USA Today Crossword December 2 2022 Answers

ACROSS

• Chullo or sombrero
  HAT
• A scapegoat receives it
  BLAME
• Word before power or system
  SOLAR
• Guyanese president Irfaan ___
  ALI
• Dancer Alvin
  AILEY
• Express a view
  OPINE
• Labyrinth with green walls
  HEDGEMAZE
• Righty tighty ___ loosey
  LEFTY
• Opera diva’s song
  ARIA
• Fantasy creature
  ORC
• Voice quality
  TONE
• Short-term worker
  TEMP
• Created
  MADE
• Mail carrier’s org.
  USPS
• Ctrl Alt ___
  DEL
• Publisher’s stack of unsolicited manuscripts
  SLUSHPILE
• Beam of light
  RAY
• When will u be here?
  ETA
• ___ Buddhism
  ZEN
• Book that stands the test of time
  CLASSIC
• Dig in!
  LETSEAT
• Granola piece
  OAT
• I didn’t love it
  MEH
• Actress and activist Ruby
  DEE
• The Black Panthers’ community survival programs for example
  MUTUALAID
• Type of sleep
  REM
• Prep for print
  EDIT
• Thinnest U.S. coin
  DIME
• Rise dramatically
  SOAR
• Hauls to the body shop
  TOWS
• Annual ___ shots
  FLU
• Botch
  FLUB
• Grayish-brown color
  TAUPE
• Team-building exercise that ends with a catch
  TRUSTFALL
• Not from a major studio
  INDIE
• Rubbed the wrong way
  VEXED
• Soaked
  WET
• Move on tippy toes
  SNEAK
• Pepitas for example
  SEEDS
• Wallet items
  IDS

DOWN

• That’s a good one!
  HAHA
• Phone notification
  ALERT
• Used the KonMari Method
  TIDIED
• Term of endearment
  BAE
• Stretch car
  LIMO
• Wake-up devices
  ALARMS
• Agave-based spirit
  MEZCAL
• Body part that sounds like a letter
  EYE
• Red plastic cup brand
  SOLO
• Reveal things about yourself
  OPENUP
• Like Madame Tussauds sculptures
  LIFESIZE
• Colony insect
  ANT
• El ___ (ranchera song with the lyric mi palabra es la ley)
  REY
• Fortniters for example
  GAMERS
• Tried out
  TESTED
• Blood bank donation
  PLASMA
• One-on-one battle
  DUEL
• Heartfelt request
  PLEA
• Mailed out
  SENT
• Anti-fans
  HATERS
• Lets another car go first
  YIELDS
• You’d like it here!
  COME
• Shower with praise
  LAUD
• State of mind
  ATTITUDE
• Masala ___
  CHAI
• Accompany to the airport for example
  SEEOFF
• Place where everything’s perfect
  UTOPIA
• My calendar’s wide open
  IMFREE
• Ultra-fancy
  DELUXE
• Country bordered by Mozambique
  MALAWI
• Like legal pads
  RULED
• Half of a fortnight
  WEEK
• Not new
  USED
• Crunchy deli sandwiches
  BLTS
• ___ the season!
  TIS
• Track star Shelly-___ Fraser-Pryce
  ANN
• Media room fixtures
  TVS
• QB-to-WR scores
  TDS