USA Today Crossword October 13, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Monday, October 13, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword October 13, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from October 13, 2025 contains 76 total clues—39 across and 37 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	Q-tip, e.g.	SWAB
5A	Fuzzy fruit	KIWI
9A	Make a decision on Bumble	SWIPE
14A	Legal proceeding	CASE
15A	Apple desktop	IMAC
16A	"Warped Tour," for this crossword puzzle	TITLE
17A	Balanced	EVEN
18A	Additional	MORE
19A	Stuntwoman Kitty	ONEIL
20A	"I'm buying drinks after you!"	NEXTROUNDSONME
23A	www.asu.___	EDU
24A	Hill worker	ANTAIDE
25A	Hill worker	ANTAIDE
26A	"There was no other option for me!"	IHADTO
28A	Wrap up	END
29A	Falling-out among friends	RIFT
33A	Azul piece	TILE
34A	Walk back and forth	PACE
35A	Magical rowing implement in "Moana 2"	OAR
36A	"Couldn't have said it better, bud"	SOTRUEBESTIE
41A	Swanky shindig	SOIREE
43A	"Scooby-Doo" episode endings, often	REVEALS
44A	"Rugrats" dad	STU
45A	Taxis	CABS
47A	___-tac-toe	TIC
48A	___ on the map (makes famous)	PUTS
50A	FedEx rival	UPS
52A	Frequent a forum without posting, say	LURK
55A	"Solid effort there"	ATLEASTYOUTRIED
60A	Vessel for cooking gumbo	STEWPOT
61A	"Proverbially speaking . . ."	ASWESAY
62A	The ___ Gala	MET
63A	Peck on a park bench, e.g.	PDA
64A	Shar ___ (dog breed)	PEI
65A	Opposite of WSW	ENE
66A	"r u ___?" ("u mean it?")	SRS
67A	Spanish seasoning	SAL
68A	Nine-digit ID	SSN
69A	Dubious, for short	SUS

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	DVD-based trivia game with a "Friends" edition	SCENEIT
2D	Greeted someone from across the room, perhaps	WAVEDHI
3D	The "A" in LGBTQIA+	ASEXUAL
4D	Not straight	BENT
5D	Garment tied with an obi	KIMONO
6D	"byeeee"	IMOUT
7D	Give a heads-up to	WARN
8D	Skater such as Madison Chock	ICEDANCER
9D	Didn't sit	STOOD
10D	Coco Gauff, at the 2025 French Open	WINNER
11D	Doodad	ITEM
12D	Ballerina's move	PLIE
13D	Slinky swimmer	EEL
21D	Templeton in "Charlotte's Web," for one	RAT
22D	Secondary wager	SIDEBET
27D	South Asian	DESI
28D	Water in La Seine	EAU
30D	Smidgen	IOTA
31D	Get an F	FAIL
32D	"Uno, dos, ___, cuatro, cinco, cinco, seis" (The Offspring lyric)	TRES
34D	Debater's ploy	PREBUTTAL
37D	Tolkien monster	ORC
38D	Drink that might be served with a scone	TEA
39D	Classic villain in a daytime drama	EVILTWIN
40D	What the "S" of HTTPS stands for	SECURE
41D	___ step (basketball move)	STUTTER
42D	Mediums for expressing one's talents	OUTLETS
44D	Muscle contractions	SPASMS
46D	"I ___ with my little eye . . ."	SPY
49D	Put in stitches?	SEW
51D	Daytime dramas	SOAPS
53D	Reacts to yeast	RISES
54D	Sad ___ (meme featuring a sandwich-holding actor)	KEANU
56D	Pre-entree bites, for short	APPS
57D	Dr Pepper, e.g.	SODA
58D	Employs	USES
59D	Blue 1 and Red 40	DYES

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