USA Today Crossword November 2, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Sunday, November 2, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword November 2, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from November 2, 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	Fruit-filled pastry	TART
5A	Dark beer option	STOUT
10A	___ toy (item for a puppy to gnaw on)	CHEW
14A	Cookie shaped like its first and last letters	OREO
15A	Not as good	WORSE
16A	Winter Olympics sport	LUGE
17A	Persian Gulf sultanate	OMAN
18A	Vaulted church recesses	APSES
19A	Awards quartet that is one-quarter Oscar (Abbr.)	EGOT
20A	Keepsake image of relatives	FAMILYPORTRAIT
23A	Suffix for "lemon" or "lime"	ADE
24A	High-fashion initials	YSL
25A	101 course	INTRO
27A	Halves of diameters	RADII
29A	"Alien: ___" (science fiction horror series)	EARTH
33A	Deep-frying liquid	OIL
34A	Audie Cornish's network	CNN
36A	Spanish for "a"	UNA
37A	Swindle	DUPE
38A	Long-eared Toontown hopper	ROGERRABBIT
41A	Sometimes-identical sibling	TWIN
43A	Unaccounted for, for short	MIA
44A	Cul-de-___	SAC
45A	Big ___ (London attraction)	BEN
46A	Amplify	BOOST
48A	They're usually looped in	BELTS
52A	'70s music genre	DISCO
54A	"Why do you ___?"	ASK
56A	Italian for "hour"	ORA
57A	Eyewear for a bookworm	READINGGLASSES
62A	Words exchanged at weddings	IDOS
63A	Join a carpool?	MERGE
64A	Great Salt Lake state	UTAH
65A	Highly skilled	DEFT
66A	Like flowers in potpourri	DRIED
67A	Moreno who is a 19-Across winner	RITA
68A	Dog park sounds	ARFS
69A	Emotional ties	BONDS
70A	Online crafts marketplace	ETSY

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	"Did I cross a line?"	TOOFAR
2D	Naval fleet	ARMADA
3D	Got the juice out of	REAMED
4D	"Sula" author Morrison	TONI
5D	Persuades	SWAYS
6D	Knock down	TOPPLE
7D	Guesstimate words	ORSO
8D	Tech help client	USER
9D	Mic check word	TEST
10D	Freshly washed	CLEAN
11D	Resolve a conflict with a squeeze	HUGITOUT
12D	Self-centered "journey"	EGOTRIP
13D	Like someone just out of the lake	WET
21D	Telling fibs	LYING
22D	"We Found Love" singer, to fans	RIH
26D	World Cup cheer	OLE
28D	Highly admired person	ICON
30D	Vibes	AURAS
31D	Molecule seen in "modern art"?	RNA
32D	Things opened in browsers or bars	TABS
35D	Animated fish with a "lucky fin"	NEMO
37D	Cut up into cubes	DICE
38D	Run some water over	RINSEOFF
39D	2016 Olympics host	RIO
40D	Sweet twisted loaf	BABKA
41D	"Deets on the way"	TBD
42D	More strange	WEIRDER
46D	Physique, for short	BOD
47D	Caught stealing a base	TAGGED
49D	Burst out laughing	LOSTIT
50D	Pays for the meal	TREATS
51D	Strut confidently	SASHAY
53D	Groups of actors	CASTS
55D	16-Across vehicles	SLEDS
58D	Site for film buffs	IMDB
59D	Infamous Roman emperor	NERO
60D	Smile	GRIN
61D	"Fine by me"	SURE
62D	Activist ___ B. Wells	IDA

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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