USA Today - Feb 21 2023

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Clues Answers
'Arrow of God' novelist Achebe CHINUA
'Bao' or 'Lava' PIXARSHORT
'haha' LOL
'Hymn' homophone HIM
'It's better ___ nothing' THAN
'Just pulled up to your front door,' but shorter HERE
'thx' counterpart PLS
'You're such a goof' THATSSILLY
'___ Ones' (show where celebrities eat spicy wings) HOT
Actress de Armas ANA
Airline headquartered in Atlanta DELTA
Airline headquartered in Chicago UNITED
Animated clownfish NEMO
At any time EVER
Begin START
Bird in a coop HEN
Can't see the forest for the ___ TREES
Competitor of Adidas NIKE
Design detail, for short SPEC
Dull pain ACHE
Early web portal AOL
End of a toaster's cord PLUG
Fetch GET
Fictional creature from Skull Island KINGKONG
Figure out, like a mystery SOLVE
Gas used in insulating windows ARGON
Goes by golf cart DRIVES
Goes over 21 in blackjack BUSTS
Grind, like teeth GNASH
Have a serious crush on LIKELIKE
Have a soak in a tub BATHE
Heartfelt request PLEA
Hidden features in a video game EASTEREGGS
Holiday dish often served glazed CHRISTMASHAM
Invisible 'instrument' AIRGUITAR
It is, in Spanish ESTA
It might be standardized TEST
It's measured with degrees in geometry ANGLE
Knight's title SIR
Clues Answers
Lose firmness SAG
Meeting, informally SESH
Metal in bronze TIN
Metered vehicles CABS
Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo OCHOA
Mid-April payment TAX
Miss Piggy or Elmo MUPPET
Notion IDEA
One plus two plus three plus four TEN
Option C in some multiple-choice questions BOTH
Overused expression CLICHE
Paths WAYS
Pick a ___ (point out a minor shortcoming) NIT
Poses a question ASKS
Powerful tennis shot SMASH
Prince, to a king SON
Quiets down HUSHES
Response to 'Shall we?' LETS
Salty item on a lox bagel CAPER
Signs of a cat's affection LICKS
Snip CUT
Spanish greeting HOLA
Stage of a plan PHASE
Suffix meaning 'kinda' ISH
Sugar snap ___ PEA
Swiss city close to France GENEVA
Teachers, tutors, professors, etc EDUCATORS
The A in AYCE ALL
Thus ERGO
Top-left keyboard key ESC
Use a cleaver CHOP
Verb form that acts as a noun GERUND
Visa's place PASSPORT
Woolly animal LLAMA
Woolly animal ALPACA
___ for life LUST
___ fu KUNG
___ sticky rice MANGO
___-foot tub CLAW