USA Today Crossword October 3, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Friday, October 3, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword October 3, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from October 3, 2025 contains 78 total clues—38 across and 40 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	"Frozen" snowman who dreams of summer	OLAF
5A	Chicken ___ (cheesy dish)	PARM
9A	True statements	FACTS
14A	Uncontrolled anger	RAGE
15A	"I wish it were otherwise . . ."	ALAS
16A	Default font in Google Docs	ARIAL
17A	Taiwanese computer giant	ACER
18A	Cut of pork or beef	LOIN
19A	"She's Got It All" singer Chesney	KENNY
20A	Sweet, swirled loaf	CINNAMONBREAD
23A	"Hurry up, folks!"	LETSGO
24A	___-fi (Ted Chiang's genre)	SCI
25A	Historian's period	ERA
28A	Workplaces with trauma teams (Abbr.)	ERS
29A	Copacabana's city, for short	RIO
31A	Closer at hand	NEARER
34A	It may be brisk or leisurely	WALKINGSPEED
37A	Headquarters	BASE
40A	Org. for lawyers	ABA
41A	Heartbeat	PULSE
42A	Land clusters in the ocean	ISLES
44A	Country where Mocha is located	YEMEN
46A	"Steal My Sunshine" band	LEN
47A	Book jacket blurb	BIO
48A	Attached with glue	PASTED
50A	Sunrise direction	EAST
51A	Became furious	SAWRED
53A	Animated image	GIF
55A	2021 coming-of-age movie with a vinyl-inspired title	LICORICEPIZZA
62A	Racerback garments	BRAS
64A	Civil rights icon Parks	ROSA
65A	Standoffish	ALOOF
66A	Pull suddenly	YANK
67A	At any time	EVER
68A	Mister, in Spanish	SENOR
69A	Meadow mamas	EWES
70A	Well past the outer layer	DEEP
71A	Showroom presentation	DEMO

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Prophecy giver	ORACLE
2D	More frilly	LACIER
3D	Actors' negotiators	AGENTS
4D	Plants with fronds	FERNS
5D	Ingredient in many instant noodles	PALMOIL
6D	___ masala (potato dish)	ALOO
7D	Pours	RAINS
8D	Rachel Maddow's network	MSNBC
9D	Like a flea market Rolex, probably	FAKE
10D	847 square miles, for Tokyo	AREA
11D	Girl who rode in a pumpkin coach	CINDERELLA
12D	Color of dried grass	TAN
13D	Cunning	SLY
21D	City home to I'timad-ud-Daulah's tomb	AGRA
22D	Band around a toe or finger	RING
26D	Peanut butter cup brand	REESES
27D	Passionate	ARDENT
30D	Green-lights	OKS
32D	"First Take" network	ESPN
33D	___ Roy (Satyajit Ray protagonist)	APU
34D	Itty-bitty	WEE
35D	"Yeah, right"	IBET
36D	New pet owner's selection	NAME
37D	Baby body guards?	BIBS
38D	Hanoi's continent	ASIA
39D	Rightmost part of a highway, usually	SLOWLANE
43D	Built on ___ (constructed without a buyer lined up)	SPEC
45D	Outer limit	EDGE
49D	Loved madly	ADORED
50D	Used TurboTax, say	EFILED
52D	Dangers	RISKS
54D	Bitter brews	IPAS
56D	Roam around	ROVE
57D	"Understood"	ISEE
58D	Goldfish or koi	CARP
59D	In the ___ (focused)	ZONE
60D	FaceTime alternative	ZOOM
61D	Natural hairstyle	AFRO
62D	"Later!"	BYE
63D	Like steak tartare	RAW

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