USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2023 02 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
COMES TO A CLOSE ENDS
Fluffy precipitation SNOW
SOUND TRANSMISSION AUDIO
NECTAR COLLECTOR BEE
'Howdy!' HEY
UNFAIRLY DEPRIVE ROB
Tool for splitting wood AXE
HONOLULU'S ISLAND OAHU
Skillet, for example PAN
PERFECTLY ROUND OBJECT SPHERE
Tears into shreds RIPS
SALT LAKE CITY'S STATE UTAH
Chaotic crowd MOB
GINGER ___ ALE
Plumbing tubes PIPES
DES MOINES' STATE IOWA
100% ALL
'___ Down' (Diana Ross hit) UPSIDE
NOT RIGHT OFF
Unwanted trail in a kitchen ANTS
GET LARGER GROW
Promotional paragraph BLURB
Stick in a test kit SWAB
WHAT A PHOENIX RISES FROM ASHES
Capital of Tamil Nadu, India CHENNAI
APPLE PIE ___ MODE ALA
LOUD BIRD WOODPECKER
GOLFER'S TARGET HOLE
Visibly unsafe for eating MOLDY
FLAG HOLDER POLE
Tool for cutting wood SAW
CHAOTIC FIGHT MELEE
Counterparts of flats, in music SHARPS
PAST PARTNERS EXES
GOVERNMENT AGENTS FEDS
'My mind is blown!' WOW
Shade of lipstick or heels NUDE
FALSEHOODS LIES
KUNG ___ CHICKEN PAO
GREENISH-BLUE HUE TEAL
AB EXERCISE SITUP
Groups of organized workers LABORUNIONS
Part of PPV or mpg PER
SHOVEL RELATIVE SPADE
RODEO ROPE LASSO
Liquid ingredient in soups BROTH
Is looking for SEEKS
HARD PRECIPITATION HAIL
TALKS A BIG GAME BRAGS
___ AND RAVE RANT
'. . . but I ___' DIGRESS
NOT HAPPY DISGRUNTLED
Translation of 'yo soy' IAM
___ KIPPUR YOM
___ NOVA (BRAZILIAN MUSIC STYLE) BOSSA
Not stored in an easy-to-find place HIDDENAWAY
LANGUAGE IN PAKISTAN URDU
MISCHIEVOUS SLY
'DEFINITELY!' YES
NOT AS COMMON RARER
'___? For spring? Groundbreaking' (sarcastic line in 'The Devil Wears Prada') FLORALS
Actress Linney LAURA