USA Today Crossword November 4, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Tuesday, November 4, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword November 4, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from November 4, 2025 contains 74 total clues—34 across and 40 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	Soaks up the sun	BASKS
6A	Close to the ground	LOW
9A	Tax expert, for short	CPA
12A	Wolf or dog	CANINE
13A	"They really got me!"	IWASHAD
15A	Big name in desserts	SARALEE
16A	Headwear for Santa's helpers	ELFHATS
17A	*Lady Gaga fan	LITTLEMONSTER
19A	Cookie with a limited-edition flavor inspired by a Lady Gaga album	OREO
20A	Was ahead	LED
21A	Exasperated sounds	SIGHS
24A	Prizes for early birds	WORMS
26A	It clinks in drinks	ICE
29A	Problem for a plumber	LEAK
30A	*"Look who's awake already!"	YOUREUPEARLY
34A	"Enough oversharing!"	TMI
37A	Spanish for "gold"	ORO
38A	Snakelike swimmer	EEL
39A	On the ___ (secretly)	SLY
40A	*Juno, Diana or Minerva	ROMANGODDESS
44A	Audiophile's Apple device, once	IPOD
45A	___ out a win	EKE
46A	Support for the arts?	EASEL
50A	Noble gas used in strobe lights	XENON
52A	Dog's sound	ARF
55A	Detergent brand	TIDE
56A	Pie features . . . or what the starred clues' answers have	FRUITFILLINGS
60A	What stars do	TWINKLE
62A	Prescription amounts	DOSAGES
63A	Small bits of food	MORSELS
64A	Sewer covers	GRATES
65A	"Big Little Lies" actor Kravitz	ZOE
66A	"Spring forward" letters	DST
67A	Meat-___ (carnivore)	EATER

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Cashless exchange	BARTER
2D	"Grey's ____" (hospital drama)	ANATOMY
3D	Spot for a sunbathing house cat	SILL
4D	Prepare for camel pose	KNEEL
5D	"___ after class"	SEEME
6D	Property claim	LIEN
7D	Birds associated with wisdom	OWLS
8D	Floats through the air	WAFTS
9D	Los Angeles ___ (NFL team)	CHARGERS
10D	Bit of butter	PAT
11D	TV spots	ADS
12D	Home of Egypt's Coptic Museum	CAIRO
14D	Drummer ___ E.	SHEILA
15D	Apply the brakes	SLOW
18D	"Garfield" dog	ODIE
22D	Corridor	HALL
23D	Vodka brand	SKYY
25D	"I spoke too ___"	SOON
27D	Gave a signal to	CUED
28D	Fencing sword	EPEE
31D	Sudden desire	URGE
32D	Chess piece that can't move diagonally	ROOK
33D	"Anything ___?"	ELSE
34D	Cereal with a rabbit mascot	TRIX
35D	Act pouty	MOPE
36D	"There's no stopping me!"	IMONFIRE
41D	Adds decorations to	ADORNS
42D	Like many Gallaudet University students	DEAF
43D	Fill completely	SATIATE
47D	Lady Gaga, for one	SINGER
48D	"Love your curves and all your ___" (John Legend lyric)	EDGES
49D	Not as much	LESS
51D	Put in the microwave	NUKED
53D	Feature of a Ruffles chip	RIDGE
54D	Fauna's counterpart	FLORA
57D	Societal troubles	ILLS
58D	Exam	TEST
59D	58-Down for a future attorney	LSAT
60D	Celebrity gossip site	TMZ
61D	Court romantically	WOO

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