USA Today Crossword November 5, 2025 Answers

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

USA Today Crossword November 5, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from November 5, 2025 contains 77 total clues—39 across and 38 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	Stated with authority	SAIDSO
7A	It has the highest concentration of calories of any macronutrient	FAT
10A	Jam container	JAR
13A	Lets in	ADMITS
14A	Circle segments	ARCS
15A	Native of Colorado	UTE
16A	Casual anagram?	CAUSAL
17A	Advertising lingo for "easy"	NOHASSLE
19A	Texting format, for short	SMS
20A	Happy exclamation from a claw machine player	GOTONE
22A	Abbreviation in a citation	ETAL
23A	Golf peg	TEE
25A	"At the ___ of the Day" ("Les Miz" song)	END
26A	Not quite right	AMISS
27A	Plugging away	ATIT
29A	"Press ___ key to continue"	ANY
30A	Leg part above an ankle tat	SHIN
31A	Part of an optical telescope	LENS
32A	Tofu alternative	TEMPEH
34A	Film buff's channel	TCM
37A	Some clock batteries	AAS
38A	"Fat chance!" for one	RETORT
39A	"See ya!"	CIAO
40A	Like a dish with chili pepper icons next to it on a menu	SPICY
42A	Garment for some brides	SUIT
43A	"I don't think so . . ."	UMNO
44A	Suitable for a Seder	KOSHER
46A	Like some grapes and watermelons	SEEDLESS
48A	"___girl!"	ATTA
49A	Stressful spot	HOTSEAT
51A	Ghost, for one	SPIRIT
53A	Certain	SURE
56A	Get 40 winks	TAKEANAP
59A	Rips to pieces	SHREDS
61A	Emphatic denial	IDIDNOT
62A	Spring ___ (tiny chorus frog)	PEEPER
63A	Silent agreement	NOD
64A	Opposite of NNW	SSE
65A	Extras	ADDONS

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Squid ink holders	SACS
2D	"Madam I'm ___" (palindrome)	ADAM
3D	"You really do have to"	IMUSTINSIST
4D	Put down	LAY
5D	Performer's platform	STAGE
6D	Kon-Tiki Museum city	OSLO
7D	Fern leaf	FROND
8D	Dull pain	ACHE
9D	Airport org. with security screening bins	TSA
10D	"You almost missed the deadline!"	JUSTINTIME
11D	Book of maps	ATLAS
12D	Insta videos	REELS
14D	Information volunteered to a hotline, perhaps	ANONYMOUSTIP
18D	Highway rig	SEMI
21D	Beliefs	TENETS
24D	UFO occupants	ETS
26D	"That feels nice" sound	AHH
27D	Denali National Park's state	ALASKA
28D	"I'm a little ___, short and stout"	TEAPOT
29D	Had a bagel, say	ATE
30D	Small sofa	SETTEE
33D	Catholic clergy member	PRIEST
35D	Containers for some store-bought soups	CANS
36D	Cows' sounds	MOOS
38D	Deli bread	RYE
39D	Like operagoers and yogurt	CULTURED
41D	Ran after	CHASED
45D	Large horned herbivores	RHINOS
47D	Raced	DASHED
50D	Make a formal speech	ORATE
52D	Gives a bad review to	PANS
54D	Seized car	REPO
55D	Biblical paradise	EDEN
56D	Sn, to a chemist	TIN
57D	Kerfuffle	ADO
58D	"You're on Your Own, ___" (Taylor Swift song)	KID
59D	"Me day" place	SPA
60D	They're a year above jrs.	SRS

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