USA Today 2023 08 26 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
'Murder, ___ Wrote'	SHE
Excessively descriptive	WORDY
Final exam, for example	TEST
Fruit in some cobblers	PEACH
Group of goats	HERD
GIVE FIVE STARS TO, SAY	RATE
DOLPHIN RELATIVE	ORCA
DEFROST	THAW
CREATE	MAKE
Country east of Senegal	MALI
Competition for runners	RACE
BOISE'S STATE	IDAHO
BEGIN ANEW	STARTOVER
AT ANY TIME	EVER
2018 film starring Yalitza Aparicio	ROMA
100%	ALL
'You ___ to know better!'	OUGHT
MAKE REVISIONS TO	EDIT
SPREADSHEET CONTENTS	DATA
Guide for hikers	MAP
Hashtag in some engagement announcements	ISAIDYES
Like some aged cheddar	SHARP
Malinda Lo novel described as a 'lesbian retelling of Cinderella'	ASH
Matcha green ___ latte	TEA
Mr. ___ (Dr. Jekyll's counterpart)	HYDE
Pasta-shaped water toys	POOLNOODLES
Payments for union members	DUES
Pieces of dorm furniture	BEDS
Prime seating for a snuggly cat	LAP
Scooted over	MADEROOM
Seasonal worker in a red suit	MALLSANTA
Shape of some paddleboats	SWAN
Spots for orchestras	PITS
Sweetener in baklava	HONEY
Takes an extra step, in basketball	TRAVELS
SATURN'S LARGEST MOON	TITAN
MERMAID'S HOME	OCEAN
JAMAICAN MUSIC GENRE	SKA
SKIN TREATMENT AT A SPA	PEEL
ORANGE JUICE OPTION	PULP
GROUP OF WHALES	POD
SIMPLICITY	EASE
READILY AVAILABLE	ONTAP
PEONY PART	PETAL
Venue for Connecticut Whale hockey games	RINK
___ your time (wait patiently)	BIDE
PR CONCERN	IMAGE
POTATO, INFORMALLY	SPUD
HOLD ON TO	RETAIN
LUGGED	TOTED
Not as new	OLDER
Like a tied score	EVEN
TIME PERIODS	ERAS
TONS	ALOT
PENNSYLVANIA'S GREAT LAKE	ERIE
HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN	GASES
Runner's speed	PACE
TINY PIECES	BITS
TIRE PATTERNS	TREADS
USES A SWIZZLE STICK	STIRS
THEY REPLACED CASSETTES	CDS
TINY BRANCH	TWIG
USED A DOORBELL	RANG
Sneaky look	PEEK
___ GENESIS (OLD VIDEO GAME CONSOLE)	SEGA

'Murder, ___ Wrote'

SHE

Excessively descriptive

WORDY

Final exam, for example

TEST

Fruit in some cobblers

PEACH

Group of goats

HERD

GIVE FIVE STARS TO, SAY

RATE