USA Today - May 28 2017

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Clues Answers
"Alternatively . . ." to a texter OTOH
"Oh, what's the ___?" USE
5K or 10K participant RACER
Area sheltered from the wind LEESIDE
ATF agents, e.g FEDS
Beehive State natives UTES
Big name in polo shirts IZOD
BOGOF part FREE
Cathedral topper SPIRE
Chinese takeout freebie, often WHITERICE
Chip away at ERODE
Chopin selection ETUDE
Christian Scientist Mary Baker ___ EDDY
Citrus cocktail made with gin or bourbon LIMERICKEY
Cribbage marker PEG
Crude cartel OPEC
Danny who played Walter Mitty KAYE
Depot posting, informally SKED
Devious sorts SLYDOGS
Do penance ATONE
Does a lexicographer's job DEFINES
Doorbell-ringing cosmetics company AVON
Dust Bowl refugee OKIE
DVR button REC
Element in meteorites IRON
Eluded a tag, perhaps SLID
Fateful day for Caesar IDES
Finishes second PLACES
Fuss, to Shakespeare ADO
Gads about ROVES
Game of world domination RISK
Gilbert & Sullivan princess IDA
Gingery cookie SNAP
Gomer Pyle's service branch MARINES
Have a feeling SENSE
Heart of ancient Rome FORUM
High tea goodie SCONE
Hockey face-off spot CENTERICE
Importer's expense DUTY
Clues Answers
In good health HALE
Japanese dog with a curly tail AKITA
Lacoste of tennis RENE
Lady's escort, for short GENT
Legendary Chicago cow owner OLEARY
Leprechauns' land, in poem ERIN
Museum tour director GUIDE
Neon tetra's home TANK
New England catch SCROD
One-eyed Norse god ODIN
Open with a church key UNCAP
Overhead rails ELS
Page of "X-Men" movies ELLEN
Partner of rank and serial number NAME
Paul who sang "Puppy Love" ANKA
Pet Rock or Hula Hoop FAD
Places for mani-pedis SPAS
Places to graze LEAS
Poker chip or puck DISK
Pound of poetry EZRA
Publicity, slangily INK
Puritanical sort PRIG
Schroeder's instrument PIANO
Skin bordering a fingernail CUTICLE
Social goofball NERD
Stage after larval PUPAL
Starts to snooze NODSOFF
Swing on an axis SLUE
Tabloid twosomes ITEMS
Take a nosedive FALL
The Koh-i-___ diamond NOOR
Toon character ___ E. Coyote WILE
Toppled from the throne DEPOSED
Tribal history LORE
U.S. attorney general, 2009-15, and a hint to 16-Across and 15- and 28-Down ERICHOLDER
V-formation fliers GEESE
Verdi slave girl AIDA
Winter coating RIME
Without peers ALONE