USA Today Crossword May 5, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Monday, May 5, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword May 5, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from May 5, 2025 contains 78 total clues—37 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	Makeup used to define lashes	MASCARA
8A	Give the green light	ASSENT
14A	Thanksgiving Day month in Canada	OCTOBER
15A	Theoretically	ONPAPER
16A	From Xi'an or Xining	CHINESE
17A	Had a midnight snack, say	ATELATE
18A	"Darn it!"	DANG
19A	Menu heading	SIDES
21A	Pose a question	ASK
22A	The sun, for one	STAR
23A	Some Little League coaches	DADS
26A	Org. in "White Collar"	FBI
28A	Range below soprano	ALTO
31A	Boxer nicknamed "The Greatest"	ALI
33A	Assumed identity	ALIAS
35A	Turn like a top	SPIN
36A	Shopping cart unit	ITEM
37A	Bands' bookings	GIGS
38A	Celestial body with a tail	COMET
39A	Like one end of many pools	DEEP
40A	Outback birds that can sprint up to 31 mph	EMUS
41A	Upside	PLUS
42A	Crochet tools that look like J's	HOOKS
43A	Title for Ian McKellen	SIR
44A	Takes to court	SUES
45A	North Pole worker	ELF
46A	Midterm or final	TEST
48A	Clickable picture	ICON
51A	Discreetly include on an email	BCC
54A	Hospital procedure in a tube	MRISCAN
57A	One of two for a bicycle	TIRE
58A	Chewy boba tea ingredient	TAPIOCA
61A	Broadcast again	REAIR
63A	Highly adept	SKILLED
64A	Painter's range of colors	PALETTE
65A	Discussion groups	PANELS
66A	Like drastic sale prices	SLASHED

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Chocolaty coffee drink	MOCHA
2D	Massage targets	ACHES
3D	Simple drawing of a person	STICKFIGURE
4D	___ out (fall asleep)	CONK
5D	Homer Simpson's father	ABE
6D	Put back to the default	RESET
7D	Large venue for a concert	ARENA
8D	Poker payment	ANTE
9D	Fastskin swimwear brand	SPEEDO
10D	Zesty topping in a taco bar	SALSA
11D	Org. that regulates herbicides	EPA
12D	Mesh tool for a butterfly collector	NET
13D	Three, in Italian	TRE
15D	Rowboat propeller	OAR
20D	Genre that originated in Atlanta	TRAPMUSIC
22D	Violet, to Dash Parr, for short	SIS
24D	Driver's license information	DATEOFBIRTH
25D	Streamlined	SLEEK
27D	Largemouth ___	BASS
29D	Tells whoppers	LIES
30D	Explosive initials	TNT
32D	Little mischief makers	IMPS
33D	Forever and a day	EON
34D	Put a cap on	ROOF
35D	Bottom of a boot	SOLE
36D	Much-admired person	IDOL
38D	Core of a PC	CPU
42D	Female bird or lobster	HEN
44D	Leisurely walk	STROLL
47D	"Say cheese!"	SMILE
49D	Complains incessantly	CARPS
50D	Oscar winner Tatum	ONEAL
52D	Greek island known for its olive oil and raki	CRETE
53D	Relinquished	CEDED
55D	Puts frosting on	ICES
56D	In a funk	SAD
57D	Connections	INS
58D	Amount of shrimp paste (Abbr.)	TSP
59D	Letters before a pen name	AKA
60D	Target for a bowler or a golfer	PIN
62D	Pie ___ mode	ALA

The USA Today Crossword launched in 1982 alongside the newspaper itself. Known for accessible difficulty and contemporary pop culture references, USA Today puzzles maintain consistent challenge levels throughout the week, making them excellent for daily solving practice. The puzzles embrace modern references while keeping clues fair and solvable.

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