USA Today 2022 10 17 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Assigned a duty to	TASKED
UPRIGHT	ERECT
Acting and dancing, for example	ARTS
Sound made when passing notes in class	PSST
Preacher's title, for short	REV
SAN DIEGO BASEBALL PLAYER	PADRE
Incense residue	ASH
'Burlesque' star	CHER
Foolish, chaotic search	WILDGOOSECHASE
Tater snacks	TOTS
GUMBO VEGETABLE	OKRA
Alters for a perfect fit	TAILORS
Approx. guess	EST
FINISH	END
Harvey Milk Terminal's airport code	SFO
Genetic screening procedure	DNATEST
QATAR'S CAPITAL	DOHA
Spock's home planet	VULCAN
Fist ___ (celebratory gesture)	PUMP
PRAISEFUL POEM	ODE
Snapping parts of snapping turtles	JAWS
Upgrades some circuitry	REWIRES
Many 'Grey's Anatomy' characters (Abbr.)	DRS
Body parts outlined to make turkey drawings	HANDS
'Up' voice actor Ed	ASNER
Sencha or matcha	TEA
OBSERVES	SEES
F1 racing or 'RuPaul's Drag Race' assistants	PITCREW
'First I've heard of it!'	NEWSTOME
School support orgs	PTAS
'The Umbrella Academy' actor Elliot	PAGE
CHOPPER'S LANDING SPOT	HELIPAD
WATER DOWN	DILUTE
MORALLY CORRECT	JUST
Becomes firm, like jello	SETS
HUFF AND PUFF	PANT
MINTY COCKTAILS	JULEPS
___ AND PROPER	PRIM
POOL STICK	CUE
ID no. on a W-2	SSN
Jewish text divided into weekly portions	TORAH
www.barnard.___	EDU
Detail of interest to a book collector	EDITION
___-TAC-TOE	TIC
STAND UP TO	RESIST
ROADIES' LOADS	AMPS
Peach State capital (Abbr.)	ATL
Begins to blossom	BUDS
BEGGED	PLED
INFECTIOUS MICROORGANISM	GERM
Aloo matar veggies	PEAS
UNIT OF CORN	EAR
Cookware for frying	PANS
JOKE AROUND	JEST
NOT BRIGHT	DIM
Faded and dirty	DINGY
'Dynamite' group	BTS
OPERA SOLOS	ARIAS
KIT ___ BAR	KAT
FORMAL AGREEMENT	PACT
JELLY CONTAINERS	JARS
App testing stage	BETA
Sarcastic applause	SLOWCLAP
Drive to work against traffic	REVERSECOMMUTE

Assigned a duty to

TASKED

UPRIGHT

ERECT

Acting and dancing, for example

ARTS

Sound made when passing notes in class

PSST

Preacher's title, for short

REV

SAN DIEGO BASEBALL PLAYER

PADRE