USA Today 2023 03 13 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
ORANGE MUPPET	ERNIE
PART OF A COMEDY ROUTINE	BIT
'Cool as a cucumber,' for example	SIMILE
COOL AS A CUCUMBER	CALM
PILFERED	STOLE
OBEYS	HEEDS
UNDERGROUND RESOURCE	ORE
Revolving ___	DOOR
DEEP DESIRE	LUST
LITERARY TWIST	OLIVER
SHOW OFF A MUSCLE	FLEX
ATTEMPTED	TRIED
'What did I tell you?'	SEE
'Incidentally . . .' in a text	BTW
Take some downtime	REST
New notion	NOVELIDEA
Strenuous work	MANUALLABOR
KNOB ON A RADIO	VOLUMECONTROL
Coming-___ movie	OFAGE
POP	DAD
PLACES FOR EARRINGS	LOBES
BANISHES	EXILES
Pieces of glass	SHARDS
ALIAS LETTERS	AKA
School support groups	PTAS
Body part involved in a wink	EYELID
NUMBERS GAME	SUDOKU
DUDE	BRO
MUST-HAVE	NEED
STANDARD SCORE IN GOLF	PAR
AMBULANCE WORKER	EMT
LAISSEZ-___	FAIRE
PUCKER-INDUCING	SOUR
WENT FAST	RAN
WENT FAST	SPED
'CAUGHT YOU!'	OHO
'Sadly, yes'	AFRAIDSO
FOOTBALL PASSERS, FOR SHORT	QBS
Body positivity, for short	BOPO
STAND ON HIND LEGS	REARUP
Layer of big eggs	EMU
Attorney's title (Abbr.)	ESQ
'What's happenin'?'	SUP
___ out (dispense)	DOLE
POND SCUM	ALGAE
Townsperson	LOCAL
___ out (became inattentive)	SPACED
GIFT TAG WORD	FROM
TAKE AWAY	REMOVE
POSITIVE RESPONSE	NOD
NO LONGER ARE	WERE
DAYS BEFORE HOLIDAYS	EVES
___ DAME	NOTRE
OUTDATED	OLD
ONE-NAMED IRISH SINGER	ENYA
WILLING AND ___	ABLE
PHOTO ___ (MEDIA EVENTS)	OPS
STICKY STUFF FROM A TREE	SAP
Pituitary ___	GLAND
Liquid for cutting grease	SOAP
BEAUS, FOR SHORT	BFS
Forest clearing, for example	OPENAREA
TYPE OF STEAK	TBONE
Government-issued ID no	SSN

ORANGE MUPPET

ERNIE

PART OF A COMEDY ROUTINE

BIT

'Cool as a cucumber,' for example

SIMILE

COOL AS A CUCUMBER

CALM

PILFERED

STOLE

OBEYS

HEEDS