USA Today Crossword October 15, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword October 15, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from October 15, 2025 contains 78 total clues—39 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	Barrier made of shrubs	HEDGE
6A	Diagram with AK and HI insets	USMAP
11A	Company nicknamed "Big Blue"	IBM
14A	Hunter only visible at night	ORION
15A	Show on TV again	REAIR
16A	Aunt, in Spanish	TIA
17A	Condiment also known as "salsa fresca"	PICODEGALLO
19A	Tackle a bunny hill	SKI
20A	Goes out with	SEES
21A	Air travel reward unit	MILE
22A	Catwalk walker	MODEL
24A	Channel with sports news	ESPN
26A	Ding Dong alternative	HOHO
27A	Org. for Jaguars and Panthers	NFL
30A	Temple with multiple eaves	PAGODA
33A	Toy that might wear tiny shoes	DOLL
36A	State with a beaver on its flag	OREGON
38A	Lithium-___ battery	ION
39A	Solo number in an opera	ARIA
40A	Place to grow your own carrots and tomatoes	VEGETABLEGARDEN
43A	Concerning	ASTO
44A	Scheduled to arrive	DUE
45A	Puffer jacket layer	LINING
46A	Fez or beret	HAT
47A	Expands a house, maybe	ADDSON
49A	Opposite of WNW	ESE
50A	Happy hour bills	TABS
52A	Places to park	LOTS
54A	"Drop it!"	LETGO
56A	That fellow's	HIS
57A	Org. in "The Martian"	NASA
61A	"Many moons ___ . . ."	AGO
62A	Ms. Pac-Man and Centipede	ARCADEGAMES
66A	"Get off the stage!"	BOO
67A	Unblinking look	STARE
68A	Dyson alternative	ORECK
69A	Lines on city maps (Abbr.)	STS
70A	___ bar (pours drinks)	TENDS
71A	Dings in a car's bumper	DENTS

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Moves like a rabbit	HOPS
2D	Great Lake with a high concentration of shipwrecks	ERIE
3D	Yahtzee cubes	DICE
4D	Bird in a gaggle	GOOSE
5D	Come to a close	END
6D	Strongly advising	URGING
7D	Close tightly	SEAL
8D	Like seahorses that give birth	MALE
9D	Feel poorly	AIL
10D	"Coming soon" ad	PROMO
11D	"Now or never, folks!"	ITSDOORDIE
12D	Pedaled vehicle	BIKE
13D	Postal delivery	MAIL
18D	Turnovers that are often crescent-shaped	EMPANADAS
23D	"Well, shucks"	OHDARN
25D	"That hit the ___"	SPOT
26D	"Don't stress it!"	HANGLOOSE
27D	___ Scotia, Canada	NOVA
28D	Not canned or frozen	FRESH
29D	Inked designs on calves	LEGTATTOOS
31D	Well-lubricated	OILED
32D	Fawn's mother	DOE
34D	Property claims	LIENS
35D	Stage and screen star Jessica	LANGE
37D	Location metadata	GEOTAG
41D	First sign of a flower	BUD
42D	"___ that the truth!"	AINT
48D	Water park features	SLIDES
51D	Talk big	BOAST
53D	Drum kit piece	SNARE
54D	Rooms with test tubes	LABS
55D	Award quartet for Liza Minnelli	EGOT
56D	Like a dried-out sponge	HARD
58D	"Couldn't agree more!"	AMEN
59D	Religious offshoot	SECT
60D	Poses a question	ASKS
63D	City bus path (Abbr.)	RTE
64D	Coconut cream container	CAN
65D	Thor or Vishnu or Shangdi	GOD

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