USA Today 2022 12 27 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
AVENUE CROSSER	STREET
PAYMENT PROMISE	IOU
Astrological borders	CUSPS
CAME UP	AROSE
Absolutely horrid	AWFUL
'___ we meet again . . .'	UNTIL
'Tell me ___ it, stud'	ABOUT
'So?'	AND
'Save file' icon	DISK
'GET IT?'	SEE
'Collapsed in Sunbeams' singer Parks	ARLO
'Carino ___' ('my darling')	MIO
CHARGED PARTICLE	ION
BRAINSTORMING RESULTS	IDEAS
MAKE A CHOICE	OPT
JUMBLE	MIX
Diploma recipients	GRADS
From ___ to worse	BAD
BREAKFAST, LUNCH OR DINNER	MEAL
'Aftershocks' memoirist Owusu	NADIA
Like a head-cocked-to-one-side look	QUIZZICAL
Makeshift lair for a housecat	BOX
Member of a podcast's audience	LISTENER
Navigate a black diamond run	SKI
Prefix for 'physical' or 'game'	META
Reusable kitchen wipe	RAG
'Diamonds & Rust' folk singer Joan	BAEZ
Scary movie feeling	DREAD
SHED TEARS	WEEP
CASUAL SHIRT	TEE
'Locke & Key' actress Bromfield	ASHA
Animals sometimes used for clearing brush	GOATS
NATIONAL MALL TREES	ELMS
GLASS SHEET	PANE
CONNECTION	RELATION
HEADLIGHT LIGHT	BEAM
Source of torment	BANE
Hot masa-based drink	ATOLE
Two-dimensional quantity	AREA
COOKED UP	MADE
LIKE DESERT CLIMATES	ARID
Fixed fire signs	LEOS
MANTA, FOR EXAMPLE	RAY
March Madness org	NCAA
Fire pit remnant	ASH
TEETER-TOTTER	SEESAW
SUPER-DUPER	ULTRA
CAMPUS COURTYARD	QUAD
LIKE FIZZLESS SODA	FLAT
DO LAPS IN A POOL	SWIM
FROM LONG AGO	OLD
CRY OF CONTEMPT	BAH
SHEDS TEARS	CRIES
SMALL BATTERY	AAA
SLENDER FISH	EEL
Slow-cooker dish	STEW
She/her/___	HERS
ARCHIPELAGO PART	ISLE
BATTER'S STAT	RBI
Innie's opposite	OUTIE
Rose Maxson in 'Fences,' e.g	LEADROLE
HAND OVER	CEDE
HE/HIM/___	HIS
MOO ___ PORK	SHU
Spot for young'uns at a family dinner	KIDSTABLE

AVENUE CROSSER

STREET

PAYMENT PROMISE

IOU

Astrological borders

CUSPS

CAME UP

AROSE

Absolutely horrid

AWFUL

'___ we meet again . . .'

UNTIL