USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2022 12 22

crossword answers
Clue Answer
BEG PLEAD
Blogger's contribution POST
BOVINE BELLOW MOO
Bowling alley part LANE
COOKING FAT LARD
'___ Mananitas' LAS
INK STAIN BLOT
Campfire's remains ASHES
Backpacker's accommodation option HOSTEL
Beyond impressed AWED
BLACK FRIDAY EVENT SALE
ASSISTANT AIDE
Give half away, for example SHARE
Gold medal gymnast Sunisa LEE
Heartwarming news item FEELGOODSTORY
Heterochromia means having different-colored ones EYES
Indiana's WNBA team FEVER
Like a relic OLD
Liquor in Gwendolyn Brooks' 'We Real Cool' GIN
Part of a mailing address STATE
Chicken ___ salad CAESAR
Arm day target BICEP
Place for Aquaman and SpongeBob SEA
Costume at a ballet recital TUTU
Ready for some shut-eye SLEEPY
Diary update ENTRY
ARCHAEOLOGIST'S FIND ARTIFACT
TIRADE RANT
'I'm shocked!' GASP
Add to a huge lead RUNUPTHESCORE
'Best Thing I Never ___' (Beyonce song) HAD
ENDURE LAST
ACTOR VIGODA ABE
'Send help!' SOS
NOT CLOSE FAR
SERVING PLATTER TRAY
CAST MEMBERS ACTORS
EMPLOYS USES
Celebration, in French FETE
Parts of a to-do list CHORES
PICKED CHOSE
HOLDERS OF VALUABLES SAFES
Picks outfits for STYLES
MAKE A REFERENCE ALLUDE
Protein in some stir-fry TOFU
Skeptical brow shapes ARCHES
PSYCHIC'S SKILL ESP
MARCHING INSECT ANT
SPOKEN ORAL
SUPPRESS STIFLE
___-PRONE SKIN ACNE
Sombrero or beret HAT
Suffix for 'lemon' or 'Gator' ADE
'Pitch Perfect' star Kendrick ANNA
'Consequently . . .' ANDSO
Some mahjong tiles WINDS
Tequila's base AGAVE
DOJO ACTIVITY KARATE
LIL ___ X NAS
RESPONSE TO 'AM NOT!' ARETOO
GIVES A CALL PHONES
MAZE RUNNER LABRAT