USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2023 08 02

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Spirit in an aviation cocktail GIN
Joint bent during a lunge KNEE
PART IN A PLAY ROLE
'I'LL PASS' NAH
Some illustrators' tools PENS
CLOUDS' PLACE SKY
VENTILATE AIROUT
UNDERCOVER OPERATIVE SECRETAGENT
GLANCE OVER SCAN
Firms up, like Jell-O SETS
Confidentiality doc NDA
NOTABLE PERIOD ERA
Hand-washing stuff SOAP
'A ___ of Their Own' LEAGUE
PLACE FOR DEODORANT ARMPIT
MAKE CHANGES TO ALTER
LOOKED CLOSELY PEERED
EASTER ISLAND'S COUNTRY CHILE
Mardi Gras or Pride event PARADE
'Sharknado' channel SYFY
SNL alum Gasteyer ANA
Many characters in 'Ratatouille' RATS
Person who pumps up a crowd HYPEMAN
2,000-POUND UNIT TON
The 'O' in ROYGBIV ORANGE
Spool on a fishing pole REEL
MANY NUMEROUS
ENERGY PEP
Cream-filled French pastry ECLAIR
PLACE TO GET A MASSAGE SPA
EYE PART IRIS
'___ on Top' (Beyonce hit) LOVE
HEAVIEST FENCING SWORD EPEE
Wiped from a blackboard ERASED
CAMERA ATTACHMENT LENS
FRIGHTENS SCARES
'Dynamite' band BTS
REVERSE UNDO
Plane's takeoff stat ETD
Performs like Ice Spice, say RAPS
EDIT DOWN TRIM
Old-timey photo tint SEPIA
Word before 'party' or 'park' THEME
FASHION INITIALS YSL
RESPIRATORY ORGAN LUNG
Bite-sized MINI
___ QUO STATUS
'Folklore: The Long ___ Studio Sessions' (Taylor Swift documentary) POND
LEAN TOWARD PREFER
Dos uno TRES
'Let Me Blow Ya Mind' rapper EVE
LLC alternative INC
UNDERDOG'S VICTORY UPSET
'Once ___ a time . . .' UPON
Work on a DreamWorks movie, maybe ANIMATE
Sarah Jessica Parker's role on 'And Just Like That . . .' CARRIE
MINER'S FIND ORE
Opposite of major MINOR
Clean energy org EPA
INSECT IN A COLONY ANT
'Abbott Elementary' channel ABC
___ up (made an error) MESSED
Phone notifications ALERTS
'___ and Star Go to Vista Del Mar' (Kristen Wiig film) BARB
Oolong or chamomile TEA
'Get what I'm saying?' SEEMYPOINT
KNIGHT'S PROTECTION ARMOR
Nicolette Sheridan's role on 'Desperate Housewives' EDIE