USA Today - May 26 2023

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Clues Answers
'An ___ to Bats' (Gertrude Sturdle poem) ODE
'Choose ___!' WISELY
'Funny!' HAH
'Go ahead, see if ___!' ICARE
'Sounds good!' IMIN
'The Wretched of the Earth' author FRANTZFANON
'Yeah, I ___ that a lot' GET
'___, como estas?' HOLA
2015 movie whose title is a fruit TANGERINE
Accumulate over time ACCRUE
Act as a go-between LIAISE
Aid and ___ ABET
AirPod, for example EARBUD
Birth mo. for many Virgos SEPT
Capital city on the Mediterranean BEIRUTLEBANON
Constructs ERECTS
Deep, narrow valley RAVINE
Direction from Ethiopia to Somalia EAST
Distorts beyond recognition WARPS
Dress rehearsal PRACTICERUN
Enthusiasm ZEAL
Enthusiastic AVID
Extra BONUS
Fan's unconfirmed interpretation of a character or story HEADCANON
Get out of bed RISE
Girl, in Spanish CHICA
Goes on to say ADDS
Grocery payment method EBT
H.S. exams for college credit APS
Happen OCCUR
Hawaiian dance HULA
Head of a company CEO
Iconic female singer DIVA
Inclinations that affect decision-making BIASES
Kindergartner's golden reward STAR
Like pastel colors PALE
Clues Answers
Mailed SENT
Monthly expense RENT
Most uncommon RAREST
Musician like Nikhil Banerjee SITARIST
Performed in a scene ACTED
Place with luxurious treatments SPA
Poles for sails MASTS
Put together COMPILE
Really bugs IRKS
Remove from a sack UNBAG
Salty solution for soaking food BRINE
Scalp bug LOUSE
Second word of a rhyming nickname for a Bay Area city FRAN
Showed generosity SHARED
Simple and stylish ELEGANT
Snow monster YETI
South American mountain range ANDES
Sprang LEAPT
Staircase rail BANISTER
Step between floors STAIR
Strong desire LUST
Successful songs HITS
Throw out TOSS
Throw out SCRAP
Tree rings are used to measure it AGE
Turnable control KNOB
Unavoidable future FATE
Untroubled SERENE
Untroubled ATEASE
Upper-right icon on a shopping website CART
Voicemail sound BEEP
What 'Home of the world's best pizza!' most likely is OVERSTATEMENT
Windowsills, for example LEDGES
Word after 'slinky' or 'babydoll' DRESS
___ vera ALOE
___'s Pieces REESE