USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2023 08 05

crossword answers
Clue Answer
THWACK HIT
'I just took a ___ test, turns out I'm 100% . . .' DNA
Third-largest land mammals HIPPOS
Hit up privately on IG DMED
Response to a relatable meme ITME
Contents of some balloons HOTAIR
Taboo subject NONO
'So cute!' AWW
POETIC TRIBUTES ODES
WANDER OFF COURSE STRAY
DELIVER A SPEECH ORATE
Off-roading vehicle ATV
EVADES ELUDES
Bureaucratic nuisance REDTAPE
Old-timey pronoun THEE
'___ National Fall-Madly-In-Love-Day' (Mindy Nettifee poem) ITS
NOT AS MANY FEWER
MOST SUGARY SWEETEST
'OK, so my victory wasn't exactly legit . . .' ICHEATED
KOREAN MARTIAL ART TAEKWONDO
'Namely . . .' TOWIT
Civil rights activist Korematsu FRED
Patti LaBelle genre SOUL
Bleating females EWES
Bhindi fry veggie OKRA
TAKES A LOAD OFF SITS
HELD ON TO KEPT
'LITTLE PIGGY' TOE
'Ciao!' TATA
BRONTE'S JANE EYRE
Cave sound effect ECHO
'Ho-ho-ho' speaker SANTA
___ City (nickname for Detroit) MOTOR
MEASURING STICKS RULERS
MODEL BUNDCHEN GISELE
PLAYFUL MARINE MAMMAL OTTER
MUSIC PLAYER STEREO
SOUND OF RELAXATION AHH
Black ___ (DC character) ADAM
CITY IN NEW MEXICO TAOS
Sharp ___ tack ASA
Website for crafters ETSY
___ Jones (Doctor Who companion) MARTHA
'NOW I GET IT!' OHH
Document covering significant career achievements CURRICULUMVITAE
EGYPTIAN BOY KING TUT
Prefix for 'space' AERO
SPOIL MAR
SOUND ON A DAIRY FARM MOO
Layered veggies ONIONS
'THAT'S SO TRUE!' AMEN
Sound from a territorial cat HISS
GROUP OF EIGHT OCTET
DID LAPS SWAM
Locs or box braids, e.g HAIRSTYLE
TRY AGAIN REDO
'OK, fair point' TOUCHE
Carry on and on RANT
ASSIGNED STARS TO RATED
RAISON D'___ ETRE
SHAKESPEAREAN KING LEAR
___ PAULO, BRAZIL SAO
Popular tabletop role-playing game (Abbr.) DND
'YEAH, RIGHT!' PFFT
WATER-FILLED DITCH AROUND A CASTLE MOAT
'No issues on my end!' IMCOOL