USA Today Crossword July 20, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Sunday, July 20, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword July 20, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from July 20, 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	Be able to pay for	AFFORD
7A	Steal money from	ROB
10A	Chilean ___ bass (rebranded Patagonian toothfish)	SEA
13A	Pre-painting application	SEALER
14A	Participated in an uprising	REVOLTED
16A	"You got that right!"	AMEN
17A	"UGH, seriously?!" reactions	EYEROLLS
18A	Rave music genre	EDM
19A	Pet adoption org.	ASPCA
21A	Nutrition stat hidden in "DoorDash"	RDA
22A	Former Russian ruler	TSAR
24A	Wee boy	LAD
25A	Part of Congress	SENATE
29A	"Not in a million years"	NEVER
32A	Milk ___ (candy morsel)	DUD
33A	Bring forth	EVOKE
35A	"The Simpsons" character who says, "Well, I'm better than dirt. Well, most kinds of dirt"	MOE
36A	End of a chess game	MATE
37A	Striped Girl Scout cookie	SAMOA
38A	Tool with teeth	SAW
39A	Evil spirit	DEMON
40A	Stretch across	SPAN
41A	Basketball star Jeremy	LIN
42A	Renewable energy option	SOLAR
43A	Visual communication system (Abbr.)	ASL
44A	Weed in a certain wine	DANDELION
46A	"I'm on it, boss!"	YESSIR
48A	Two-___ street	WAY
49A	Confidentiality docs	NDAS
52A	"That's shocking," in a text	OMG
53A	Sicilian volcano	ETNA
55A	Not feeling well	ILL
56A	Panicked rush of animals	STAMPEDE
60A	Real ___ agent	ESTATE
62A	Advances in a video game	LEVELSUP
63A	Didn't leave	STAYED
64A	Poem of tribute	ODE
65A	GPS guess	ETA
66A	Serious	SOBER

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Positive quality	ASSET
2D	Prolonged disputes	FEUDS
3D	Cows, chickens and horses	FARMANIMALS
4D	World Cup chant	OLEOLE
5D	Ruby and scarlet, for two	REDS
6D	Bit of rain	DROP
7D	"The Last Jedi" hero	REY
8D	Supervise	OVERSEE
9D	Jigsaw puzzle part that's often easiest to complete	BORDER
10D	Gateway Arch city, for short	STL
11D	Fish in unagi kabayaki	EEL
12D	Podcast interruptions	ADS
14D	Phrase said while revealing a winning hand	READEMANDWEEP
15D	Bank offering	LOAN
20D	Hot Wheels toy	CAR
23D	Intel-gathering mission	RECON
26D	Senegalese fashion designer who created Black Fashion Week	ADAMANDIAYE
27D	Private teacher	TUTOR
28D	Garden in Genesis	EDEN
30D	Through	VIA
31D	Oath	VOW
33D	Student's writing assignment	ESSAY
34D	Error in judgment	LAPSE
36D	Cantaloupe, e.g.	MELON
38D	Moral transgression	SIN
39D	"To what ___ owe the pleasure?"	DOI
41D	Superlatively big	LARGEST
42D	Sneaky quality	SLYNESS
44D	Golf ball feature	DIMPLE
45D	Enjoy some bibimbap	EAT
47D	A few, but not all	SOME
50D	Change	ALTER
51D	Winter vehicle	SLED
54D	On the subject of	ASTO
56D	___-mo	SLO
57D	AFC Richmond coach Lasso	TED
58D	Wide st.	AVE
59D	"Houdini" singer ___ Lipa	DUA
61D	Key for indenting	TAB

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