Flaky part of a pie	CRUST
Prefix for 'normative'	HETERO
PLACE TO GET A MASSAGE	SPA
POORLY MADE	CHEAPO
___ to (mention)	REFER
BOMBARD	PELT
Response to 'Who wants to run a bunch of boring errands?'	NOTME
Word before 'song' or 'park'	THEME
Suffix for many belief systems	ISM
'Como la Flor' singer	SELENA
Salty condiment for bok choy	OYSTERSAUCE
Grp. organizing a book fair	PTA
COLORADO NATIVE	UTE
DENNY'S COMPETITOR	IHOP
Diary fasteners	CLASPS
FIREPLACE RESIDUE	ASH
Subway rodent	RAT
People who might use aquafaba instead of egg whites	VEGANS
FLIES HIGH	SOARS
C-SECTION MARK	SCAR
AFTERNOON NAP	SIESTA
Nightmare of a situation	ORDEAL
o.b. product	TAMPON
Typical 'Octonauts' watcher	TOT
MAKE FUN OF	MOCK
'Hello, sailor!'	AHOY
BANK OFFERING	LOAN
ACTRESS DESCHANEL	ZOOEY
Hashtag on an unedited photo	NOFILTER
INSECTS IN A COLONY	ANTS
Cook like bao	STEAM
'That was a bad joke'	NOTFUNNY
Trickle like syrup	SEEP
WILDEBEESTS	GNUS
GYRO BREAD	PITA
Name hidden in 'Hawaiian Islands'	ANI
Subject for some aspiring bilinguals (Abbr.)	ESL
Automated Twitter posters	BOTS
BEGAN TO LIKE	TOOKTO
CA's winter clock setting	PST
Nepali or Thai, e.g	ASIAN
'College GameDay' channel	ESPN
EMPHASIZE	STRESS
Jimmy ___ shoes	CHOO
ATM charges	FEES
Moves on tiptoe, maybe	SNEAKS
'Greetings!'	HEY
Smarties shape	DISC
12/31, FOR SHORT	NYE
MSNBC ALTERNATIVE	CNN
Mars 2020 org	NASA
Skeptical person	CYNIC
'Awww!'	TOOCUTE
Signable arm covers	CASTS
Fumble, like a ball	DROP
Disney character who can make it snow	ELSA
UPSCALE HOTEL CHAIN	RITZCARLTON
Rhyme and synonym for 'blob'	GLOB
Tik___	TOK
TOTAL JERK	ASS
REQUEST	ASKFOR

Pick up, like a weight

LIFT

DAMAGE

MAR

Flaky part of a pie

CRUST

Prefix for 'normative'

HETERO

PLACE TO GET A MASSAGE

SPA

POORLY MADE

CHEAPO