USA Today 2023 08 20 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
'Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?' lifeline	PHONEAFRIEND
SHOVE	PUSH
'Kermit Drinking Tea,' for one	MEME
'In addition . . .'	AND
'Goodbye ___' (Chicks song)	EARL
'Do you have any fours?' game	GOFISH
'LATER!'	TATA
'Why ___ not surprised?'	AMI
'Many moons ___ . . .'	AGO
AFRICA'S LONGEST RIVER	NILE
DISTRIBUTED CARDS	DEALT
Soft hue	PASTEL
TAILOR'S CONCERN	FIT
BUDDHIST DISCIPLINE	ZEN
BIT OF DIALOGUE	LINE
BIG RIG	SEMI
Celebrities' followers	FANS
Detach, like from a carabiner	UNCLIP
Disposable piece of cutlery	PLASTICFORK
Eugene's state (Abbr.)	ORE
Isis Naija Gaston ___ Ice Spice	AKA
Like low-fat pastrami	LEAN
Lit class assignment	ESSAY
Native matriarch	AUNTIE
Nutrient in quinoa	IRON
Prefix meaning 'tiny'	MICRO
Skims over	SCANS
Stick handed off in a relay race	BATON
Sushi topping such as tobiko or masago	ROE
BELLY	ABDOMEN
Bear ___ (pastry)	CLAW
2012 Rihanna hit	STAY
Her and my	OUR
FRENCH FOR 'YES'	OUI
FINNISH PHONE BRAND	NOKIA
SENSE OF SELF	EGO
Tomorrow, in Spanish	MANANA
___ into (broached gently)	EASED
___ sheet (test-taking aid)	CHEAT
HAWAIIAN PASTE	POI
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS	OBEY
PALEOZOIC OR MESOZOIC	ERA
'Laughing' scavengers	HYENAS
CUSTODIAN'S TOOL	MOP
SCOUNDRELS	ROGUES
SADNESS	WOE
GARLICKY SAUCE	AIOLI
OPENING REMARKS	INTRO
___ SEQUITUR	NON
WINNING MOVE IN CHESS	MATE
Prefix similar to 'ultra-'	UBER
They call balls and strikes	UMPS
TINY PARTICLE	ATOM
VIETNAMESE SOUP	PHO
Underground drainage system	SEWER
WINDOW LEDGES	SILLS
___ and circumstance	POMP
Chicago airport letters	ORD
Yellow, mouselike Pokemon	PIKACHU
Chats online	IMS
Pepperidge Farm sandwich cookies	MILANOS
Melon ___ (scoop for fruit)	BALLER
Film technique often used before a flashback	FREEZEFRAME
Copy room machine	LASERPRINTER
'Slippery' trees	ELMS
'There totally is a resemblance'	ISEEIT

'Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?' lifeline

PHONEAFRIEND

SHOVE

PUSH

'Kermit Drinking Tea,' for one

MEME

'In addition . . .'

AND

'Goodbye ___' (Chicks song)

EARL

'Do you have any fours?' game

GOFISH