USA Today 2022 08 26 - Crossword Answers

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

CHAP

LAD

BEGGED

PLED

'___ been a long day'

ITS

'VOILA!'

TADA

'It's ___ close to call'

TOO

'Hold up!'

WAIT