USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2022 10 15

crossword answers
Clue Answer
ALLOW TO ENTER LETIN
Cleveland baller, for short CAV
SPEECH-RELATED ORAL
'As ___ saying . . .' IWAS
'Fire' or 'water' gems OPALS
'It's siesta time for me' IMSLEEPY
11,000-year-old sculpture depicting an embrace AINSAKHRILOVERS
PICKLING LIQUID BRINE
'Why ___ not surprised?' AMI
CHRISTMAS DRINK EGGNOG
Awards nod, for short NOM
Be very affectionate DOTE
APPEAR TO BE SEEM
Hibernation homes DENS
'Once ___ a time . . .' UPON
Lead-in to 'balm' or 'liner' LIP
CHANGE FOR A FIVE ONES
Hiking trail, for example PATH
COLORADO PEOPLE UTE
'if u ask me . . .' IMO
FILM SPOOLS REELS
End of a state 50-Down GOV
Single trip around a racetrack LAP
Spacious hotel booking SUITE
Having a positive altitude ABOVESEALEVEL
Packager's roll TAPE
Deeply mysterious ENIGMATIC
CITY HALL LEADER MAYOR
BURJ KHALIFA'S CITY DUBAI
Mailed or emailed SENT
Peach iced ___ TEA
Totally stacked group ALLSTARLINEUP
Touch up before publishing EDIT
Grammatically analyze PARSE
What many HeadBlade users are BALD
Oktoberfest glass STEIN
___ sugar (dessert decoration) SPUN
Parts of bed bases SLATS
LONG SANDWICH SUB
Really didn't 18-Across HATED
NIGHT BEFORE A HOLIDAY EVE
SIGN BEFORE LIBRA VIRGO
LOUD INSECT CICADA
Visual artist Morton REE
SOCIAL MEDIA BUTTON LIKE
DEVOURED EATEN
Pre-___ student MED
LOWER JOINT ANKLE
REFUSE TO ADMIT DENY
WEB ADDRESS URL
Takes a break from exertion RESTS
VISA COMPETITOR, FOR SHORT AMEX
The Who We ___ Project ARE
___ ANTONIO SAN
SCOLDING SYLLABLE TSK
Vault's place BANK
PACKS OF CARDS DECKS
BRIDGE CHARGES TOLLS
THE BIG APPLE, FOR SHORT NYC
___ Mujeres, Quintana Roo ISLA
GET AWAY FROM EVADE
STATISTICAL INFO DATA
TURNS OUT ENDSUP
Oil at a dispensary CBD
COMIC BOOK INSTALLMENT ISSUE