USA Today Crossword September 17, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Wednesday, September 17, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword September 17, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from September 17, 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	Many characters in "The Big Bang Theory"	GEEKS
6A	Palindromic flour	ATTA
10A	Like a burrito smothered in sauce	WET
13A	Be indecisive	WAVER
14A	Lion's sound	ROAR
15A	Former ruler of Iran	SHAH
16A	Avenging a wrongdoing	EVENINGTHESCORE
19A	Bit of candy on a "rope" or in a "cluster"	NERD
20A	"The Joy Luck Club" actress Rosalind	CHAO
21A	Sees a bet in poker	CALLS
22A	Discipline with poses	YOGA
24A	Technical terms used by an attorney	LEGALESE
26A	Cool ___ (hip person)	CAT
28A	Make simpler	EASE
30A	Name hidden in "console gaming"	OLEG
31A	"Hooray!"	YIPPEE
33A	Foul-smelling	ACRID
35A	Tear up	RIP
38A	Voucher	CHIT
39A	Italian fashion capital	MILAN
40A	Safe place?	BASE
41A	Gave for a bit	LENT
42A	Flashy jewelry, in hip-hop culture	BLINGBLING
44A	Operative part of a ski	EDGE
45A	Reptile in Egyptian hieroglyphs	ASP
46A	Chen, Ping, Helen and Lily, to Mei in "Turning Red"	AUNTS
47A	"Hold on a sec," in a text	BRB
49A	"Outstanding!"	STELLAR
52A	Eggs that might be frozen	OVA
54A	Single-celled organism	AMOEBA
57A	Part of a workout set	REP
60A	African country home to Calabar Carnival	NIGERIA
62A	Nasty look	EVILEYE
65A	Mountain known locally as Sagarmatha	EVEREST
66A	Pick up again	RELEARN
67A	Leafy sides	SALADS
68A	Water park fixtures	SLIDES

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	No Doubt vocalist Stefani	GWEN
2D	Roof overhang	EAVE
3D	Roll covered with a wide mix of toppings	EVERYTHINGBAGEL
4D	Japanese martial art with bamboo swords	KENDO
5D	Respectful title	SRI
6D	"So frustrating!"	GAH
7D	Rare astronomical event	TOTALECLIPSE
8D	Chevy SUV	TAHOE
9D	Were, now	ARE
10D	Fiber-rich sandwich ingredient	WHOLEGRAINBREAD
11D	Nobles outranking viscounts	EARLS
12D	The ones here	THESE
15D	Word after "Kinsey" or "Richter"	SCALE
17D	Org. that awards the Walter Byers Scholarship	NCAA
18D	Burn with steam	SCALD
23D	Prefix meaning "Earth"	GEO
25D	Word heard at an auction	GOING
26D	Delicates or permanent press, e.g.	CYCLE
27D	Oohed and ___	AAHED
29D	Ship equipment	SAILS
32D	Marine mammal that can open clams	OTTER
34D	Put on the air	RAN
36D	"Life ___ fair"	ISNT
37D	Cribbage and Battleship pieces	PEGS
39D	Degree for many CEOs	MBA
40D	Out-of-focus image	BLUR
43D	Hon	BAE
48D	Exposed	BARED
50D	Mega-	ULTRA
51D	Covers with tar	PAVES
52D	Singles at the bar?	ONES
53D	"___ Las Vegas!"	VIVA
55D	Not hit	MISS
56D	Bit of food for a neigh-sayer?	OAT
58D	Bronte heroine Jane	EYRE
59D	Authors	PENS
61D	Notable period of time	ERA
63D	"___ get back to you"	ILL
64D	Polynesian garland	LEI

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