USA Today Crossword August 15, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Friday, August 15, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword August 15, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from August 15, 2025 contains 78 total clues—37 across and 41 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our USA Today crossword archive.

Across Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1A	___-3 fatty acids	OMEGA
6A	Huge celebration	BASH
10A	Show appreciation at a poetry slam	SNAP
14A	Less common	RARER
15A	Red Muppet who appeared on "The West Wing"	ELMO
16A	"See ya"	BYE
17A	Shopping ___	SPREE
18A	Building block of matter	ATOM
19A	Vegas WNBA team	ACES
20A	"You won't believe what I heard . . ."	OKAYSOGETTHIS
23A	Arcade game that gets the heart pumping (Abbr.)	DDR
25A	Some sci-fi beings	ETS
26A	Soul mate	THEONE
27A	Figure	RECKON
30A	Ben & Jerry, for one	DUO
31A	Steer clear of	AVOID
32A	Grammy-winning album for Tyler, the Creator	IGOR
34A	Improvised singing style	SCAT
38A	Climactic TV episode aired before a hiatus	MIDSEASONFINALE
41A	Brewery purchases	ALES
42A	Ocean's ebb and flow	TIDE
43A	Sentence that keeps going and going and going	RUNON
44A	PC key that's part of a trio	ALT
45A	Like a white crocodile	ALBINO
46A	"Mission: Impossible -- The Final Reckoning" star Bassett	ANGELA
50A	Mentalist's alleged ability (Abbr.)	ESP
52A	Counterpart of "estar," in Spanish	SER
53A	In a totally honest manner	FAIRANDSQUARE
57A	Like a podcast happening in real time	LIVE
58A	Ballet skirt	TUTU
59A	Jacket material ruined by snow in a "Seinfeld" episode	SUEDE
62A	"Voulez-vous coucher ___ moi?"	AVEC
63A	Creative spark	IDEA
64A	Flared dress style	ALINE
65A	Part of a dollar	CENT
66A	March Madness ranking	SEED
67A	Flower part	STEM

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Choice words?	THATONE
2D	Atlas page	MAP
3D	403 Forbidden, e.g.	ERRORCODE
4D	Adorkable type	GEEK
5D	Region	AREA
6D	Wild animal	BEAST
7D	Vocal ranges below sopranos	ALTOS
8D	City haze	SMOG
9D	Where an athlete might hear extra-loud cheers	HOMETURF
10D	Put into words	STATE
11D	Cheese-topped chip	NACHO
12D	Cooked at home	ATEIN
13D	Out of style	DATED
21D	Currency on Daiso price tags	YEN
22D	However, for short	THO
23D	Serious play	DRAMA
24D	"Speak of the ___!"	DEVIL
28D	Smooch	KISS
29D	Poem of homage	ODE
30D	Over with	DONE
32D	"Oh, really?"	ISIT
33D	Odin or Thor	GOD
34D	Give the cold shoulder to	SNUB
35D	"Wanna show me that?"	CANISEEIT
36D	Without company	ALONE
37D	Vocal range above bass	TENOR
39D	Resort hotel in the Bahamas	ATLANTIS
40D	Not online (Abbr.)	IRL
44D	Brownie ___ mode	ALA
45D	Satyajit Ray protagonist	APU
46D	Company with a spokesduck	AFLAC
47D	Gullible	NAIVE
48D	Accepted fact	GIVEN
49D	Put up	ERECT
50D	___ Lauder	ESTEE
51D	Cheerleading unit	SQUAD
54D	"Bro!"	DUDE
55D	"Stat!"	ASAP
56D	Game limitation	RULE
60D	Genetic molecule	DNA
61D	___ sauce (sushi bar condiment)	EEL

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