USA Today Crossword July 29, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword July 29, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from July 29, 2025 contains 78 total clues—41 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	Pringles alternative	LAYS
5A	Extremely	OHSO
9A	Coast on ice skates	GLIDE
14A	Noodle similar to kishimen	UDON
15A	Bring to a bubble	BOIL
16A	Citrus fruits in green papaya salad	LIMES
17A	Wide street often lined with trees	BOULEVARD
19A	Surprise victory	UPSET
20A	Short albums, for short	EPS
21A	What fills the lungs	AIR
22A	Brownstone hangout	STOOP
23A	Have the helm	STEER
25A	The "D" of DJ	DISC
28A	Flash of inspiration	IDEA
30A	Vend	SELL
31A	___-of-the-moment	SPUR
32A	Part of a camera that can focus	LENS
33A	Rapper ___ Def	MOS
35A	Learn through the grapevine	HEAR
37A	Signs above bus seats, often	ADS
38A	Watergate scandal reporter	BOBWOODWARD
41A	Actress de Armas	ANA
43A	Work hard for	EARN
44A	Make some stuff up	LIE
45A	Cantaloupe's skin	RIND
47A	Golf ball stands	TEES
49A	Midday snoozes	SIESTAS
52A	Opinion	TAKE
53A	Entertain friends for the evening	HOST
54A	"Let It Go" singer Menzel	IDINA
56A	Pane material	GLASS
58A	Large coffee dispenser	URN
60A	Curtain holder	ROD
61A	New Zealand people	MAORI
62A	Personal security detail	BODYGUARD
65A	Daddy's daddy	GRAMP
66A	Great Lake prone to algae	ERIE
67A	Cuttable part of a rose	STEM
68A	Thick heads of hair	MANES
69A	They're easily bruised by criticism	EGOS
70A	Hand over	CEDE

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Applies grease to	LUBES
2D	Takes in a rescue pet	ADOPTS
3D	"The thing is . . ."	YOUSEE
4D	NBC show since 1975	SNL
5D	"Like, duh!"	OBVI
6D	Stockpiles	HOARDS
7D	"Aaron Burr, ___" ("Hamilton" song)	SIR
8D	Like yellowed pages	OLD
9D	Surplus	GLUT
10D	Hydrating gloss alternative	LIPOIL
11D	"Mom's gonna kill me!"	IMSODEAD
12D	Pool part with diving boards	DEEPEND
13D	Superlative suffix	EST
18D	Common target for a piercing gun	EARLOBE
22D	Chicken scratch	SCRAWL
24D	Muppet who talks in a falsetto voice	ELMO
26D	Apple Pay devices	IPHONES
27D	Brought to court	SUED
29D	Animal that brays	ASS
34D	Mown strips of grass	SWATHS
36D	Coming down in buckets	RAINING
38D	Financing option for a car or house	BANKLOAN
39D	Treat often twisted in half	OREO
40D	Enjoy a magazine	READ
41D	Quilting or carving	ART
42D	Word before "Falls" or "River"	NIAGARA
46D	"Good gracious!"	DEARME
48D	Film production company	STUDIO
50D	Illegally download	PIRATE
51D	Slept noisily	SNORED
55D	"Let's connect on Snapchat"	ADDME
57D	Tiny tastes of matcha	SIPS
59D	Marbled loaves	RYES
61D	___ Grand (Vegas hotel/casino)	MGM
62D	Nectar collector	BEE
63D	www.worldwildlife.___	ORG
64D	School near downtown L.A.	USC

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