USA Today Crossword July 31, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Thursday, July 31, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword July 31, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from July 31, 2025 contains 72 total clues—33 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	"RuPaul's Drag Race ___" (season with previous winners)	ALLSTARS
9A	24-hour conveniences	ATMS
13A	Light book enjoyed seaside, perhaps	BEACHREAD
15A	Video popularity metric	VIEWS
17A	Matured	AGED
18A	Feel the same	AGREE
19A	Stretch of time	SPAN
20A	Judges interpret them	LAWS
22A	___-and-seek	HIDE
23A	Group of three	TRIO
26A	More in demand	HOTTER
28A	Unwanted radio interference	CROSSTALK
32A	Beings that never appear in "Battlestar Galactica," for short	ETS
35A	"I'll be with you soon"	ONEMOMENT
37A	North or south end	POLE
39A	"Wanna swap?"	TRADESIES
41A	Source of support for some athletes	SPORTSBRA
43A	Part of an Asian grass lizard that might be three times its body length	TAIL
45A	"Actually, come to think of it . . ."	OHWAIT
46A	Use a keyboard	TYPE
49A	X-ray alternative	MRI
50A	Floor-cleaning tool	MOP
51A	Snatches up	NABS
53A	Breaks off a relationship	ENDSIT
55A	Comedian Tig	NOTARO
57A	Implicitly understood	TACIT
58A	Pepsi alternative	COKE
59A	"Truth is . . ."	TOBEHONEST
63A	Zone	AREA
64A	Attempt at gaining control	POWERGRAB
65A	Quiet "Hey!"	PSST
66A	Glass sheet	PANE
67A	"Me time" destination	SPA

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Preschool subject	ABCS
2D	Moved like a frog	LEAPT
3D	"Not Like Us" artist Kendrick	LAMAR
4D	Like a pretty park	SCENIC
5D	However, for short	THO
6D	Westie's "Hi!"	ARF
7D	Not imaginary	REAL
8D	Long story	SAGA
9D	Palindromic protagonist in "Hacks"	AVA
10D	Like a group of close friends	TIGHTKNIT
11D	Be worthy of	MERIT
12D	Person from Stockholm	SWEDE
14D	Morning moisture	DEW
16D	Fortuneteller	ORACLE
21D	"Fool me once, ___ on you; fool me twice, ___ on me"	SHAME
24D	Not interested in romance, for short	ARO
25D	"I'm in no mood to argue with you"	DONTSTART
27D	Futbol cheers	OLES
29D	Belgrade resident	SERB
30D	Common sense	SMARTS
31D	What comes before tomorrow	TODAY
32D	___ salts	EPSOM
33D	Highest accolades	TOPHONORS
34D	People going at a snail's pace	SLOWPOKES
36D	Labor union representing some Costco employees, for short	TEAMSTERS
38D	End of an ___	ERA
40D	iPhone assistant	SIRI
42D	"Bob's Burgers" daughter seen in "Latin America"	TINA
44D	Ignited	LIT
47D	Bird with a fancy-looking mate	PEAHEN
48D	"One more song!"	ENCORE
52D	"Touched your nose!"	BOOP
54D	Toaster oven sound	DING
56D	Udder part	TEAT
57D	Language spoken in Ohkay Owingeh	TEWA
58D	Baseball hat	CAP
60D	Jazz style	BEBOP
61D	Maple syrup source	SAP
62D	"IDK yet" on a schedule	TBA

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