USA Today - May 16 2022 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 USA Today - May 16 2022 Crossword Answers

Clues	Answers
'I just took a ___ test . . .' (Lizzo lyric)	DNA
'I need it right now!'	ASAP
'It ___ without saying . . .'	GOES
'Ratatouille' rat	REMY
'Star Wars' villain Kylo	REN
'The Mandalorian' star Pedro	PASCAL
'The situation is worse than I thought'	ITSBAD
'Were you ___? Or were you silenced?' (37-Down quote)	SILENT
'Who ___ is coming?'	ELSE
'You may leave now'	THATSALL
'___ Kapital'	DAS
According to	PER
Animal rescue org	SPCA
Apt name for a painter	ART
Attorney's title (Abbr.)	ESQ
Avocado pit, for example	SEED
Book suggestion, for short	REC
Brooklyn time zone, for short	EST
Cash dispenser	ATM
City in Missouri, for short	STL
Clicks of the fingers	SNAPS
Crow sounds	CAWS
Cubes in drinks	ICE
Droop	SAG
Duct ___	TAPE
Embed	INSERT
Event to celebrate a film launch	PREMIEREPARTY
Extra item	SPARE
Feeling like this: :(	SAD
Fencing sword	EPEE
Fuel for a lawnmower	GAS
Golfer's pegs	TEES
Hair products	GELS
Hammer-wielding Norse god	THOR
Hotel brand	HILTON
House of Representatives counterpart	SENATE
In one piece	INTACT
Is into	LIKES
Item for washing dishes	SPONGE
Like orchids as compared to cacti	NEEDIER
Lil ___ (two-palindrome family member)	SIS
List of options	MENU
Looks over quickly	SCANS
Make a promise	SWEAR
Make like new	RESTORE
Modify	ALTER
Non-___ (food label)	GMO
Olive oil alternative	CANOLA
Online account owner	USER
Opening for a coin	SLOT
Packs of elephants	HERDS
Periods of interruption	HIATUSES
Ploy	SCHEME
Positive vote	AYE
Rowing tool	OAR
Shudder-inducing	EERIE
Si en ingles	YES
Some street-lining trees	ELMS
Sondheim's '___ the Woods'	INTO
Sound at a stand-up show, hopefully	LAUGHTER
Spiritual retreat	ASHRAM
Spy org	CIA
Surname of the Bikini Bottom resident who lives in a pineapple	SQUAREPANTS
Test taken by some college seniors	GRE
The D in CD-ROM	DISC
Third planet from the sun	EARTH
Time period	SPAN
Toy on a string	YOYO
Treat-filled parcel for a loved one	CAREPACKAGE
Trial and ___	ERROR
Trinity K. ___, 'RuPaul's Drag Race' contestant	BONET
TV mogul Winfrey	OPRAH
Unfamiliar person	STRANGER
Vibe	AURA
Warming device	HEATER
Word before 'circles' or 'top'	CROP
___ Lanka	SRI
___-Ra	SHE