USA Today - Oct 7 2022 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 USA Today - Oct 7 2022 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
'Bye Bye Bye' boy band	NSYNC
'He who ___ it dealt it'	SMELT
'I figured it out!'	AHA
'I goofed!'	OOPS
'I won't ___ for this!'	STAND
'I'm ___!' ('That's hilarious!')	DEAD
'Of course!'	SURE
'Telephone' singer	LADYGAGA
'Telephone' singer, for short	BEY
Actress Rae	ISSA
Amazement	AWE
Astros, in the 2021 World Series	LOSERS
Barbecue spice mix	RUB
Be in debt	OWE
Belle, in a Disney title	BEAUTY
Born and ___	BRED
Ciudad del ___, Paraguay	ESTE
Ding on a fender	DENT
Easy jigsaw piece to place	EDGE
Extra tire	SPARE
Famous ___ cookies	AMOS
Finds another purpose for	REUSES
Flatbread made with atta	ROTI
Fox's burrow	DEN
Fuel efficiency stat, for short	MPG
Fully satisfy	SATE
Fuzzy boots	UGGS
Gaining momentum	PICKINGUPSTEAM
Green pond growth	ALGAE
Grow to become	BLOSSOMINTO
Holder of flowers	VASE
Houses with two separate units	DUPLEXES
In progress	ONGOING
In the style of	ALA
Kiyomizu-dera Temple's country	JAPAN
Language spoken in Guyana (Abbr.)	ENG
Largest human organ	SKIN
Lay eyes on	SEE
Leading the polls	AHEAD
LGBTQ celebration	PRIDE
Like a juicy, aromatic mango	RIPE
Like a wire with current	LIVE
Like the Sahara	SANDY
Linguist's speech notation system (Abbr.)	IPA
Make very happy	ELATE
Marinara, for example	TOMATOSAUCE
Masa dish sometimes made in a banana leaf	TAMALE
Metal with the chemical symbol Fe	IRON
Movie credits info	CAST
Not odd	EVEN
Otherwise	ELSE
Paradise in the Torah	EDEN
People who built Machu Picchu	INCAS
Pickle container	JAR
Piece of furniture by a nightstand	BED
Place to park a car	LOT
Plopped down	SAT
Posing questions	ASKING
Require	NEED
River-blocking constructions	DAMS
Rounded building tops	DOMES
Scored some exams	GRADED
Sign outside a store	OPEN
Slightly off	AMISS
Spot on a die or playing card	PIP
Status for an email or text	SENT
Teacups or Tilt-A-Whirl	RIDE
Time to chill, for short	VACAY
Turn a pumpkin into a jack-o'-lantern	CARVE
Unit abbreviated to 'g'	GRAM
Use a keyboard	TYPE
Value of the Roman numeral X	TEN
Verbal exams	ORALS
Want	DESIRE
Was very fond of	LOVED
Watch brand	TIMEX
Word before 'noodles' or 'coffee'	INSTANT
___ Mountains (range through Colorado)	ROCKY