USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2023 07 19

crossword answers
Clue Answer
CAPITAL OF IRAN TEHRAN
NOT TAUT LOOSE
DECAY ROT
FLIP OVER UPEND
NOT FAKE REAL
IRRITATE IRK
MODIFY AMEND
PAPER FASTENER CLIP
Cartoon explorer who says 'Come on, vamonos!' DORA
MOUNTAIN LION PUMA
CARIBOU RELATIVE ELK
Cacio e ___ (pasta dish) PEPE
BITTER BREWS ALES
BIG TOP CIRCUSTENT
BIG JUMPS LEAPS
BELLYBUTTON NAVEL
Available at a discount ONSALE
FORTUNETELLER'S TOOL CRYSTALBALL
Edge of a skirt HEM
'Ugly Betty' actor Mapa ALEC
Computer key seldom pressed by itself ALT
Coricancha builder INCA
Didn't sit STOOD
Dump liquid over DOUSE
Feature of many annual Pride celebrations PARADE
Four-award feat completed by Viola Davis in 2023 EGOT
Gave five stars to, say RATED
Hunt for prey PROWL
Japanese soup also known as omiotsuke MISO
Like a messy calligrapher's hands INKY
Many dorm room beds BUNKS
Meal in a basket, maybe PICNIC
Metal found in old paint LEAD
Number of tracks on Curtis Mayfield's 'Super Fly' NINE
Rainbow ___ (Mario Kart course) ROAD
SPOIL GOBAD
SACRED CEREMONIES RITES
'u crack me up' LOL
'The Little Red ___' (fable) HEN
'Stop Kiss,' for example PLAY
'Snowy' wading bird EGRET
SMILE FROM EAR TO EAR BEAM
'It's a ___ come true!' DREAM
'How unfortunate!' WHATASHAME
Wide road (Abbr.) AVE
'Barry' channel HBO
Rich dessert often made in a springform pan TORTE
The Monkees or Gorillaz BAND
Unfounded bit of gossip RUMOR
'A ___ coincidence!' MERE
GOT LARGER GREW
GET MARRIED WED
INFANT BABY
NEBRASKA CITY OMAHA
NOT GLOSSY MATTE
NOSTALGIC TUNE OLDIE
GREEN PASTA SAUCE PESTO
PUTS IN OFFICE ELECTS
JAZZ SINGER JAMES ETTA
IN STYLE AGAIN RETRO
Computer key for exiting ESC
ZILCH NADA
RECEDED EBBED
___ DHABI ABU
REASSURING TOUCH PAT
REVISES EDITS
THE ___ OF MARCH IDES
Rough guess (Abbr.) EST