USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2023 07 25

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Academic reviewer, sometimes PEER
Mario and Luigi, for example TWINS
Flop ___ (period marked by floundering) ERA
EVEN SCORE TIE
Gato, in English CAT
Like steamy fan fiction EROTIC
LACKING COLOR PALE
DECORATE ADORN
DECIDES OPTS
Horned herbivorous animal RHINO
'Whose ___ are you on?' SIDE
Haul ___ (move really fast) ASS
CARVE INTO STONE ETCH
ACORN PRODUCER OAK
DRYLY HUMOROUS WRY
Pan-fried dim sum items made from root vegetables TAROCAKES
EXAM TEST
Ferry, kayak, etc BOATS
Aluminum container CAN
ADMITS DEFEAT CONCEDES
Game whose name is shouted near its end UNO
Time of year during which many people look for relationships CUFFINGSEASON
DULCE DE ___ LECHE
'Sure' FINE
Like Santeria AFROCUBAN
Immunized VACCINATED
'. . . kinda' ISH
Disses exchanged between players TRASHTALK
Potential response to 'They look alike!' IDONTSEEIT
Day for Shabbat dinner (Abbr.) FRI
COLORADO PEOPLE UTE
Shower curtain support ROD
AUCTION WEBSITE EBAY
PHONE PROTECTOR CASE
'Their ___ Were Watching God' EYES
___ Twitter (community for fanbases) STAN
BELONGING TO US OUR
Saplike secretion RESIN
AUNT, IN SPANISH TIA
TENNIS MATCH SEGMENTS SETS
HARD TO PICK UP HEAVY
HIDDEN DOWNSIDE CATCH
'That guess is way off' NOTEVENCLOSE
___Pen (emergency device) EPI
OUTER GARMENTS COATS
PEACH CENTERS PITS
Number of millimeters in a centimeter TEN
PART OF A CHROMOSOME GENE
PEA CASINGS PODS
Round dessert PIE
Sculptor's creation STATUE
'Superbad' actor Michael CERA
'Can't win 'em all' THATSLIFE
WELL-ORGANIZED NEAT
___ IN A LIFETIME ONCE
TIP OF A SHOE TOE
Off-road ride ATV
GRITTY FILM GENRE NOIR
Three-ingredient sammie BLT
PRACTICAL USEFUL
READY, WILLING AND ___ ABLE
SALAD TYPE CAESAR
TATTOO PARLOR SUPPLIES INKS
Tax-collecting org IRS
LIL ___ X NAS
___ FAIRE REN
Major flop EPICFAIL
NFL OFFICIALS REFS
Vampire Weekend bassist Chris BAIO