USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2023 03 01

crossword answers
Clue Answer
PART OF A SONG VERSE
Early string instrument LUTE
Do-___ (mulligans) OVERS
'Ready, ___ . . . ' SET
'RATS!' DARN
'It's simple!' EASY
GENUINE LEGIT
SOCIAL EQUAL PEER
GORILLA, FOR EXAMPLE APE
OFFENDED HURT
FROLIC ROMP
Dandelion part STEM
REGULAR USUAL
Glossy bedsheet fabric SATEEN
It can lead to arrogance EGO
Lawn-tidying tool EDGER
'Call Us What We Carry' poet AMANDAGORMAN
'Nah, I'll pass' COUNTMEOUT
'Of course, madame!' OUI
BLOWN AWAY AWED
Crispy fried bread PURI
Currency in Italy and Ireland EURO
Features of distressed jeans RIPS
Roofing calculation AREA
GIVE CONSENT SAYYES
Singer's contract manager AGENT
CALIFORNIA WINE REGION NAPA
MINIMUM ___ WAGE
Banquet hall platform DAIS
'___-ching!' CHA
'___ luck!' LOTSA
PRECISELY CORRECT SPOTON
Liquid in a dispenser near a sink SOAP
Fortune cookie phrases ADAGES
Living ___ (performer who stays very still) STATUE
Turnips and ginger, for example ROOTS
Word aptly hidden in 'Bavarian State Opera' ARIA
GET PROGRESSIVELY NARROWER TAPER
Get just right NAIL
Major essay TERMPAPER
Olympic fencing blade EPEE
YOGA SURFACE MAT
VERBALIZES SAYS
ISLAND NEAR VENEZUELA ARUBA
NOSTALGIC SONGS OLDIES
Peach pits STONES
JAPANESE NOODLE SOUP RAMEN
Non-___ corn flour GMO
TIME ON A JOB STINT
SWIMMING COMPETITION MEET
WATER, IN SPANISH AGUA
SUITABLE APT
Spanish for 'Miss' (Abbr.) SRTA
Pet's human OWNER
Next-___ technology GEN
Sun, in Spanish SOL
Part of a louvered door SLAT
Pickle pieces SPEARS
Prefix similar to 'uber-' ULTRA
Scrabble value of D or G TWO
'Dynamite' K-pop band BTS
Speak from a stand ORATE
METAL-BEARING ROCKS ORES
Not yet decided, for short TBD
___ SPEEDWAGON REO