Daily Crossword Answers USA Today - August 19, 2023

across

• Feature of some dresses Crossword Clue

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  SLIT

• "You," in a Ren Faire performance Crossword Clue

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  THEE

• Catering to a small audience Crossword Clue

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  NICHE

• More achy Crossword Clue

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  SORER

• Golfer's "Heads up!" Crossword Clue

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  FORE

• Joints with patellas Crossword Clue

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  KNEES

• Poses a question Crossword Clue

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  ASKS

• Rich dessert Crossword Clue

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  TORTE

• Sets loose Crossword Clue

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  FREES

• FedEx competitor Crossword Clue

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  UPS

• Online likenesses Crossword Clue

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  AVATARS

• Arduous tasks Crossword Clue

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  SLOGS

• Member of the BTS ARMY, e.g Crossword Clue

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  FAN

• Extracts the metal from Crossword Clue

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  SMELTS

• Play on repeat Crossword Clue

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  LOOP

• "Buh-bye!" Crossword Clue

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  SEEYA

• International grp. with a phonetic alphabet Crossword Clue

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  NATO

• Feature of many New Yorkers' speech Crossword Clue

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  ACCENT

• Cookie with a Cotton Candy edition Crossword Clue

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  OREO

• Wound covering Crossword Clue

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  SCAB

• Orwell novel that's a political satire Crossword Clue

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  ANIMALFARM

• Like a vampire's victims Crossword Clue

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  BITTEN

• Suzanne Alexander, for Audra McDonald Crossword Clue

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  ROLE

• Nashville-to-D.C. direction Crossword Clue

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  ENE

• Granola bit Crossword Clue

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  OAT

• Under the weather Crossword Clue

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  ILL

• "An Inconvenient Truth" author Crossword Clue

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  ALGORE

• "If it ___ broke . . ." Crossword Clue

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  AINT

• Has a sushirrito, say Crossword Clue

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  EATS

• L, on a league table Crossword Clue

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  LOSS

• Piece of a pansy Crossword Clue

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  PETAL

• Diva's solo Crossword Clue

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  ARIA

• Bonneville Salt Flats' state Crossword Clue

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  UTAH

• Retina's organ Crossword Clue

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  EYE

• Common charcuterie fruits Crossword Clue

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  PEARS

• Gets furious (but doesn't let it show) Crossword Clue

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  SEETHES

• Lengthy Crossword Clue

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  LONG

• Go bad Crossword Clue

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  SPOIL

• Give permission to go ahead with Crossword Clue

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  GREENLIGHT

• Closed Crossword Clue

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  SHUT