USA Today 2023 01 01 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
NOT AS MUCH	LESS
ROUGH IN TEXTURE	COARSE
Big cat in a Nael poem	TIGER
'No it's not,' for example	DENIAL
Challenged by an ordeal	TESTED
'C'est la ___'	VIE
WENT FAST	SPED
BRAND OF CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES	LINDT
BUSINESS MOGUL	MAGNATE
CLEVERNESS	WIT
DESPISE	HATE
ALTERNATIVE TO FRIES	TOTS
'I Like ___' (T-Pain & Kehlani song)	DAT
'Must be a day ending in Y'	SOWHATELSEISNEW
BOOT OUT OF OFFICE	OUST
Grin very widely	BEAM
'It is ___ to be silent when it is your duty to protest' (quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln)	ASIN
Florida suburb whose name is a portmanteau of two major cities	TAMIAMI
Food brand comparisons	TASTETESTS
NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER ADAMS	ANSEL
SKIN OPENINGS	PORES
CALIFORNIA VOLCANO	MTSHASTA
BROODING MUSIC GENRE	EMO
Short stay during a journey	STOPOVER
TERRESTRIAL	ONEARTH
Job interview subjects	STARTDATES
BEGINNING STAGE	ONSET
What eggshells, coffee filters and wine corks can be	COMPOST
First Nations resistance movement	IDLENOMORE
PERMITTED BY LAW	LEGAL
One-named singer born in Lagos	TEMS
Makeup of 32-Across	WATER
MAKES REALLY HAPPY	ELATES
JOB INTERVIEW SUBJECT	PAY
GO INSIDE	ENTER
People from Beaverton or Bend	OREGONIANS
Praises excessively	ADULATES
WEBPAGE	SITE
Prefix for 'represent'	MIS
Rock band ___-Kinney	SLEATER
The Nile, etc	RIVERS
___ AND AAHS	OOHS
Trick-or-___ (costumed visitor)	TREATER
Nickname for Harold	HAL
ASK FOR	SOLICIT
ACHIEVED	ATTAINED
School in SoCal	UCSD
ER WORKERS	RNS
NEW YORK BASEBALL TEAM	METS
Really enjoy yourself	HAVEABLAST
NICKNAME FOR THEODORE	TED
MIRACLE-___ (GARDENING BRAND)	GRO
FANCY RIDE	LIMO
JAZZ GREAT ARMSTRONG	LOUIS
VENDORS	SELLERS
West Coast time zone, for short	PST

NOT AS MUCH

LESS

ROUGH IN TEXTURE

COARSE

Big cat in a Nael poem

TIGER

'No it's not,' for example

DENIAL

Challenged by an ordeal

TESTED

'C'est la ___'

VIE