USA Today Crossword October 4, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Saturday, October 4, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword October 4, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from October 4, 2025 contains 82 total clues—35 across and 47 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	"Frida" star Salma	HAYEK
6A	"Sure, I'll take a ___ at it" ("I'll try")	STAB
10A	Inbox annoyance	SPAM
14A	Olive ridley sea turtle's habitat	OCEAN
15A	Social equal	PEER
16A	Combed part of an American Girl doll	HAIR
17A	Albums that have sold 1 million units	PLATINUMRECORDS
20A	Box office draw, often	STARPOWER
21A	It might keep a baby clean during dinner	BIB
24A	India-to-United States direction	WEST
25A	Allowed by law	LEGAL
29A	Strong point	FORTE
31A	Bud	PAL
33A	Be in debt	OWE
34A	Mikey Madison film that won Best Picture in 2024	ANORA
35A	Blue-green	TEAL
37A	The middle of March, to Caesar	IDES
38A	Kind email sign-off	WARMREGARDS
41A	Teensy	ITSY
43A	Bundle of hay	BALE
44A	Notification	ALERT
47A	"Live and Let ___" (1973 Bond film)	DIE
48A	Deplete	SAP
49A	Event location	VENUE
50A	Leftover piece of food	SCRAP
52A	"Roll the ___" ("Let's see the receipts")	TAPE
55A	Coyote's home during pup season	DEN
56A	Open-front sweaters	CARDIGANS
60A	Creamy, umami Italian dish	MUSHROOMRISOTTO
66A	Archipelago part	ISLE
67A	Like some bodysuits	SHEER
68A	Lend	LOAN
69A	There are 28 in February, usually	DAYS
70A	Makes simpler	EASES
71A	"Finished!"	DONE

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Move like a kangaroo	HOP
2D	Knee stabilizer, for short	ACL
3D	Favorable vote	YEA
4D	Devours	EATS
5D	Most 56-Across, e.g.	KNITWEAR
6D	Cowboy boot attachments	SPURS
7D	Entice	TEMPT
8D	Flight-related prefix	AERO
9D	Prepare tea or coffee	BREW
10D	Sandcastle construction zone	SHORE
11D	Golf standard	PAR
12D	Help	AID
13D	"___ Harris Goes to Paris"	MRS
18D	Scot's "not"	NAE
19D	"The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the ___"	CELL
21D	Deg. for a designer, perhaps	BFA
22D	Charged particle	ION
23D	Google Chrome, e.g.	BROWSER
26D	Unexpected blessing	GODSEND
27D	Astonishment	AWE
28D	"___ Miz"	LES
30D	Breakfast-in-bed holder	TRAY
31D	Part of a book	PAGE
32D	In the style of	ALA
35D	Snare	TRAP
36D	Slippery fish that rhymes with "meal"	EEL
37D	Not up to much	IDLE
39D	Finance deg.	MBA
40D	Baltimore NFL team	RAVENS
41D	Driver's licenses, e.g.	IDS
42D	___ Tacs	TIC
45D	Regret deeply	RUE
46D	Bowling pin count	TEN
48D	Practice boxing	SPAR
51D	Post-CrossFit pains	ACHES
52D	Uses a stopwatch	TIMES
53D	"I feel the same"	AGREE
54D	Twosomes	PAIRS
57D	Common Valentine's Day flower	ROSE
58D	2022 FIFA World Cup host	DOHA
59D	"I'm convinced!"	SOLD
60D	"___-Century Modern" (2025 Hulu show)	MID
61D	"Born in the ___"	USA
62D	Like a fox	SLY
63D	In addition	TOO
64D	Light brown	TAN
65D	Number of players in solitaire	ONE

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