USA Today Crossword June 29, 2025 Answers

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

USA Today Crossword June 29, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from June 29, 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	Style of furnishings	DECOR
6A	Like a burning match	LIT
9A	Run off to marry	ELOPE
10A	Speed skater Ohno	APOLO
12A	Kung ___ chicken	PAO
15A	Ho-hum feeling	ENNUI
16A	Animal who catches the worm, they say	EARLYBIRD
18A	ATM codes	PINS
19A	Sheds tears	CRIES
20A	Passed with flying colors	ACED
21A	Opposite of WSW	ENE
22A	Menial worker	PEON
23A	Biblical boat	ARK
24A	Punk performer, e.g.	ROCKER
26A	Tattoo parlor supplies	INKS
29A	Birth control option, for short	IUD
32A	"I Don't Wanna Fight" singer Turner	TINA
33A	"Balderdash!"	ROT
35A	Use a swizzle stick	STIR
37A	Having a dull finish	MATTE
39A	A long, long time	AGES
40A	Sensitive to touch, like Elmo	TICKLISH
42A	Light beige color	ECRU
44A	"It's not ___, it's me"	YOU
45A	Massage target	ACHE
46A	Removed, like a champagne bottle's cork	POPPED
49A	Take a stab at	TRY
51A	Spill the beans	BLAB
53A	Dallas sch.	SMU
54A	Otherwise	IFNOT
56A	Attached using an Elmer's product	GLUED
58A	Big primates	APES
59A	Deep, wide-rimmed vessel for chowder	SOUPPLATE
61A	"___ your eyes!" ("Look away!")	AVERT
62A	Negative aspect	CON
63A	Little ones in litters	RUNTS
64A	Drawn-out attack	SIEGE
65A	Texter's "Whoa!"	OMG
66A	Did some sums	ADDED

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Less shallow	DEEPER
2D	Weather phenomenon with a Spanish name	ELNINO
3D	WNBA team that the Mohegan Tribe purchased in 2003	CONNECTICUTSUN
4D	Composer's major work	OPUS
5D	_ecreational _quipment _nc.	REI
6D	Folktales, etc.	LORE
7D	Woes	SORROWS
8D	Rocking horse or teddy bear	TOY
10D	Prefix for "nautical" or "space"	AERO
11D	Source of annoyance	PAININTHEBUTT
12D	Gathering momentum	PICKINGUPSPEED
13D	"___ we done here?"	ARE
14D	Unusual	EXOTIC
17D	Place to get a gin sour	BAR
19D	Made of fired clay	CERAMIC
22D	Rollerball, for example	PEN
23D	Big jerk	ASS
25D	"Star Trek" captain James T. ___	KIRK
27D	"Just kidding!"	NOT
28D	Skateboarder's protection	KNEEPAD
30D	Utilize	USE
31D	___ Moines Art Center (Iowa museum)	DES
34D	Wyatt or Wynonna	EARP
35D	Pig enclosure	STY
36D	Spanish for "uncle"	TIO
38D	Wood in some baseball bats	ASH
41D	Install, like carpet	LAY
43D	Corn core	COB
47D	Come out	EMERGE
48D	Cleaned, like the top of a bookshelf	DUSTED
50D	Exercise unit	REP
52D	Certain jeans	LEES
54D	PC exit key	ESC
55D	British bathroom	LOO
56D	Totally bummed	GLUM
57D	Singer k.d.	LANG
58D	Like die-hard fans	AVID
60D	Positive aspect	PRO
61D	Quiet ___ mouse	ASA

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