USA Today - May 5 2023

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Clues Answers
'Auld Lang ___' SYNE
'I'd hate for that to be true . . .' HOPENOT
'Spring forward' acronym DST
'Starving' singer Steinfeld HAILEE
'___ Is How We Do It' THIS
2023 Disney role for Halle Bailey ARIEL
Amaterasu or Ra GOD
Animals related to stink badgers SKUNKS
Apt-sounding surname for a Leo LYONS
Assist with a crime ABET
Athlete on a crew team ROWER
Boast about past triumphs TOOTYOUROWNHORN
Bottle top CAP
Broadband option DSL
Chew like a dog with a bone GNAW
Chocolate caramel candies ROLOS
Climate-conscious prefix ECO
Comedian Richard PRYOR
Conjure up INVOKE
Costa ___ RICA
Cover with cloth DRAPE
Disc for some old-school DJs RECORD
Fail in a clutch situation CHOKE
Fibbing people LIARS
Form a connection BOND
Gets ready to be photographed POSES
Had a heck of a blast WHOOPEDITUP
Hawaiian expression of love ALOHA
In the lead AHEAD
Indigenous people of northern California OHLONE
Jam-packs CRAMS
Language spoken in 'The Lord of the Rings' ELVISH
Last day of Dec., for short NYE
Like a tooth that's not quite ready for the Tooth Fairy LOOSE
Clues Answers
Mass surveillance org NSA
Most wee TINIEST
National dance of the Dominican Republic MERENGUE
Neither's partner NOR
Network that has won over 200 Sports Emmys ESPN
No longer drinking SOBER
Not pro- ANTI
Official procedure PROTOCOL
Olympic fencing blades EPEES
Part of TLDR DIDNT
Particle flung from flint and steel SPARK
Pipsqueak TWERP
Prefix similar to e- CYBER
Really, really little TEENYWEENY
Recess game TAG
Scottish girl LASS
Sound from a schnauzer ARF
Stationary scoring attempt in basketball SETSHOT
Straying off course ERRANT
Streaming service's lineup SHOWS
Substances like frankincense and myrrh RESINS
Sulky mood SNIT
Sweet, buttery movie snack TOFFEEPOPCORN
Was acquainted with KNEW
Went off course somewhere TOOKAWRONGTURN
What a strict boss runs, metaphorically TIGHTSHIP
Whitewater boats RAFTS
Word before 'shebang' or 'enchilada' WHOLE
Workers often seen on C-SPAN SENATORS
___ & the Gang ('Summer Madness' band) KOOL
___ Enterprise ('Star Trek' ship) USS
___ Ness monster LOCH
___ with a fine SLAP