USA Today - August 2 2017 Thursday Crossword Puzzle Answers

USA Today Crossword Puzzle Solutions - Aug 2 2017 Thursday 

Clue	Solution
Edgar, Oscar or Tony	AWARD
"___ Smile" (Hall & Oates hit)	SARA
Melville’s fanatical whaler	AHAB
Bill who hosts "Real Time"	MAHER
Trudge wearily	PLOD
Shredded, with "up"	TORE
Sam Spade or Mike Hammer	PRIVATEEYE
Grove unit	TREE
Cotton de-seeders	GINS
Highly luminous galactic object	QUASAR
Mopped and dusted, say	CLEANED
Inventor’s triumphant cry	SUCCESS
Joseph who wrote "Catch-22"	HELLER
Pursues, as game	STALKS
Highly capable	ADEPT
Limit on immigration	QUOTA
WWE or MMA surface	MAT
Has an evening meal	SUPS
"Remembered" battleship	MAINE
Yawn-inducing sort	BORE
Radar gun reading (Abbr.)	MPH
Off one’s rocker	BATTY
Fight card units	BOUTS
Lines from hearts	AORTAS
"Scram!"	BEATIT
Not as plain	FANCIER
Maker of Hugs and Kisses	HERSHEY
Roadside rubbish	LITTER
People to hang with	PALS
On a cruise, perhaps	ASEA
Feature of some pliers	NEEDLENOSE
Pole or Bulgarian	SLAV
Real estate unit	ACRE
Burger King, to McDonald’s	RIVAL
"Take one"	HERE
Real estate units	LOTS
Natural flair	KNACK
Fuse measure	AMP
Mars’ domain	WAR
Tuna at sushi bars	AHI
Clergyperson’s nickname	REV
Classic show with Sergeant Friday	DRAGNET
Fork over	SPEND
Taproom offerings	ALES
Orbison of the Traveling Wilburys	ROY
Good enough	ADEQUATE
"Sic ’em!"	ATTACK
Authoritative source, in a saying	HORSESMOUTH
Fields of study	AREAS
Taproom offerings	BEERS
Org. chart layer	TIER
Sch. that publishes the Daily Bruin	UCLA
Crevice or crevasse	CHASM
Introduced, with "to"	LEDUP
Fried dough treat at carnivals	ELEPHANTEAR
"Heidi" setting	ALPS
Showing no emotion	STONY
Execs, or what they may wear	SUITS
Persian Gulf land	QATAR
Clarinetist Shaw	ARTIE
Easily irked	TESTY
Like one set of grandparents	MATERNAL
Some reptile house exhibits	BOAS
Creamy French cheese	BRIE
Totally out of control	BERSERK
C-to-C interval	OCTAVE
Patent holder for the telephone	BELL
Gordon in outer space	FLASH
Airline seat option	AISLE
Underworld of myth	HADES
Smart-alecky	PERT
Prefix with "friendly" or "tourism"	ECO
Diarist Anais	NIN
Fertility clinic cells	OVA
Runner-advancing bunt, for short	SAC
Wapiti, by another name	ELK