USA Today 2023 04 01 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
'Free as a bird,' for example	SIMILE
'The Big Brunch' host ___ Levy	DAN
'Why does ___ keep happening?!'	THIS
Big ___ to fill	SHOES
Bowling scores marked as X	STRIKES
LIKE CUTTING IN LINE	RUDE
NOTE BETWEEN FA AND LA	SOL
RECORDED ON VIDEO	TAPED
FEELING HAPPY	INAGOODMOOD
SHEEP'S CRY	BAA
DESTINY	FATE
CENTER OF ACTIVITY	HUB
ATTRACTIVE QUALITY	APPEAL
APPEARS	SEEMS
ALONE	SOLO
Achieve victory	WIN
ABOVE	OVER
'UH-HUH'	YUP
Greek letter between upsilon and chi	PHI
Intense and urgent situation	CRISIS
Like an unnatural smile	FORCED
NBA sharpshooter Curry	SETH
Output of solar farms or wind turbines	RENEWABLEENERGY
Risk-___ (prone to playing it safe)	AVERSE
Short version of 'however'	THO
Small mischievous devil	IMP
Structure for storing tools	SHED
Thwack like a fly	SWAT
WNBA great Beard	ALANA
WORK HARD	LABOR
FINISHED	DONE
SMALL	WEE
___ buddies (close friends)	BOSOM
___ Five ('Queer Eye' squad)	FAB
Non-online, for short	IRL
___ Light beer	NATTY
HI-___ IMAGE	RES
SIS, FOR EXAMPLE	SIB
KIDNEY-RELATED	RENAL
SO FAR	YET
RIMS	EDGES
MAKE POSSIBLE	ENABLE
MOVES LIKE A CRAB	SIDLES
TOP-LEFT KEYBOARD KEY	ESC
Montreal Canadiens' org	NHL
LIKE SOME SALSA	MILD
PUB SELECTIONS	ALES
'Hard pass'	IWILLNOT
Tightly fitting	SNUG
Pale brown color	TAN
Massive in scale	EPIC
___ GATOS, CALIFORNIA	LOS
___ LAUDER	ESTEE
___ positivity	SEX
ANATOMICAL POUCHES	SACS
CARICATURED	PARODIED
Bartender's field of study	MIXOLOGY
'Hey! No fighting!'	BENICE
___ in (kept aware)	LOOPED
POSSESSES	OWNS
The get-go	DAYONE
SIERRA ___ (AFRICAN COUNTRY)	LEONE

'Free as a bird,' for example

SIMILE

'The Big Brunch' host ___ Levy

DAN

'Why does ___ keep happening?!'

THIS

Big ___ to fill

SHOES

Bowling scores marked as X

STRIKES

LIKE CUTTING IN LINE

RUDE