USA Today Crossword October 12, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Sunday, October 12, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword October 12, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from October 12, 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	Aardvark treats	ANTS
5A	Shuts forcefully	SLAMS
10A	Headlamp output	BEAM
14A	Abound	TEEM
15A	Cockpit worker	PILOT
16A	Bar connecting a pair of wheels	AXLE
17A	Flip from wild to mild, say	TAME
18A	By itself	ALONE
19A	Big falling-out	RIFT
20A	"A job's a job"	ITPAYSTHERENT
23A	Cool again	RETRO
24A	Pirates' yeses	AYES
25A	Brewery tub	VAT
28A	Settings for many medical dramas (Abbr.)	ERS
29A	Start-___ (new businesses)	UPS
32A	Public perception	OPTICS
34A	St. Vincent's instrument	GUITAR
37A	Workplace watchdog org.	OSHA
38A	Program that lets volunteers keep a stretch of road litter-free	ADOPTAHIGHWAY
42A	___-Grape (Ocean Spray juice)	CRAN
43A	Bruce Wayne's alter ego	BATMAN
44A	Ravenous to the point of rage	HANGRY
47A	Visitors in UFOs	ETS
48A	Sis, for example	SIB
51A	Kimono sash	OBI
52A	"___ Don't Lie" (Shakira song)	HIPS
55A	Not a single soul	NOONE
57A	Do whatever it takes	STOPATNOTHING
61A	Canyon reverberation	ECHO
63A	Like a smiling parent at a child's recital	PROUD
64A	Boast	BRAG
65A	They may be bald-faced or white	LIES
66A	Piano practice piece	ETUDE
67A	French for "head"	TETE
68A	Catholic service	MASS
69A	___ Park, Colorado	ESTES
70A	Unwelcome plant	WEED

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Clothing	ATTIRE
2D	More organized	NEATER
3D	Entices	TEMPTS
4D	Lipstick mishap	SMEAR
5D	Rejuvenating retreats	SPAS
6D	Happy tune	LILT
7D	Hawaiian expression of peace	ALOHA
8D	$$	MONEY
9D	Sound system	STEREO
10D	Building near a silo, perhaps	BARN
11D	Permit for leaving a country	EXITVISA
12D	Nickname hidden in "intentional foul"	ALF
13D	New York athlete	MET
21D	"I can't sleep, wanna chat?"	YOUUP
22D	"Psychic" sense (Abbr.)	ESP
26D	Sore	ACHY
27D	Bag-screening org.	TSA
30D	Cherry's center	PIT
31D	Wild guess at pub trivia	STAB
33D	Word after "ghost" or before "square"	TOWN
34D	Percussion instrument in a temple	GONG
35D	"Lightbulb moment" word	AHA
36D	Bat mitzvah or quinceanera	RITE
38D	United ___ Emirates	ARAB
39D	Breakfast pastries	DANISHES
40D	BBC clock setting	GMT
41D	"The plan ___ changed" ("We're still on")	HASNT
42D	"Star Trek" actor John	CHO
45D	Letter before sigma	RHO
46D	"Hooray!"	YIPPEE
48D	Evening party	SOIREE
49D	Intrinsic	INNATE
50D	Offered a paw for a treat, say	BEGGED
53D	Roles	PARTS
54D	Dark beer variety	STOUT
56D	"I forgot to mention . . ." in a text	OHBTW
58D	Throw out	TOSS
59D	Not dressed	NUDE
60D	Some Megan Falley poems	ODES
61D	Chinese ___ (common Bonsai tree)	ELM
62D	Spy org.	CIA

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