USA Today Crossword July 25, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Friday, July 25, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword July 25, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from July 25, 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	"yayyy, weekend time!"	TGIF
5A	"And every time I look at you, ___ like the first time"	ITS
8A	World Heritage Site in Jordan	PETRA
13A	___ mater	ALMA
14A	Act sulky	MOPE
16A	Wrong move	ERROR
17A	Aloo ___	GOBI
18A	Prince who sings "Her Voice" in the stage musical "The Little Mermaid"	ERIC
19A	Feeling of uncertainty	DOUBT
20A	Tart gummy candy brand	SOURPATCHKIDS
23A	Soccer star Rapinoe	MEGAN
24A	The "y" of "tysm"	YOU
25A	BUR landing predictions	ETAS
28A	Vocal range above tenor	ALTO
30A	Island of ___ Toys	MISFIT
32A	Dress edge	HEM
34A	Three-tone chord	TRIAD
37A	"Who ___?" ("Les Miserables" song)	AMI
38A	"Things just went sideways for us"	WEVEGOTAPROBLEM
42A	"Beef" star Wong	ALI
43A	Pic	SNAPSHOT
44A	Word after "pale" or "ginger"	ALE
45A	"Amen to that"	SOTRUE
47A	Totally on board	SOLD
50A	"Sinners" actor Kirke	LOLA
51A	Chapter in history	ERA
54A	Person who worships Jah	RASTA
57A	Place to ride roller coasters	AMUSEMENTPARK
61A	Comforting "sick day" dishes	SOUPS
63A	"Honey, Honey" group	ABBA
64A	Woodwind instrument	OBOE
65A	Point of view	ANGLE
66A	What seitan might replace in a recipe	MEAT
67A	Like flushed cheeks	ROSY
68A	___ and aahed	OOHED
69A	Deli bread	RYE
70A	8-Down targets	TOES

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Social media labels	TAGS
2D	Rhyming partner of doom	GLOOM
3D	Permeate	PERVADE
4D	Acceptable target of criticism	FAIRGAME
5D	"Let me clarify . . ."	IMEANT
6D	Civil wrong	TORT
7D	Like the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T pepper	SPICY
8D	Mani counterpart	PEDI
9D	Wears away	ERODES
10D	It might require a good support system at work	TRUSTFALL
11D	Apt name for a con man	ROB
12D	Poetry or portraiture	ART
15D	Rebounding sound	ECHO
21D	Buddy	MAC
22D	"Harold & ___ Go to White Castle"	KUMAR
26D	"The White Lotus" star ___ Lou Wood	AIMEE
27D	Knuckle-cracking or rocking, e.g.	STIM
29D	Name hidden in "Hot Topic"	OTTO
31D	Words exchanged between brides	IDO
32D	Greeting on a name tag	HELLO
33D	"MWAH-ha-ha-ha, you'll never stop me" sound	EVILLAUGH
35D	Sociable rodent	RAT
36D	NYSE debuts	IPOS
38D	Cry noisily	SOB
39D	Transcript stat	GPA
40D	"But of course!"	AHYES
41D	Person who might rage-quit a board game	BADSPORT
46D	Costco freebie	SAMPLE
48D	Elaborate	ADD
49D	Back muscle, for short	LAT
52D	Stack in an office cabinet	REAM
53D	Fossilized tree resin	AMBER
55D	Socially off-limits	TABOO
56D	Came up	SURFACED
58D	Previously owned	USED
59D	Online auction site	EBAY
60D	Parts of pianos	KEYS
61D	___ Paulo, Brazil	SAO
62D	Artist Yoko	ONO

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