USA Today Crossword August 6, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword August 6, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from August 6, 2025 contains 78 total clues—39 across and 39 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	Crockpot meals	STEWS
6A	"That's the spot!"	AHH
9A	Scoring stat for Caitlin Clark	PTS
12A	The Polar Express, for one	TRAIN
13A	Film genre that's an anagram of an element	NOIR
15A	"___ the Explorer"	DORA
16A	Fitness practice involving hammocks	AERIALYOGA
18A	"Works for me"	OKAY
19A	Milk qty.	GAL
20A	"You startled me!"	GOODHEAVENS
22A	Eyelid irritation	STYE
24A	___ and outs	INS
25A	Jeans edges	HEMS
26A	Pride member's pride	MANE
28A	Helium or hydrogen	GAS
30A	Cooking liquid	OIL
32A	Speaker's platform	ROSTRUM
34A	Modify	EDIT
36A	___ in a lifetime	ONCE
37A	"I'M GONNA LOSE IT!"	FORTHELOVEOFGOD
40A	Poet Juana ___ de la Cruz	INES
41A	Arthur ___ Stadium	ASHE
42A	Lots and lots	ATON
43A	"Oh, another thing," in a text	BTW
44A	Opposite of post-	PRE
45A	43,560 square feet	ACRE
47A	One-named soccer star	PELE
49A	Hullabaloo	ADO
50A	Minor complaints to "pick"	NITS
54A	Attracted lots of attention, say	MADEASPLASH
58A	Leia's love interest	HAN
59A	Privy to	INON
60A	Symbol in an "I love you" text	HEARTEMOJI
62A	"Jurassic Park" creature, for short	DINO
63A	Merit	EARN
64A	Super speedy	RAPID
65A	Snow cone ingredient	ICE
66A	One of four for Jedi hunter General Grievous	ARM
67A	Screenplay segment	SCENE

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Deer old dads?	STAGS
2D	Pet's reward	TREAT
3D	Like an eager party guest, perhaps	EARLY
4D	WarioWare: Smooth Moves console	WII
5D	Unexpected problem	SNAG
6D	"Who dares challenge me next?"	ANYONEELSE
7D	Features of cobras	HOODS
8D	Word before "jump" or "horse"	HIGH
9D	Mobile game in which you might "catch" Pikachu	POKEMONGO
10D	Laverne Cox or Elliot Page	TRANSICON
11D	Utters	SAYS
14D	"Barbie" actor Issa	RAE
15D	Bird symbolizing peace	DOVE
17D	Pork cut	LOIN
21D	Scary TV show with a season titled "Delicate"	AHS
23D	Radiates	EMITS
27D	Campfire residue	ASH
28D	Care	GIVEADARN
29D	Enjoyed some gimbap, say	ATE
31D	Went first	LED
32D	"Stay calm!"	DONTPANIC
33D	"Got anything more for us?"	AREWEDONE
35D	Homer Simpson's "Silly me!"	DOH
36D	Frequently	OFT
37D	Little lie	FIB
38D	Place for an AirPod	EAR
39D	Rowing tool	OAR
44D	Wasabi ___ (spicy snack bit)	PEA
46D	Damage, so to speak	COST
48D	Fallon's predecessor on "The Tonight Show"	LENO
49D	It might be snoozed	ALARM
51D	"Fingers crossed!"	IHOPE
52D	Zesty spice mix	TAJIN
53D	Like a rude remark	SNIDE
54D	Skirt length between mini and maxi	MIDI
55D	___ butter	SHEA
56D	Anjou fruit	PEAR
57D	___ and ___ towels	HERS
61D	Apple computer	MAC

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