USA Today Crossword September 13, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Saturday, September 13, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword September 13, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from September 13, 2025 contains 70 total clues—34 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	Ship used to tow other ships	TUGBOAT
8A	"At Home With Amy ___"	SEDARIS
15A	Make bigger	ENLARGE
16A	Instrument with G-C-E-A tuning	UKELELE
17A	Makes a meaningful impact	CHANGESTHEWORLD
19A	"___ is wherever I'm with you"	HOME
20A	Puts away	STOWS
21A	"FML" artist Bird	TOWA
22A	___ Hill (San Francisco neighborhood)	NOB
23A	Fury	HIRE
24A	SoCal newspaper	LAT
25A	"Fine! Fine!"	OKOK
27A	"Don't let those villains escape!"	GETEM
29A	Ballet bend	PLIE
30A	Harder, maybe	STALER
32A	Least feral	TAMEST
34A	2,000 pounds	ONETON
35A	Pickle container	JAR
36A	Aced	NAILED
39A	There are 12 in a year	MONTHS
42A	Mine vein	LODE
43A	Passover ___ plate	SEDER
45A	Simple dwellings	HUTS
47A	Suffix for "social" or "human"	ISM
48A	Chomping sound	NOM
49A	___ Lanka	SRI
50A	The Buckeye State	OHIO
52A	Encrypted URL starter	HTTPS
54A	"Eternals" star Gemma	CHAN
55A	"Things are going back to how they should be"	NATUREISHEALING
58A	People tightening text	EDITORS
59A	Like a Bluetooth device that's close enough	INRANGE
60A	"We should skip that"	LETSNOT
61A	Vodka ___ (drink mentioned in "The Ladies Who Lunch")	STINGER

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	"Untz, untz, untz" genre	TECHNO
2D	Detaches, like bra clasps	UNHOOKS
3D	High-speed camera that takes slow-motion videos of celebs on the red carpet	GLAMBOT
4D	"This is the ___ of my existence"	BANE
5D	End of a nonprofit's website	ORG
6D	A long while	AGES
7D	More impatient	TESTIER
8D	"Niiiiiiice!"	SUHWEET
9D	___ out a win	EKE
10D	Morning droplets	DEW
11D	Very often	ALOT
12D	Makes another attempt at getting a Yahtzee	REROLLS
13D	"Take your time"	ILLWAIT
14D	Calm and quiet	SEDATE
18D	Legal wrong	TORT
26D	Ledecky who swam the length of a pool with a glass of chocolate milk balanced on her head	KATIE
27D	Contents of a "pool"	GENES
28D	"Changing My ___" ("Fun Home" song)	MAJOR
29D	Capital of Western Australia	PERTH
31D	"haha"	LOL
33D	"Rats!"	MAN
36D	"Don't mean any disrespect . . ."	NOSHADE
37D	"Just confess!"	ADMITIT
38D	Professional with a mouth mirror	DENTIST
39D	Beale Street Music Festival city	MEMPHIS
40D	Saying "Shhh!" to	HUSHING
41D	Quite odd	STRANGE
42D	Singer Richie	LIONEL
44D	Connect the ___	DOTS
46D	Person performing "The Ladies Who Lunch"	SINGER
51D	Ways to escape	OUTS
52D	Person who saves the day	HERO
53D	Shipped off	SENT
54D	Large family	CLAN
56D	Fictional Swanson who said "You had me at 'Meat Tornado'"	RON
57D	Singer Grande, to fans	ARI

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