USA Today Crossword July 14, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Monday, July 14, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword July 14, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from July 14, 2025 contains 76 total clues—39 across and 37 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	Language that "bona fide" comes from	LATIN
6A	Stretch vehicle	LIMO
10A	Nutrient abundant in quinoa, for short	CARB
14A	"The ___ is not lost on me"	IRONY
15A	Inventory unit	ITEM
16A	Bug bugging a beagle	FLEA
17A	Slogan on a viral T-shirt worn by Pedro Pascal	PROTECTTHEDOLLS
20A	Leaf-gathering tool	RAKE
21A	"'Sup"	HEY
22A	Disappointments for sports fans	LOSSES
23A	Main course	ENTREE
25A	Small peg	TEE
26A	___ chi	TAI
27A	Number in a dating show contestant's bio	AGE
28A	Grin and ___ (persevere)	BEARIT
31A	Choose not to take your turn	PASS
32A	Hibernation location	DEN
33A	Badger relative	OTTER
34A	^	CARET
35A	Some are solid and some are striped	POOLBALLS
37A	Food with its own knife	STEAK
40A	Sound	SANE
41A	Cool	NEAT
44A	Search for treasure or a house	HUNT
45A	Evaluate	ASSESS
46A	"___ Man of Mine" (Shania Twain song)	ANY
47A	Historical period	ERA
48A	Winter clock setting in Boulder (Abbr.)	MST
49A	Harmless	BENIGN
51A	Set out	WENT
53A	"True Detective" network	HBO
55A	Concept	IDEA
56A	"All the King's Men" and "The Man Who Cried I Am," for two	POLITICALNOVELS
59A	Was dishonest	LIED
60A	French Quarter city's nickname	NOLA
61A	French hat	BERET
62A	"What ___ is new?"	ELSE
63A	Pastel ___ (macabre aesthetic with soft colors)	GOTH
64A	Cheeky	SASSY

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	See what someone is saying?	LIPREAD
2D	Put in order	ARRANGE
3D	Called a quick break	TOOKTEN
4D	Prefix for "tribal" or "national"	INTER
5D	12/31 (Abbr.)	NYE
6D	___-Brite	LITE
7D	___-bitty	ITTY
8D	Unexciting	BLAH
9D	Scrambled eggs alternative	OMELET
10D	Fiscal execs	CFOS
11D	Player among the very best in the league	ALLSTAR
12D	Let go	FIRED
13D	Player of a low-pitched instrument	BASSIST
18D	Orange puff made by Frito-Lay	CHEETO
19D	Female deer	DOE
24D	Digital version of a memoir	EBOOK
25D	Long rant	TIRADE
29D	"Finally!"	ATLONGLAST
30D	Puzzle involving pictures	REBUS
31D	Faux ___ (social mistake)	PAS
34D	"Almost!"	NEAR
35D	"Movement in Black" poet Parker	PAT
36D	Capital of Portugal	LISBON
37D	Portmanteau for easily influenced folks	SHEEPLE
38D	Chaotic state	ENTROPY
39D	Makes possible	ENABLES
41D	Vegas NFL team	RAIDERS
42D	Second word of the second-most populous U.S. city	ANGELES
43D	Zhou or Qin, in Chinese history	DYNASTY
45D	"___ for a friend"	ASKING
48D	"The A-Team" star	MRT
50D	Skincare brand whose name translates to "snow white"	NIVEA
52D	Helper	AIDE
53D	Stop	CEASE
54D	Unexciting	BLAH
57D	Pigeon's sound	COO
58D	Pregnancy doctors, for short	OBS

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