USA Today 2023 08 14 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Softball refs	UMPS
ATTEMPT	TRY
'Next . . .'	THEN
GOING UP	RISING
HP RIVAL	ACER
Respected tribal member	ELDER
Mitra or Eros, e.g	DEITY
POKES	PRODS
Some den fixtures	TVS
OBSERVING	SEEING
Some holiday money	EIDI
___ 51	AREA
Color of Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber	BLUE
'Get ___ of it!'	RID
Fish in lohikeitto	SALMON
PISTACHIO, FOR ONE	NUT
Plaster used on walls	STUCCO
IT HAS ITS UPS AND DOWNS	ELEVATOR
Pottery or painting	ART
Overly flattering	SMARMY
Turn over, like a pancake	FLIP
Remove, like a paper strip from a flyer	TEAROFF
CHEESE ON A GREEK SALAD	FETA
Official language of Guyana (Abbr.)	ENG
Not implausible	FEASIBLE
Swanky Spice Girl	POSH
Legally relinquish	CEDE
READY FOR CUSTOMERS	OPEN
Beams in some cat toys	LASERS
'No more for me!'	IMDONE
WORRY	FRET
Tony Award-winning actress Foster	SUTTON
Jewelry bit	BEAD
Sites of some epic Pokemon battles	GYMS
RAW BAR OFFERING	OYSTER
COSTA ___	RICA
OVERFLOWS	TEEMS
OILY	GREASY
___ OF CAPRICORN	TROPIC
FIRST GREEK LETTER	ALPHA
CRATER LAKE'S STATE	OREGON
Repurposed T-shirts, maybe	RAGS
Lupita Nyong'o's alma mater	YALE
Gets delivery, say	EATSIN
Word after 'free' or 'fair'	TRIAL
'Doctor Who' network	BBC
Creme anglaise ingredient	EGG
WHAT A PHOENIX RISES FROM	ASHES
Speed stat	MPH
'It ___ hit me yet'	HASNT
Breastfed	NURSED
'I'm down!'	LETSDOIT
A-LISTER	VIP
CAUSE TROUBLE	STIRTHEPOT
'The Woman King' star Davis	VIOLA
Clean Air Act org	EPA
Lead-in to 'fix'	PRE
Promises of payment	IOUS
People checking tax returns	AUDITORS
UNCLE, IN SPANISH	TIO
Vehicles piloted by aliens, probably	FLYINGSAUCERS
'UH-HUH!'	YEP
CHOWED DOWN	ATE
Chocolate-and-peanut butter candies	REESESCUPS
'Good ___, Charlie Brown!'	GRIEF
Pool part where it's safe to dive	DEEPEND
GETTING OLDER	AGING

Softball refs

UMPS

ATTEMPT

TRY

'Next . . .'

THEN

GOING UP

RISING

HP RIVAL

ACER

Respected tribal member

ELDER