USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2023 02 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
MISCHIEVOUS SLY
___ AND RAVE RANT
'. . . but I ___' DIGRESS
LANGUAGE IN PAKISTAN URDU
'DEFINITELY!' YES
NOT AS COMMON RARER
NOT RIGHT OFF
GET LARGER GROW
Promotional paragraph BLURB
Stick in a test kit SWAB
APPLE PIE ___ MODE ALA
GOLFER'S TARGET HOLE
LOUD BIRD WOODPECKER
Capital of Tamil Nadu, India CHENNAI
WHAT A PHOENIX RISES FROM ASHES
Unwanted trail in a kitchen ANTS
'___ Down' (Diana Ross hit) UPSIDE
100% ALL
DES MOINES' STATE IOWA
Plumbing tubes PIPES
Is looking for SEEKS
RODEO ROPE LASSO
Liquid ingredient in soups BROTH
HARD PRECIPITATION HAIL
Tool for splitting wood AXE
Skillet, for example PAN
PERFECTLY ROUND OBJECT SPHERE
Chaotic crowd MOB
FALSEHOODS LIES
SALT LAKE CITY'S STATE UTAH
Tears into shreds RIPS
KUNG ___ CHICKEN PAO
HONOLULU'S ISLAND OAHU
UNFAIRLY DEPRIVE ROB
GREENISH-BLUE HUE TEAL
GINGER ___ ALE
SOUND TRANSMISSION AUDIO
AB EXERCISE SITUP
NECTAR COLLECTOR BEE
'Howdy!' HEY
Groups of organized workers LABORUNIONS
Fluffy precipitation SNOW
Part of PPV or mpg PER
COMES TO A CLOSE ENDS
SHOVEL RELATIVE SPADE
'My mind is blown!' WOW
Shade of lipstick or heels NUDE
GOVERNMENT AGENTS FEDS
PAST PARTNERS EXES
CHAOTIC FIGHT MELEE
TALKS A BIG GAME BRAGS
Counterparts of flats, in music SHARPS
Actress Linney LAURA
Translation of 'yo soy' IAM
___ KIPPUR YOM
___ NOVA (BRAZILIAN MUSIC STYLE) BOSSA
Not stored in an easy-to-find place HIDDENAWAY
NOT HAPPY DISGRUNTLED
'___? For spring? Groundbreaking' (sarcastic line in 'The Devil Wears Prada') FLORALS
FLAG HOLDER POLE
Tool for cutting wood SAW
Visibly unsafe for eating MOLDY