USA Today Crossword July 3, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Thursday, July 3, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword July 3, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from July 3, 2025 contains 76 total clues—35 across and 41 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	Action movie sequence	CHASE
6A	What pixies might drink from acorn caps	DEW
9A	Fixes the outcome of	RIGS
13A	Eagle's home	AERIE
14A	Wetland plant	SEDGE
16A	Field of expertise	AREA
17A	Outcome that's straight from a storybook	FAIRYTALEENDING
20A	Notable time period	ERA
21A	"My mistake!"	OOPS
22A	Brings up	REARS
23A	Strong impulse	URGE
24A	Talk back to	SASS
25A	TikTok genre that might feature a makeup routine	GETREADYWITHME
31A	Grassy spot	LAWN
32A	Like focaccia before it goes into the oven	OILY
33A	Granola bit	OAT
35A	Puts to work	USES
36A	Watercooler gurgles	GLUGS
38A	Sound from a satisfied sphynx cat	PURR
39A	Shirt that's sometimes tie-dyed	TEE
40A	Large family group	CLAN
41A	Norwegian city home to the Holmenkollen Ski Museum	OSLO
42A	Competition that ends in the blink of an eye?	STARINGCONTEST
47A	Adorable	CUTE
48A	Some poems by Aphra Behn	ODES
49A	Propulsive force of a jet engine	THRUST
52A	Air pollution	SMOG
53A	Libby or Venmo, e.g.	APP
56A	Neither cooled nor heated	ROOMTEMPERATURE
59A	"What ___ is new?"	ELSE
60A	Line on a map	ROAD
61A	Fortunetelling deck	TAROT
62A	Peachy ___	KEEN
63A	Ask nosy questions	PRY
64A	Major tests	EXAMS

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Board game ___ (spot to eat, drink and play)	CAFE
2D	Listen to	HEAR
3D	Opera solo	ARIA
4D	Knight's title	SIR
5D	Disney donkey who's often gray in animation and blue in merchandise	EEYORE
6D	Placed loosely, like the roof of a blanket fort	DRAPED
7D	Slippery fish	EEL
8D	Teeny	WEE
9D	Daikon, e.g.	RADISH
10D	Flower named for a Greek goddess	IRIS
11D	Heredity unit	GENE
12D	Droops	SAGS
15D	Throws off course, like a discussion	DERAILS
18D	Roman garment	TOGA
19D	Vile	EVIL
23D	Coffee containers	URNS
24D	Hearty sip	SWIG
25D	Overabundance	GLUT
26D	Lessens in difficulty	EASES
27D	Bird's chirp	TWEET
28D	Like a lamb or puppy	YOUNG
29D	Brambly Hedge rodent	MOUSE
30D	Some British nobles	EARLS
34D	Pace slower than a gallop	TROT
36D	Sparkly stuff in some eyeshadow	GLITTER
37D	Swim meet assignment	LANE
38D	Houseplant holders	POTS
40D	Zucchini ___ (vegan pizza base)	CRUST
43D	Astuteness	ACUMEN
44D	Word after "romantic" or "situation"	COMEDY
45D	Strong smell	FUNK
46D	Cancel out	NEGATE
49D	Challenging journey	TREK
50D	Center of a bagel	HOLE
51D	Sleeping Beauty aka Briar ___	ROSE
52D	Practice boxing	SPAR
53D	Ethereal glow	AURA
54D	Fancy school dance	PROM
55D	Animals in family photos	PETS
57D	Floor-washing tool	MOP
58D	Cat ___ (online "toll" paid with a kitty pic)	TAX

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