USA Today 2022 11 09 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
LADIES	GALS
EXAMINE	ASSESS
A banana used as a phone, for example	PROP
___ DE PARFUM	EAU
SOMEONE TO LOOK UP TO	HERO
Lime Chiffon's friend in 'Strawberry Shortcake'	LEMONMERINGUE
Rating of some Adult Swim shows	TVMA
Iolani Palace's city	HONOLULU
SOMEWHAT	ABIT
Body part to boop	NOSE
FLAVOR ENHANCER	MSG
Diwali diyas, for example	LAMPS
Mushy-gushy types	SAPS
Raat ki rani, aka ___-blooming jasmine	NIGHT
'. . . sorry to say'	IFEAR
Religion of Rabia al-Adawiyya	ISLAM
Body of water in an atoll	LAGOON
VINYL RECORDS	LPS
___ MATER	ALMA
PROBLEMS	ILLS
Word before 'style' or 'food'	STREET
'You've ___ to be kidding!'	GOT
Hand bar	RAIL
___ out a victory	EKE
TISSUE TARGET	SNOT
BABY'S CRY	MAMA
Fox gait	TROT
BIRD FOOD	SEEDS
Sweet-and-sour vodka drink	COSMO
Museo Nacional de ___, Mexico City	ARTE
Hamsa, for example	AMULET
___ someone into bed	TUCK
USED UP	SPENT
Prepared like baba ghanoush	SMOKED
Witch's elixir	POTION
Gender-affirming treatment	HRT
LONG VEHICLE, FOR SHORT	LIMO
'___ Don't Lie' (Shakira song)	HIPS
PLAY ON WORDS	PUN
Angel's foil	DEVIL
Metaphor for romantic potential	SPARKS
Rapper Flo ___	MILLI
Preppy pants	CHINOS
Nine-box field on a W-9	SSN
'Crying in ___' (Michelle Zauner memoir)	HMART
PART OF AN EGG	YOLK
Team apparel, for short	UNIS
CALF'S CRY	MOO
PHYSICIAN, FOR SHORT	DOC
'Your love is one ___ million, it goes on and on and on . . .'	INA
Word before 'wand' or 'touch'	MAGIC
CANVAS BAG	TOTE
ANTLERED DEER	STAG
Most ___ bachelor	ELIGIBLE
ARCANE	ESOTERIC
NURSE'S OUTFIT	SCRUBS
'Hello' in Spanish	HOLA
ORNAMENTAL FISH	KOI
Absolutely pour	RAINCATSANDDOGS
Little white ___	LIE
DULL IMPACT SOUND	THUD
EMBARRASS	ABASH
'Tada!'	PRESTO
Aphrodite's mortal lover	ADONIS
Run ___ (get out of hand)	AMOK
Wide-ranging displays	ARRAYS

LADIES

GALS

EXAMINE

ASSESS

A banana used as a phone, for example

PROP

___ DE PARFUM

EAU

SOMEONE TO LOOK UP TO

HERO

Lime Chiffon's friend in 'Strawberry Shortcake'

LEMONMERINGUE