USA Today Crossword Answers October 13, 2023
Author: by Sara Cantor
Across
| Swiss peak | ALP |
| Glacial polar masses | ICECAPS |
| “Black Swan” K-pop band | BTS |
| Dove’s sound | COO |
| Places for docking boats | MARINAS |
| Eggs on sushi | ROE |
| National animal of Nepal | COW |
| Chic | INSTYLE |
| Minecraft material | ORE |
| No longer fastened | UNDONE |
| “___ woman, hear me roar” | IAM |
| Bed size | TWIN |
| Move like molasses | SEEP |
| ID on an IRS form | SSN |
| Sharpay’s brother in “High School Musical” | RYAN |
| Fictional Jane who said “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me” | EYRE |
| Tail motion | WAG |
| AirPod, e.g. | EARBUD |
| Give funds to | ENDOW |
| ___ the flag | CAPTURE |
| Where drones hover | MIDAIR |
| Roy and Silo, to Tango the penguin | DADS |
| Org. that might confiscate your liquids and gels | TSA |
| Sit back and relax | UNWIND |
| 12/31, for example | EVE |
| Small earring | STUD |
| Bio or chem | SCI |
| Gamete that might fertilize an ovum | SPERMCELL |
| Acronym written in a school yearbook | HAGS |
| However, for short | THO |
| Wide variety | ARRAY |
| She ruled Egypt from 51 to 30 BCE | CLEOPATRA |
| Start dating right after a breakup | REBOUND |
| Drink similar to a macchiato | CORTADO |
| Came to light | EMERGED |
| Built, like a monument | ERECTED |
| Humble quality | MODESTY |
| Isla Fisher or Ed Sheeran, e.g. | REDHEAD |
Down
| Point a finger at | ACCUSE |
| “___ Tunes” | LOONEY |
| 18th-century hairpiece | POWDEREDWIG |
| “Sounds like a plan!” | IMIN |
| Walking stick with a hidden blade | CANESWORD |
| Hospital depts. | ERS |
| Naming as a source | CITING |
| “The Menu” actress Taylor-Joy | ANYA |
| Type of fortuneteller | PALMREADER |
| Opposite of NNW | SSE |
| Dairy product with a nutty flavor | BROWNBUTTER |
| Hip-hop artist ___ Fixx | TORI |
| Observed | SEEN |
| ChatGPT company | OPENAI |
| Like the taste of cranberries | TART |
| Miter ___ (tool) | SAW |
| High-pitched barks | YAPS |
| “The Left Hand of Darkness” author ___ K. Le Guin | URSULA |
| Lethal | DEADLY |
| Awful racket | DIN |
| Bat’s habitat | CAVE |
| Soft food | MUSH |
| Worshipper of Pariacaca | INCA |
| App where vintage clothes are resold | DEPOP |
| Chicken ___ (difficult-to-read handwriting) | SCRATCH |
| Poorly made | SHODDY |
| Damaged | MARRED |
| Get a three-pointer, e.g. | SCORE |
| Guiding principle | TENET |
| Hauls with difficulty | LUGS |
| Taiwanese electronics brand | ACER |
| Ripped | TORE |
| Deep sleep letters | REM |
| Fall Out Boy genre | EMO |
| Word after “flower” or “trundle” | BED |
| Enjoyed a blini, say | ATE |
| “Narcos” org. | DEA |
| “Strange . . .” | ODD |