USA Today 2022 05 05 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
WHIZZES	ACES
Seats in a chapel	PEWS
PUT PEN TO PAPER	WRITE
RESTLESS	ANTSY
BUTTON ALTERNATIVE	SNAP
LONG FISH	EELS
AUTOS	CARS
NOT YOUNG	OLD
PHONE DOWNLOADS	APPS
BIG BURDEN	ONUS
Central Plains tribe	PAWNEENATION
'Mistake Creek Massacre' painter	QUEENIEMCKENZIE
Apt rhyme of 'spot'	DOT
Chakapuli and gumbo, e.g	STEWS
Chocolatey spread	NUTELLA
'That was a close one!'	WHEW
Many a college applicant, age-wise	TEEN
ENTERTAINED	AMUSED
The 'hump' of many workweeks	WEDNESDAY
IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING	SOTOSAY
Yellowfin or albacore, e.g	TUNA
___ room (place for a pool table)	REC
POSES A QUESTION	ASKS
COUPLES	PAIRS
REGRET	RUE
LARGE HOLE	PIT
Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane ___'	EYRE
Word before 'pad' or 'pool'	STENO
Award for Michaela Onyenwere in 2021	ROOKIEOFTHEYEAR
'Me day' locale	SPA
PARKING PENALTY	FINE
Hockey rink surface	ICE
Arouse, like curiosity	PIQUE
Makes decisions on Tinder	SWIPES
___ Mist (soda)	SIERRA
Civil rights law of 1972	TITLEIX
DARK FILM GENRE	NOIR
STROKE GENTLY	PET
Pop-ups in a web browser	ONLINEADS
Membership costs	FEES
Deflating balloon sound	PFFT
Egyptian boy king, for short	TUT
USE AN OAR	ROW
Genre from Jamaica	SKA
Try to act like	EMULATE
Row in a calendar app	WEEK
Frog's partner in children's lit	TOAD
Denver time zone (Abbr.)	MST
'My luck is coming soon!'	IMDUE
Wing eater's need	NAPKIN
Shakshuka ingredient	TOMATO
Delivery person's course	ROUTE
Title for some profesoras (Abbr.)	SRA
Doesn't blink	STARES
Rx regulator	FDA
CUSHIONS	PADS
'Five-fingered' footwear	TOESHOES
GRACEFUL BIRD	SWAN
STANDARDS OF PERFECTION	IDEALS
Toll-paying option	EZPASS
'Obviously, silly!'	DUH
MAILED	SENT
Footwear outlet store	DSW
LANGSTON HUGHES POEM	ITOO

WHIZZES

ACES

Seats in a chapel

PEWS

PUT PEN TO PAPER

WRITE

RESTLESS

ANTSY

BUTTON ALTERNATIVE

SNAP

LONG FISH

EELS