USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2023 03 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
ALMA ___ MATER
AID AND ___ ABET
APPROACH COMENEAR
SHRILL BARK YIP
AUCTION OFFERS BIDS
Exerts effort TRIES
HARM INJURE
Container of beans CAN
CONCLUDE END
HELD ON TO KEPT
CASINO MACHINES SLOTS
SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES DMS
BOMBARD PELT
Bivalent booster molecules RNA
TALK A LOT GAB
COMES BACK RETURNS
'Sadly . . .' ALAS
'Yours, Mine and ___' OURS
FANCY POSH
Runs a scam on CONS
DIRE SITUATION CRISIS
Colorful period after sunset BLUEHOUR
RISE GOUP
Mixtures of spices or coffee beans BLENDS
Numerical prefix for 'cycle' or 'pod' TRI
Schedule placeholder initials TBA
So bad it can't be put into words UNSPEAKABLE
Successfully reaches GETSTO
VERY LONG PERIOD OF TIME EON
SERVE DRINKS BARTEND
Thick floor covering SHAGRUG
Sparsely lit DIM
'Rough' or 'final' version of an essay DRAFT
Sport bike brand named after a type of feudal Japanese warrior KAWASAKININJA
Strap attached to a horse REIN
NOTABLE PERIOD IN HISTORY ERA
TAKES ALONG BRINGS
IN ___ LAND LALA
SMALL RACING VEHICLE GOKART
Computer command after a mistake UNDO
RETIREMENT PAYMENT PENSION
SOUND FEED AUDIO
PART OF A COMIC STRIP PANEL
OPERA SOLOS ARIAS
STAY ___ PUT
PISTACHIO OR PECAN NUT
MORTGAGE, FOR EXAMPLE LOAN
Rhyming race FUNRUN
GPS approximations ETAS
TEHRAN'S COUNTRY IRAN
Gastroenterologists, etc. (Abbr.) DRS
Holiday during which Lakshmi Puja is performed DIWALI
Stars of dishes MAININGREDIENTS
State symbols of Maine LOBSTERS
Sticky stuff on roads TAR
___ verde (Peruvian green sauce) AJI
GREAT GRADE APLUS
JOBS GIGS