USA Today Crossword July 1, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword July 1, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from July 1, 2025 contains 76 total clues—37 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	Place for polish	NAIL
5A	Includes on an email	CCS
8A	Country made up of 14,125 islands	JAPAN
13A	Vocal range below soprano	ALTO
14A	Sikh spiritual leader	GURU
15A	Savory miso flavor	UMAMI
16A	Component of some cribs	SLAT
17A	Greek war god	ARES
18A	Person from Des Moines	IOWAN
19A	Experience for some travelers in new surroundings	CULTURESHOCK
22A	"Yes, And?" singer Grande	ARIANA
23A	A Mobius strip only has one	SIDE
24A	GPS guess	ETA
27A	Remote button with a red circle	REC
28A	Some movie FX	CGI
30A	Like some tile	CERAMIC
32A	Form a fist	CLENCH
34A	Adjust to the right pitch	TUNE
35A	Has complete control	RULESTHEROOST
39A	___ stick (bouncing toy)	POGO
40A	Improve	HONE
41A	Harry Belafonte genre	CALYPSO
44A	Lawn material	SOD
45A	Online admin who might wield the "banhammer"	MOD
48A	"oops, my b"	SRY
49A	"That hurt!"	OUCH
51A	Hat for a film noir detective	FEDORA
53A	Fruit-filled Viennese pastry	APPLESTRUDEL
55A	Japanese dog breed	AKITA
58A	___ tikki (potato snack)	ALOO
59A	No longer valid	NULL
60A	It's used by submarines and bats	SONAR
61A	Freudian ___	SLIP
62A	Older "Frozen" sister	ELSA
63A	Swiss chocolate brand	LINDT
64A	Sun, in Spanish	SOL
65A	Observes	SEES

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Daytona 500 org.	NASCAR
2D	Desirable quality	ASSET
3D	Tilted, like typeface	ITALIC
4D	Many, informally	LOTTA
5D	Preserve by salting	CURE
6D	Peppery salad green	CRESS
7D	Culinary artists who might punnily say "That's how we roll!"	SUSHICHEFS
8D	Kitchen device that extracts liquid from produce	JUICER
9D	Run ___ (go wild)	AMOK
10D	Cat's foot	PAW
11D	Reddit Q&A	AMA
12D	Author Anais	NIN
14D	Parking places	GARAGES
20D	Parent's brother	UNCLE
21D	"___ to Our Ocean" (Amanda Gorman poem)	ODE
24D	Outback birds	EMUS
25D	Windshield treatment	TINT
26D	Highest card in Texas Hold 'em	ACE
29D	English 101, for example	INTROCLASS
31D	Part of a molecule	ATOM
32D	Be too sweet	CLOY
33D	Activist Guevera	CHE
35D	Lion's sound	ROAR
36D	Like some truths or sweaters	UGLY
37D	Scenic spot for a bar or cookout	ROOFTOP
38D	Choose from a menu	ORDER
39D	Mac alternatives	PCS
42D	Andy Warhol's genre	POPART
43D	"How ya doin'?"	SUP
45D	Space station unit	MODULE
46D	Ultimatum words	ORELSE
47D	Texas home of the WNBA's Wings	DALLAS
50D	"Greetings!"	HELLOS
52D	Sand hills	DUNES
53D	The littlest bit	WHIT
54D	Makeup of some beds	SOIL
55D	Language in the film "CODA"	ASL
56D	Zen garden fish	KOI
57D	Road trip rest stop	INN

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