USA Today - Crossword Answers | 2023 03 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
STAY ___ PUT
Thick floor covering SHAGRUG
RETIREMENT PAYMENT PENSION
BOMBARD PELT
PART OF A COMIC STRIP PANEL
Sticky stuff on roads TAR
VERY LONG PERIOD OF TIME EON
Gastroenterologists, etc. (Abbr.) DRS
HELD ON TO KEPT
SERVE DRINKS BARTEND
Container of beans CAN
Rhyming race FUNRUN
Stars of dishes MAININGREDIENTS
GPS approximations ETAS
'Yours, Mine and ___' OURS
SMALL RACING VEHICLE GOKART
HARM INJURE
Mixtures of spices or coffee beans BLENDS
Sparsely lit DIM
So bad it can't be put into words UNSPEAKABLE
TEHRAN'S COUNTRY IRAN
SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES DMS
Successfully reaches GETSTO
Bivalent booster molecules RNA
GREAT GRADE APLUS
FANCY POSH
AID AND ___ ABET
JOBS GIGS
CASINO MACHINES SLOTS
PISTACHIO OR PECAN NUT
Exerts effort TRIES
IN ___ LAND LALA
APPROACH COMENEAR
SOUND FEED AUDIO
RISE GOUP
SHRILL BARK YIP
ALMA ___ MATER
COMES BACK RETURNS
TAKES ALONG BRINGS
Computer command after a mistake UNDO
DIRE SITUATION CRISIS
Runs a scam on CONS
___ verde (Peruvian green sauce) AJI
Schedule placeholder initials TBA
OPERA SOLOS ARIAS
'Rough' or 'final' version of an essay DRAFT
Numerical prefix for 'cycle' or 'pod' TRI
NOTABLE PERIOD IN HISTORY ERA
State symbols of Maine LOBSTERS
TALK A LOT GAB
AUCTION OFFERS BIDS
Strap attached to a horse REIN
CONCLUDE END
'Sadly . . .' ALAS
MORTGAGE, FOR EXAMPLE LOAN
Colorful period after sunset BLUEHOUR
Sport bike brand named after a type of feudal Japanese warrior KAWASAKININJA
Holiday during which Lakshmi Puja is performed DIWALI