USA Today 2022 08 26 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Cleaning up fallen leaves	RAKING
'___ been a long day'	ITS
Atlantic or Pacific, e.g	OCEAN
BEGGED	PLED
BUILDING BLOCKS OF MATTER	ATOMS
CHART-TOPPING SONG	HIT
MYSTICAL GLOW	AURA
PART OF A PLAY	SCENE
CHAP	LAD
'ASAP!'	STAT
'American ___' (talent show)	IDOL
'VOILA!'	TADA
Clearance event	SALE
'The Marvelous ___ Maisel'	MRS
'Of course I'll give you a ride!'	GETIN
'KAPOW!' relative	BAM
'It's ___ close to call'	TOO
Insect similar to a butterfly	MOTH
Mammary passageway	DUCT
Play a role on stage	ACT
Queen frontman Lambert	ADAM
Oolong or pu-erh	TEA
'Hold up!'	WAIT
S'mores ingredient	MARSHMALLOW
Fettuccine ___ (creamy dish)	ALFREDO
Tangerine's skin	PEEL
SUM UP	ADD
SHOPPING CENTER	MALL
NOT MOVING	STILL
The first 'a' of aka	ALSO
Vinyl record speed measure	RPM
Hawaiian island named for a demigod	MAUI
___ and steady	SLOW
'GROSS!'	EWW
___ diving (underwater activity)	SCUBA
'FROZEN' QUEEN	ELSA
SOURCE OF ANNOYANCE	PEEVE
Consistently chosen option	GOTO
PUB BREWS	ALES
Opposite of an innie	OUTIE
Rhyming memory aid	CHEATSHEET
Nickname for Stuart	STU
Poles on a ship	MASTS
Get litigious	SUE
EVERY PART	ALL
RuPaul's competition reality show	DRAGRACE
Shaquille seen shimmying in a popular GIF	ONEAL
LOANED OUT	LENT
Mosquitolike flies	GNATS
UNORIGINAL	TRITE
___ VEGAS	LAS
WORD IGNORED WHEN ALPHABETIZING	THE
FURRY FRIEND	PET
LIKE MOST WNBA PLAYERS	TALL
Working ___ (temporary name)	TITLE
___ Army (collection of clay sculptures)	TERRACOTTA
P-SHAPED GREEK LETTER	RHO
ISLAND OF INDONESIA	JAVA
EQUITABLE	FAIR
ENJOY A BOOK	READ
HAD NO DOUBT	KNEW
SELF-REFERENTIAL	META
POLITE REJECTION	NOSIR

Cleaning up fallen leaves

RAKING

'___ been a long day'

ITS

Atlantic or Pacific, e.g

OCEAN

BEGGED

PLED

BUILDING BLOCKS OF MATTER

ATOMS

CHART-TOPPING SONG

HIT