USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 09

crossword answers
Clue Answer
IMMEDIATELY ASAP
Rival of Harvard YALE
ACCOMPANY ESCORT
SNAKELIKE SEA CREATURES EELS
___ flaw FATAL
___ butter lotion SHEA
Measures of gold purity KARATS
HIGHWAY SECTION LANE
Dangerous vapors FUMES
SMALL AMOUNTS TADS
'Body Party' singer CIARA
DRYLY FUNNY WRY
Bighorn's bellow BAA
REDUCES TO A PULP MASHES
HAVE A MEAL EAT
Sent to a different team TRADED
WALLET ITEMS IDS
Prefix meaning 'bad' MAL
BONFIRE RESIDUE ASH
GET CLOSER TO GONEAR
Signer of a corporate apology CEO
Prefix similar to 'super-' ULTRA
Part of wpm or mph PER
'It's Janet . . . Miss Jackson if you're ___' NASTY
LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT NICKOFTIME
Short comedy piece SKIT
Fannie ___ Hamer LOU
Arousing art EROTICA
Ideal starting hand in poker ACES
EDIBLE POCKETS PITAS
The ___ Carta MAGNA
Skin design, for short TAT
Makes a scornful sound SCOFFS
'___ MISERABLES' LES
SOME RODENTS RATS
INFORM TELL
'Heck yeah!' WOO
They're like scissors but bigger SHEARS
Heavy produce MELONS
Joy or excitement EMOTION
Unholy act SIN
Sound-based detection system SONAR
RADIO, TV, ETC MEDIA
ABSORB SOAKUP
PAINTER KAHLO FRIDA
SONGS TUNES
RESULT OF ADDITION SUM
'That's not exactly breaking news' IMAWARE
'Sea'-soning SALT
Reason for saying 'Bless you' SNEEZE
Section of a history timeline ERA
Not scheduled to work OFF
OUT OF STYLE PASSE
Title job for Thomas Wazhashk in a 2020 Louise Erdrich novel NIGHTWATCHMAN
ELITISTS SNOBS
Delicious scent AROMA
Like saying 'Bless you' POLITE
BALLET SKIRTS TUTUS