USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2023 01 27

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Art class garment SMOCK
At least as good NOWORSE
Cape Verde's ocean ATLANTIC
CHURCH SEATING PEWS
Copies on an email CCS
___ CARTE MENU ALA
CAPITAL OF EGYPT CAIRO
BECOMES CORRODED RUSTS
Beams of sunlight RAYS
Applies frosting to ICES
ACTRESS RUBY DEE
2019 movie about a prison warden CLEMENCY
'Transfer' or 'messenger' molecules RNA
'Promise!' IGIVEYOUMYWORD
Currency in France and Finland EURO
Fixed by a 21-Across SPAYED
Had an emotional release CRIED
Lumber or timber WOOD
Nice and round PLUMP
Parts of cups and caps BRIMS
Political pushback DISSENT
Shorter, wider alternative to fries TOTS
Some digits in binary code ONES
Temporary stoppage of fighting TRUCE
Uppermost part of a pine or palm TREETOP
X, Oak or Plum PROFESSOR
GRABBED A BITE ATE
TIMID MEEK
SKETCHED DREW
PART OF A SHOE SOLE
DECAY ROT
Stops following a conversation LOSESTHETHREAD
EXTRA PERIODS, FOR SHORT OTS
Above all ___ ELSE
'___ MISERABLES' LES
Provided funding for ENDOWED
OPEN-___ QUESTION ENDED
FANCY VASE URN
like a low blow CHEAP
DO SOME YARDWORK MOW
Finally reach a critical point COMETOAHEAD
'Wow! I love it!' SOCOOL
___ MORTALS MERE
Very kind person ANGEL
Light-loving insect MOTH
___-UP ENERGY PENT
Drinks in one gulp DOWNS
BEGGED PLEADED
TAKES ORDERS FROM OBEYS
LAUGH SYLLABLE HEH
Orchestra tuning instrument OBOE
First encounter in a rom-com MEETCUTE
SCHEDULE OPENING SLOT
'The Pitfalls of Liberalism' essayist Kwame TURE
SECOND-STRING PLAYERS BACKUPS
DIPLOMATIC FINESSE TACT