USA Today 2022 07 29 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
BUDDY	PAL
CLOUDS' PLACE	SKY
Alter ___ (secondary identities)	EGOS
'If ___ I had known!'	ONLY
'Have you ___ wondered . . .?'	EVER
'Reach Out ___ Be There' (Four Tops hit)	ILL
Blue or pink, e.g	COLOR
Fancy, like a restaurant	NICE
Fashion magazine founded in Paris	ELLE
City home to Crown Candy Kitchen, for short	STL
Gray and dreary	DRAB
Ink ___ (squid's pouch)	SAC
Like some uncomfy sweaters	ITCHY
List of salon services	MENU
Low and slow cooking style	BARBECUE
Low-five sound	SLAP
Mexican beer brand whose name means 'sun'	SOL
Missy Elliott's genre	RAP
BEAN VARIETY	FAVA
COUCH	SOFA
Not powered on	OFF
Plush animals, e.g	TOYS
Problem for a bounce house	LEAK
CTRL-___-DEL	ALT
Severe in tone	STERN
CHINESE COIN	YUAN
'Almadura' singer	ILE
'BE' K-pop group	BTS
'Hello' in Spanish	HOLA
Doesn't leave by an appropriate time	OVERSTAYS
'Thanks SO much'	YOURETHEBEST
Follower of 'comp' or 'poli' (Abbr.)	SCI
MAKE A HARSH SOUND	BLARE
Mosquito shields	NETS
Topic for a labor union	PAY
Torn-off part of a ticket	STUB
Navigation tech	GPS
Ramadan meal	IFTAR
Sina Queyras and Mary Lambert, for two	POETS
ITTY-BITTY	WEE
MAKE A RIP IN	TEAR
SHOUT	YELL
JAPANESE CURRENCY	YEN
Director Ivan	DIXON
UPPER LEVEL OF A BARN	LOFT
DAWN	SUNUP
RED GEM	RUBY
FISH EGGS	ROE
Double agent, e.g	SPY
Prefix for 'biography'	AUTO
Poker disc	CHIP
WEEDING TOOL	HOE
WORRY	FRET
TRAIN FOR A BOUT	SPAR
SOURCE OF ACORNS	OAK
Non-pointy end of a pencil	ERASER
WAS ABLE TO	COULD
USED AN OAR	ROWED
PART FOR AN ACTOR	ROLE
FORMER PARTNERS	EXES
INTELLIGENT	CLEVER
DOUBLE-REED WOODWIND	OBOE
Physicians, for short	DRS
Yoga sequence named for two mammals	CATCOW
___ stew (West Nigerian dish)	OFADA
___ tofu (odorous snack)	STINKY
SOME SODAS	COLAS

BUDDY

PAL

CLOUDS' PLACE

SKY

Alter ___ (secondary identities)

EGOS

'If ___ I had known!'

ONLY

'Have you ___ wondered . . .?'

EVER

'Reach Out ___ Be There' (Four Tops hit)

ILL