USA Today Crossword September 15, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Monday, September 15, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword September 15, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from September 15, 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	Class that might require a calculator	MATH
5A	Long, wriggly fish	EEL
8A	Distorts, like data	SKEWS
13A	"Ah, got it"	ISEE
14A	Liquid in un oceano	AGUA
16A	Allowed by law	LEGAL
17A	Cherry part in a bar trick	STEM
18A	Rise high	SOAR
19A	Fuming	MAD
20A	Nursery rhyme figure often depicted as an anthropomorphic 10-Down	HUMPTYDUMPTY
23A	"The dog ___ my homework"	ATE
24A	"Barbie" star Issa	RAE
25A	Kindle or Nook, e.g.	EREADER
29A	"The Mandalorian" actor Pascal	PEDRO
31A	German luxury automaker	AUDI
33A	Beam of sunlight	RAY
34A	Goes over 21 in blackjack	BUSTS
36A	Win-win	NOLOSE
39A	Completely change it up	FLIPTHESCRIPT
42A	Early pregnancy symptom, for some	NAUSEA
43A	Censor noise	BLEEP
44A	Ornament shape	ORB
45A	"Walk the dog" toy	YOYO
47A	Malcolm X's faith	ISLAM
51A	Song only a superfan might know	DEEPCUT
54A	Stack of cash	WAD
56A	A while ___	AGO
57A	Lightweight stands for lightweight computers	LAPTOPTABLES
60A	Board game where you might trade wool for wheat	CATAN
63A	Cupid's Greek counterpart	EROS
64A	Neighbor of Vietnam	LAOS
65A	Keep away from	AVOID
66A	Tool for collecting leaves	RAKE
67A	"Hi, I'm ___ Woods and this is Bruiser Woods, and we're both Gemini vegetarians"	ELLE
68A	Like some straws	BENDY
69A	Stage and screen star Salonga	LEA
70A	Lovers of bad puns, stereotypically	DADS

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Minor mistake	SLIP
2D	Sharp	ACID
3D	Swarmed	TEEMED
4D	CBD oil source	HEMP
5D	2010 teen comedy partially inspired by "The Scarlet Letter"	EASYA
6D	Loss of sense of self	EGODEATH
7D	Party with poi	LUAU
8D	Clean ___ (fresh start)	SLATE
9D	Nairobi's country	KENYA
10D	Common chilaquiles topper	EGG
11D	"This Is How You Lose the Time ___" (2019 novel)	WAR
12D	Crafty	SLY
15D	One-___ pushups	ARMED
21D	Roving company of performers	TROUPE
22D	"Raspberry Beret" singer	PRINCE
26D	Bit of rain	DROP
27D	New York-to-York direction	EAST
28D	___ chip (Chex Mix morsel)	RYE
30D	Batters' stats	RBIS
32D	Food safety phrase	USEBY
35D	Burn the midnight oil	STAYUP
37D	Tater Tots brand	OREIDA
38D	They might be glossed over?	LIPS
39D	Bus cost	FARE
40D	Jiffy ___	LUBE
41D	Sluggish Pokemon	SLOWPOKE
42D	Silent "yes"	NOD
46D	Mammal with webbed feet	OTTER
48D	Hands-over-ears syllables	LALALA
49D	Long-standing	AGEOLD
50D	Tree trunk growths	MOSSES
52D	Tartan pattern	PLAID
53D	Nerds or Smarties	CANDY
55D	Sailing	ASEA
58D	Taken by mouth	ORAL
59D	Seeped through paper	BLED
60D	Taxi	CAB
61D	Michigan, in Chicago, e.g.	AVE
62D	2,000 pounds	ONETON

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