USA Today Crossword June 8, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Sunday, June 8, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword June 8, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from June 8, 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	Pear variety	BOSC
5A	IRS form pro	CPA
8A	Actress ___ Rachel Wood	EVAN
12A	Logs, for a fire	FUEL
13A	Belonging to that woman	HERS
15A	Publicist's concern	IMAGE
16A	No-cost meal in an adage	FREELUNCH
18A	Schnozzes	NOSES
19A	Plays a banjo	STRUMS
20A	No longer fresh	STALE
22A	Guinness World Records suffix	EST
23A	Word after "olive" or "beard"	OIL
24A	Dorky type	DWEEB
26A	Last chance to catch a musical	CLOSINGNIGHT
32A	Brings to court	SUES
33A	Furry marine mammals	OTTERS
34A	Off the top of your ___	HEAD
38A	Spanish small plates	TAPAS
40A	Anna's sister in "Frozen"	ELSA
41A	Public outrage	UPROAR
43A	Show with celebrity gossip	ENEWS
45A	Well-made	HIGHQUALITY
47A	Mom's sisters	AUNTS
48A	Pet protection org.	ASPCA
53A	Thumbs-down vote	NAY
56A	Language in Deaf West Theatre shows	ASL
57A	Mail-order publication	CATALOG
59A	Really bothered	ATEAT
61A	Complete reversal	ABOUTFACE
63A	"Birdman" actress Watts	NAOMI
64A	Chimney grime	SOOT
65A	John Gurdon's alma mater	ETON
66A	Like some committees	ADHOC
67A	Mistake in this cclue	TYPO
68A	Airplane assignment	SEAT

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Closest pal, for short	BFF
2D	Belonging to us	OUR
3D	Take care of	SEETO
4D	D&D class skilled in divine magic	CLERIC
5D	The ___ Bucket ("SpongeBob" restaurant)	CHUM
6D	Pocket protectors may hold them	PENS
7D	Rainbow shape	ARC
8D	Angsty music genre	EMO
9D	Bouquet holder	VASE
10D	Gets on in years	AGES
11D	Robin's home	NEST
14D	Displayed	SHOWN
15D	Use the tab key when typing	INDENT
17D	Breaks in the action	LULLS
21D	The 2,022-brick Taj Mahal kit, for example	LEGOSET
24D	Puts to rest, like rumors	DISPELS
25D	Sinks one's teeth into	BITES
27D	Beats in a footrace	OUTRUNS
28D	Poseidon's domain	SEA
29D	Hair goo	GEL
30D	MLB long balls	HRS
31D	Org. that deals with a lot of baggage	TSA
34D	"Say again?"	HUH
35D	Prefix for "dermis" or "center"	EPI
36D	Buenos Aires' country (Abbr.)	ARG
37D	Capital of Qatar	DOHA
39D	"32 Flavors" singer DiFranco	ANI
42D	Living in water	AQUATIC
44D	Labor leader Addie	WYATT
46D	Etta James tune with the lyric "My lonely days are over / And life is like a song"	ATLAST
49D	Places for valuables	SAFES
50D	Part of a place setting	PLATE
51D	Hot ___ (winter drink)	COCOA
52D	Insurance seller	AGENT
53D	Mama's mama	NANA
54D	The teeniest bit	ATAD
55D	"Everything Everywhere All at Once" star Michelle	YEOH
57D	Chicken's house	COOP
58D	Sedan or coupe	AUTO
60D	"Te ___" (Spanish "I love you")	AMO
62D	Lad	BOY

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