USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 12

crossword answers
Clue Answer
D&D monster adapted from Tolkien's lore ORC
Former Cleveland mayor Stokes CARL
Form of urban rapid transit LIGHTRAIL
Most citrusy TARTEST
Louisiana-based hot sauce brand TABASCO
CHAMPION'S PRIZE TROPHY
CHEERIOS GRAINS OATS
Place to play street hockey ROAD
Like lilac hair DYED
Corgis and chow chows DOGS
Intersex Awareness Day's mo OCT
Motorized two-wheeler MOPED
Nashville HBCU FISK
DIFFICULT TASK CHALLENGE
Arugula, spinach, etc GREENS
DO SOME KARAOKE SING
Enjoy some dolmas, for example EAT
Strategically place into position DEPLOY
BEGAN STARTED
DRESSED CLAD
Tugboat's sound TOOT
Nevada city near Pyramid Lake RENO
Only foosball figure on its own rod GOALIE
CALLIGRAPHY TOOLS PENS
Place where locomotives are stored TRAINDEPOT
Wizard's magical stick STAFF
California city where The Coup formed OAKLAND
What players control in Pong PADDLES
'___ sure be nice if . . .' ITD
'___ Doing a Sequel' ('Muppets Most Wanted' song) WERE
AGENDA COMPONENT ITEM
'What a shame!' ALAS
'SOUNDS GOOD' OKAY
'Me day' destination SPA
'Makes sense' ISEE
Blog founded by activist Monica Roberts TRANSGRIOT
Birds' prehistoric ancestor, for short DINO
'Bo-ring!' SNORE
Bedsheets and such LINENS
HELP OUT AID
Soccer stat (Abbr.) PTS
Person from Glasgow SCOT
Airport gate prediction (Abbr.) ETD
POLYNESIAN GARLAND LEI
Artist's core supporters FANBASE
STL time zone CST
REQUESTS ASKS
T'Challa, to Ramonda SON
SPUNKY SASSY
Tater ___ casserole TOT
WEED POT
ALIENS (ABBR.) ETS
WONDERMENT AWE
___ AVIV TEL
Umbrella term for non-allosexual people ACESPEC
Driveway repair goo TAR
LADIES GALS
ENTRYWAYS DOORS
___ out a victory (wins, but only just) EKES
'Just doing my best' ITRY
Actress Shahidi YARA
Workplace protest WALKOUT
'I really ___ for you' FEEL
PIZZA ORDER PIE
REALLY HATE DETEST
FAWN'S MOM DOE
LOOK OF CONTEMPT SNEER
WHICHEVER ANY
___ NAS X LIL
REGGAE PRECURSOR SKA
SOUP DUMPLINGS WONTONS