USA Today Crossword October 10, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Friday, October 10, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword October 10, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from October 10, 2025 contains 76 total clues—37 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	Fantastic time	BLAST
6A	23-Across, to a lamb	MOM
9A	"I Got You ___" (Sonny & Cher song)	BABE
13A	Shell used as a wind instrument	CONCH
14A	Iowa State's city	AMES
16A	"How impolite!"	RUDE
17A	Supply food for	CATER
18A	Frisbee, e.g.	DISC
19A	Type of exam	ORAL
20A	"OK, do whatever you want, I guess"	FINEBETHATWAY
23A	Female flock animal	EWE
24A	Notable time spans	ERAS
25A	___-serif font	SANS
28A	___ up (come clean)	FESS
31A	Beer barrels	KEGS
34A	Punk rock offshoot	EMO
35A	Casual greeting	HIYA
36A	Build, like a skyscraper	ERECT
38A	"Well, that's hardly surprising, yeah?"	SOWHATELSEISNEW
42A	"I'm only ___, after all / Don't put your blame on me"	HUMAN
43A	Bit of baseball data	STAT
44A	Genetic initials	RNA
45A	Horse racing strap	REIN
46A	Brewer's ingredient	MALT
47A	Comprehends	GETS
48A	Compete in a dash	RACE
50A	"Rocks" in a cocktail	ICE
52A	Words on a restrictive intersection sign	RIGHTTURNONLY
58A	Employ	USE
59A	Environmentalist Ngongo	RENE
60A	Devout	PIOUS
62A	Revered celeb	IDOL
63A	Ore deposit	LODE
64A	Bird of prey on Iowa's flag	EAGLE
65A	Glitter ___ (sparkly writing tools)	PENS
66A	Apt name for a fisher	ROD
67A	Wintry precipitation	SLEET

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Secretly loop in on an email	BCC
2D	Lounge lazily	LOAF
3D	Against	ANTI
4D	There are eight in the play "The Firebugs"	SCENES
5D	Hosted, like a party	THREW
6D	Manufactured	MADE
7D	Fail to mention	OMIT
8D	Breathable fabrics	MESHES
9D	Safari, Edge, etc.	BROWSERS
10D	Hard-to-describe vibe	AURA
11D	Thelonious Monk's is 10/10, for short	BDAY
12D	Uzaku fish	EEL
15D	Disney villain who said, "I was first in line . . . until the little hairball was born"	SCAR
21D	Suit	BEFIT
22D	"Here, you have this"	TAKEIT
25D	Get-together, casually	SESH
26D	Love, in French	AMOUR
27D	"It's my turn!"	NOWME
29D	Word after "red" or "private"	EYE
30D	___ taquera (taco sauce)	SALSA
32D	Film category	GENRE
33D	A bloodhound may pick one up	SCENT
35D	"___ Montana" (Disney sitcom)	HANNAH
37D	"___ the night before Christmas . . ."	TWAS
39D	Salon goops	HAIRGELS
40D	Lemp Brewery city (Abbr.)	STL
41D	Don't dine out	EATIN
46D	Streak of light in the night sky	METEOR
47D	Good-natured	GENIAL
49D	Key below Shift	CTRL
51D	Makes do	COPES
52D	Drop tower or log flume	RIDE
53D	Wrinkle remover	IRON
54D	Revert	UNDO
55D	Part of a woodwind	REED
56D	Opera house section	LOGE
57D	___ log (Christmas dessert)	YULE
58D	Trendy	HIP
61D	Pick, like a wedding date	SET

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