USA Today Crossword October 25, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Saturday, October 25, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword October 25, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from October 25, 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	Where a camel stores its fat	HUMP
5A	MRI, for one	SCAN
9A	Indianapolis NFL team	COLTS
14A	Fencing sword	EPEE
15A	Baby's first word, sometimes	MAMA
16A	Kahului Airport greeting	ALOHA
17A	Small Apple tablets	IPADMINIS
19A	Large bovine that can be spotted in Golden Gate Park	BISON
20A	Doechii song that incorporates her therapist alter-ego	DENIALISARIVER
22A	Org. issuing tax refunds	IRS
23A	Yang's counterpart	YIN
24A	Small bills	ONES
25A	Some homemade movie trailers	FANEDITS
28A	Spinning toy	TOP
31A	Up against	FACING
34A	Some motor homes	RVS
35A	Long sub	HERO
36A	Nutrient found in legumes	IRON
37A	Name that's also a month	MAY
38A	___ Bell (fast-food chain)	TACO
39A	Enjoy a book	READ
40A	Kitten's sound	MEW
41A	The Etruscan shrew is the smallest one	MAMMAL
43A	___ and cheese	MAC
44A	Posed for a painting	SATSTILL
46A	Ruse	HOAX
48A	"A lie that makes us realize truth," per Pablo Picasso	ART
49A	Number that starts many countdowns	TEN
52A	"Wicked" showstopper with a battle cry	DEFYINGGRAVITY
56A	Hits with snowballs	PELTS
57A	It determines what content appears on a feed	ALGORITHM
58A	Sigourney's "Alien" role	ELLEN
59A	Classmate	PEER
60A	Sit down clumsily	PLOP
61A	Billy Joel's instrument	PIANO
62A	Finishes	ENDS
63A	Word after "study" or "gossip"	SESH

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	"SNL" star Gardner	HEIDI
2D	Fixer-___	UPPER
3D	Intends	MEANS
4D	Mani-___	PEDI
5D	Beaming	SMILING
6D	Pointed tooth	CANINE
7D	French friends	AMIS
8D	"Hidden Figures" org.	NASA
9D	Cruise rooms	CABINS
10D	Martini garnish	OLIVE
11D	Run out of momentum	LOSESTEAM
12D	God wielding Mjolnir	THOR
13D	Word before "Francisco" or "Mateo"	SAN
18D	Mesoamerican language	MAYAN
21D	Goes bad	ROTS
25D	Discover	FIND
26D	Plays Pictionary	DRAWS
27D	Climbing plant	VINE
29D	Whale often seen in Monterey Bay	ORCA
30D	Place to play Marco Polo	POOL
31D	Consultant's workplace	FIRM
32D	Field	AREA
33D	Annual music festival held in the Colorado Desert	COACHELLA
35D	Web designer's language	HTML
37D	The ___ Gala (event whose 2025 theme was "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style")	MET
40D	Long dress	MAXI
41D	Reflects	MIRRORS
42D	Place to say "I do"	ALTAR
44D	Refuses	SAYSNO
45D	Identified on social media	TAGGED
47D	Frequently	OFTEN
49D	Words on a cover	TITLE
50D	Greek word for "character"	ETHOS
51D	Nature spirit	NYMPH
52D	Where to order a pastrami on rye	DELI
53D	Place to pick up kittens?	NAPE
54D	"Anyone But You" star Powell	GLEN
55D	People in limos, maybe	VIPS
56D	Energy	PEP

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