USA Today - Sep 7 2022

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Clues Answers
'Don't ___!' (prey's plea) EATME
'I'd like to say ___ words . . .' AFEW
'It's ___ and dear to my heart' NEAR
'Never have I ___ . . .' EVER
'The Women' author Hilton ALS
'___ 2 U' (Destiny's Child hit) CATER
Al Badawi tree's fruit OLIVE
At that time THEN
Ball for a kitten or a knitter YARN
Ballerina's skirt TUTU
Bears Ears state UTAH
Better than the rest BEST
Bhangra movement STEP
Bird that's been called a 'winged rainbow' MACAW
Birthday number AGE
Black History Mo FEB
Body part with a silent B WOMB
Bottomless pit ABYSS
Bumbling fool OAF
Concepts IDEAS
Cookies used to model moon phases OREOS
Coral Triangle island BALI
Cream-filled pastries PUFFS
Curl up in the ___ position FETAL
Doodh ___ (fizzy milk drink) SODA
DVR brand with a peanut-shaped remote TIVO
Embarrass ABASH
Flight stat ETD
Flour for panjiri ATTA
Flowy robe ABAYA
Fluffy oven-baked pancake DUTCHBABY
Forwarded, for example SENT
Frowned-upon actions NONOS
Gets less intense MELLOWS
Group discussing Bessie Head or Colson Whitehead BOOKCLUB
Honey holder JAR
Hosed down WASHED
Kismet FATE
Kung ___ chicken PAO
Clues Answers
Laced on a loom WOVEN
Lists finalized after auditions CASTS
Major city in Florida MIAMI
Make it big GOFAR
Materials from mines ORES
Nothing special SOSO
One and only LONE
Ooh and ___ AAH
Out and ___ ABOUT
Penny's value CENT
Place to get acrylics NAILSALON
Polite term of address SIR
Possesses OWNS
R&R part REST
Rain-resistant sheet TARP
Resume listings JOBS
Rowboat equipment OARS
Savory bowlful topped with bread and cheese FRENCHONIONSOUP
Shape stat AREA
Short sleep CATNAP
Shut with wax SEAL
Similar AKIN
Sound from a pig or a giggly person SNORT
Students' cards IDS
Swoon over someone CRUSH
Team of two DUO
The A in MMA ARTS
Treaty PACT
Valentine's Day gift BOXOFCHOCOLATES
Wet earth MUD
What Harini Logan did 22 times in 90 seconds to win the Scripps Bee SPELLED
Wine and dine WOO
Wish ___ a star UPON
Wishful words IHOPE
Word before 'test' or 'buds' TASTE
Word that can follow the first words of 4-, 7- and 10-Down BRAID
Written in the stars MEANTTOBE
___ 2600 (early video game console) ATARI
___ yourself (put in effort) EXERT