USA Today Crossword September 2, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Tuesday, September 2, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword September 2, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from September 2, 2025 contains 76 total clues—38 across and 38 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	Push-your-luck game where dice pips represent dogs' markings	SPOTS
6A	Reverberate	ECHO
10A	Bath bubbles	SUDS
14A	Jewish holiday with hamantaschen	PURIM
15A	Air mattress issue	LEAK
16A	Mount Fuji's continent	ASIA
17A	Old ___ (ex)	FLAME
18A	The floor is ___	LAVA
19A	They contain low digits	FEET
20A	"That's enough from you, thanks"	PLEASESAYLESS
23A	Three, in Italian	TRE
24A	Go in	ENTER
25A	The menstrual cycle has four	PHASES
28A	"I finally cracked it!"	AHA
29A	Get older	AGE
32A	One might live in a sty	SLOB
33A	Can opener	TAB
35A	Dodged	EVADED
37A	Tell a playful lie	PULLSOMEONESLEG
40A	Archipelago part	ISLE
41A	Source of some attachment issues?	PDF
42A	Boothbay Harbor's state	MAINE
43A	Old-timey "your"	THY
44A	Class that might cover idioms (Abbr.)	ESL
46A	Convenience charge	FEE
48A	"___ was the blood of the song in the cab / On your first trip to L.A."	BAD
49A	Makes some bread	BAKES
51A	Baby's cry	WAH
53A	Nocturnal primate with large eyes	PYGMYSLOWLORIS
59A	Field of expertise	AREA
60A	Sent money to	PAID
61A	Language spoken in Mexico's central altiplano region	OTOMI
62A	___ Edward or ___ Jacob	TEAM
63A	Big Bird's red friend	ELMO
64A	Kathmandu's country	NEPAL
65A	Literary Jane	EYRE
66A	A few bucks?	DEER
67A	Put in power	ELECT

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Sunblock letters	SPF
2D	Orange juice option	PULP
3D	Mouthy?	ORAL
4D	Train station chart	TIMETABLE
5D	Spreads, like cream cheese	SMEARS
6D	Vogue competitor	ELLE
7D	End	CEASE
8D	Cuban city in "Guys and Dolls"	HAVANA
9D	"Alrighty . . ."	OKAYTHEN
10D	More secure	SAFER
11D	Puts into practice	USES
12D	Stops working	DIES
13D	ACT alternative	SAT
21D	Look after	TEND
22D	"I need some space"	LEAVEMEALONE
25D	Luxurious	OPULENT
26D	Plant in many Christmas songs	HOLLY
27D	Event that rids a store of overstock	SAMPLESALE
29D	Speak off the cuff	ADLIB
30D	"No one's meana than ___!" (rhyming Fuzion Frenzy exclamation)	GEENA
31D	Barely defeated	EDGED
32D	Dentist's instruction	SPIT
34D	Dreamy location?	BED
36D	Simile connector	ASA
38D	Teakettle's output	STEAM
39D	"I can't keep my eyes ___ of you"	OFF
45D	Had a video call pre-Zoom, say	SKYPED
47D	"TMI" sound, perhaps	EWW
49D	What a tired athlete might bring to a competition	BGAME
50D	PeachyBbies product	SLIME
52D	The Marriott or Paris Las Vegas, e.g.	HOTEL
53D	Mouse, to a cat	PREY
54D	"The ___ of No Mistakes"	YEAR
55D	Smell	ODOR
56D	White "Clue" weapon	ROPE
57D	Big Apple?	NEWYORK
58D	Inedible stuff in a mouth	SILT
59D	Enjoyed a bagel	ATE

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