USA Today Crossword October 19, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Sunday, October 19, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword October 19, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from October 19, 2025 contains 71 total clues—35 across and 36 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	Pale Dutch cheese	EDAM
5A	Sweet	COOL
9A	Unfilled space	GAP
12A	Alan who voices Pearl Krabs	LORI
13A	Curved foot parts	ARCHES
15A	OstrichLand USA bird	EMU
16A	"Slippery" trees	ELMS
17A	Gave Fancy Feast to a friend's pet	CATSAT
18A	A dreidel is one	TOP
19A	Test during which a student can't consult class materials	CLOSEDBOOKEXAM
22A	Airport landing area	TARMAC
23A	Extras	SPARES
25A	Marbled loaves	RYES
26A	Enjoy some borekas	EAT
29A	Teatime pastry	SCONE
30A	"No way that's true!"	YOULIE
33A	Reusable bag with handles	TOTE
34A	Actress who played Queen Mary in "The King's Speech"	CLAIREBLOOM
37A	Not going anywhere	IDLE
39A	Peaceful protest	LOVEIN
40A	Abounds	TEEMS
42A	___ collection (game mechanic)	SET
43A	Send forth	EMIT
47A	Garlicky shrimp dish	SCAMPI
49A	Condition sometimes treated with iron supplements	ANEMIA
51A	Golfing achievement in which one wins each of the four majors	CAREERGRANDSLAM
55A	"___ to the Loop-de-Loop" (Clint Smith poem)	ODE
56A	Jason, to Travis Kelce on "New Heights"	COHOST
57A	Draped garment	TOGA
58A	"___ Miserables"	LES
59A	Moves on tiptoe	SNEAKS
60A	BUR figs.	ETAS
61A	"Spring forward, fall back" letters	DST
62A	Strongly desires	YENS
63A	Quick meeting?	SESH

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Vote into office	ELECT
2D	Buck	DOLLAR
3D	Red building unlocked on the military track of the game Tapestry	ARMORY
4D	"Glad I'm back?"	MISSME
5D	___ rangoon	CRAB
6D	Prefix meaning "eight"	OCTO
7D	Very	OHSO
8D	Gets out early?	LEAKS
9D	"Enough with the PDA already!"	GETAROOM
10D	"Can I talk to you for one sec?"	AMOMENT
11D	___ cup (whipped treat for dogs)	PUP
13D	"Thunderstruck" band	ACDC
14D	"On the ___ of the Palace"	STEPS
20D	Class to sail through	EASYA
21D	Precision knife brand	XACTO
24D	"I can't wait to ___ you!"	SEE
26D	Swiss cheese?	EUROS
27D	Pain relief brand	ALEVE
28D	Everest's land	TIBET
31D	Blotting paper target	OIL
32D	Retired quarterback Manning	ELI
34D	Least muddy	CLEAREST
35D	"I wanna!"	LEMME
36D	Uninterruptedly	ONEND
37D	"Crank up the heat!"	ITSCOLD
38D	Chunks of 10 years	DECADES
41D	Construction (or crossword construction) details	SPECS
44D	Things to be cleaned up	MESSES
45D	"No time to stop and chitchat!"	IMLATE
46D	Jeweled crowns	TIARAS
48D	Naming a tiny dog "Bruiser," e.g.	IRONY
49D	Insects with a "fire" variety	ANTS
50D	Rumspringa participants	AMISH
52D	Clarified butter	GHEE
53D	"The Subway" singer Chappell	ROAN
54D	Poses a question	ASKS

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