USA Today Crossword October 28, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Tuesday, October 28, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword October 28, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from October 28, 2025 contains 79 total clues—37 across and 42 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	Sleeveless shirts	TANKS
6A	"Yeah, riiiight" sound	PFFT
10A	Beavers' creations	DAMS
14A	Utterly absurd	INANE
15A	___ of thirds (composition guideline)	RULE
16A	Great Plains tribe	OTOE
17A	Opposite of major	MINOR
18A	Notion	IDEA
19A	"Love Actually" actor Thompson	EMMA
20A	Candy Crush Saga and Clash of Clans, e.g.	MOBILEGAMES
23A	Chemist's workplace	LAB
24A	Simplicity	EASE
25A	Oversee	MANAGE
29A	Phrase said when tapping a fork against a glass	ATOAST
31A	Perch for a kitty	CATTREE
32A	WWE wrestler Rollins	SETH
33A	Dinner dish	PLATE
35A	Sick	DOPE
36A	2007 film with the tagline "The last man on Earth is not alone"	IAMLEGEND
40A	Greek letter before chi	PHI
43A	Cursor mover	MOUSE
44A	Gab	YAP
47A	Removes from the "to-fix pile," say	REPAIRS
49A	Large concert venues	ARENAS
52A	Garfield's color	ORANGE
53A	Ticklish Muppet	ELMO
55A	Arroz ___ cubana	ALA
56A	Search engine introduced due to a demand for pictures of Jennifer Lopez's green Versace dress	GOOGLEIMAGES
59A	Satchels or totes	BAGS
62A	"___ la Vida" (Coldplay song)	VIVA
63A	Grocery carriers	CARTS
64A	Red sign over a door	EXIT
65A	Nights before	EVES
66A	Deliver a speech	ORATE
67A	Go against	DEFY
68A	Breather	REST
69A	Performed without making sounds	MIMED

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	___ Hortons (coffee chain)	TIM
2D	What some Studio Ghibli employees do	ANIMATE
3D	Tiny machine	NANOBOT
4D	Handle turned slowly in a horror film	KNOB
5D	Name for a TV season in the U.K.	SERIES
6D	Asks too much, in a way	PRIES
7D	Chocolate dessert	FUDGE
8D	Bug on a pug	FLEA
9D	Person whose jersey matches yours, maybe	TEAMMATE
10D	"___ ring a bell, sorry"	DOESNT
11D	Bill dispenser	ATM
12D	Parent honored in May	MOM
13D	Word before "lion" or "cucumber"	SEA
21D	Back muscle, for short	LAT
22D	Consumed	EATEN
23D	The "L" of UNLV	LAS
26D	Phoenix's state, on scoreboards	ARI
27D	Hair goo	GEL
28D	Unadon fish	EEL
30D	Poke bowl fish	AHI
31D	Pet parakeet's digs	CAGE
33D	+	PLUS
34D	"___ Miz"	LES
37D	Friend, in Spanish	AMIGO
38D	"Additionally . . ."	TOBOOT
39D	Coloring substance	DYE
40D	In support of	PRO
41D	That woman	HER
42D	_ndia _ale _le	IPA
45D	Lot lease for all to see?	ANAGRAM
46D	Bob Ross' paint board	PALETTE
48D	Like emo songs	ANGSTY
49D	37-Down, in French	AMI
50D	"The Big Sick" genre	ROMCOM
51D	Gave attitude to	SASSED
53D	Santa's helpers	ELVES
54D	"It's the ___ I can do!"	LEAST
57D	Donate	GIVE
58D	Indiana Fever player McDonald	AARI
59D	Place for a nap	BED
60D	Woodcutter's tool	AXE
61D	Moving image format	GIF

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