USA Today 2023 04 24 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Conversation-hogging speech	MONOLOGUE
CHOOSE	OPT
ALONE	SOLO
'TOTALLY!'	YEP
'This is too much for me!'	ICANTEVEN
'Jeez!'	MAN
'Game of Thrones' actor Dinklage	PETER
PET RODENT	RAT
LIKE A DIRTY FIREPLACE	ASHY
NARROW OPENING	SLIT
COLOR SIMILAR TO BEIGE	TAN
First nonweekend day (Abbr.)	MON
'So It ___ . . .' (Taylor Swift song)	GOES
ACORN TREES	OAKS
Campus in Columbus, for short	OSU
CHESS WIN	MATE
Meat in a Cubano	HAM
Mischievous folklore creature	IMP
Cruise ship employee	STEWARD
'No negativity allowed here!'	GOODVIBESONLY
Octavia E. Butler time-travel novel	KINDRED
Flavor-enhancing ingredient	MSG
Figure rising over New York Harbor	LADYLIBERTY
Place to extract ore	MINE
KNOCKS OVER	TOPPLES
Serious distress	AGONY
FEMALE DEER	DOE
BORDER	EDGE
'___ not fair!'	ITS
SPEARHEADED	LED
'GET IT?'	SEE
HYPE UP	PROMOTE
Get a sense of	GAUGE
PURSUE ROMANTICALLY	WOO
TIGHTLY STRETCHED	TAUT
THROW AWAY	TOSS
Streaming choppiness	LAG
Official language in Barbados (Abbr.)	ENG
Two-wheeled commute option	BIKE
Winter racing sled	LUGE
Word after 'mutual' or 'first'	AID
Fragrant stir-fry ingredient	SESAMEOIL
SO FAR	YET
WORN-DOWN PENCIL	NUB
Important stat for an airport pickup	ETA
Movement tracked by a Fitbit	STEP
Orange Bowl mascot	OBIE
Resilient, determined person	TOUGHCOOKIE
'However,' in a text	OTOH
It might be hidden in a fake rock	SPAREKEY
Muppet who's over 8 feet tall	BIGBIRD
SECTIONS	PARTS
PEDICURED DIGIT	TOE
UNDERGROUND LAVA	MAGMA
TEENSY	LITTLE
TENNIS LEGEND ANDRE	AGASSI
OWNER'S DOCUMENT	TITLE
MAKES SIMPLER	EASES
Sushi orders	ROLLS
___ ice caps	POLAR
THE GREAT ___ OF CHINA	WALL
SALSA VERDE INGREDIENT	TOMATILLO
NO IFS, ___ OR BUTS	ANDS
Tiny Desk Concerts network	NPR
www.xavier.___	EDU
DISAPPROVING SOUND	TSK
SALON SUPPLIES	DYES
NAIL POLISH BRAND	OPI
EIGHTEEN-WHEELER	SEMI
___ gobi	ALOO

Conversation-hogging speech

MONOLOGUE

CHOOSE

OPT

ALONE

SOLO

'TOTALLY!'

YEP

'This is too much for me!'

ICANTEVEN

'Jeez!'

MAN