USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2022 12 19

crossword answers
Clue Answer
COMPETED VIED
CULTURAL SPIRIT ETHOS
Huichol bracelet bit BEAD
'High Fidelity' actress Kravitz ZOE
Rodent used in demining RAT
TOTALLY NAILS ACES
Place to order a sauvignon blanc WINEBAR
SOME POP-UPS ADS
Antioch or Jerusalem, e.g CITY
GET ___ OF (ELIMINATE) RID
Yammer on GAB
Pay for a hand of cards ANTE
Above-lip facial hair, for short STACHE
CYLINDRICAL PASTA PENNE
Rapidly spreading online VIRAL
BIG FUSS ADO
MEETING OUTLINE AGENDA
GEM WEIGHT UNIT CARAT
TRUSTED ADVISER MENTOR
COLORFUL PARROT MACAW
WAGER BET
ACHY SORE
WORN-DOWN PENCIL NUB
SHOULDER MUSCLE, FOR SHORT DELT
'WHAT'S UP, ___?' DOC
DESPERATE REQUEST PLEA
UPPER-LEFT KEYBOARD KEY ESC
'Buh-bye!' CIAO
'Buh-bye!' SEEYA
'Child's play' EASY
'omg 4 real?' SRSLY
TEENSY ITTY
ALLOW LET
Touch down at OAK LAND
ASSERTION CLAIM
DOODLE DRAW
Vinyl on a turntable RECORD
WEAVER'S APPARATUS LOOM
INQUIRES ASKS
Color-changing jewelry MOODRINGS
Jane Fraser, for Citigroup, e.g CEO
RIP-OFF SCAM
LOOKS CLOSELY PEERS
FOLLOWER OF JAH RASTA
The Cubs, on a scoreboard CHI
WordPress site BLOG
WARNING CAVEAT
Ingredient in some edibles (Abbr.) CBD
AMBITIOUS DRIVEN
Chanukah candelabrum MENORAH
'The Bear' actress Edebiri AYO
Biologist and sexologist Kinsey ALFRED
Card for a property owner in Monopoly DEED
Erase, like a file DELETE
Grow emotionally closer BOND
Hairstyle also called a fringe BANGS
Reynolds who plays Deadpool RYAN
Sandler who sings 'The Chanukah Song' ADAM
Tote or satchel BAG