USA Today Crossword September 29, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Monday, September 29, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword September 29, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from September 29, 2025 contains 78 total clues—39 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	Person of equal age or status	PEER
5A	Holler	YELL
9A	Disability Pride Month	JULY
13A	Glowing review	RAVE
14A	The "dirt" in dirt cake, often	OREOS
16A	Yangtze River's continent	ASIA
17A	"Got it now"	ISEE
18A	The "U" of ACLU	UNION
19A	Shallow's opposite	DEEP
20A	Punny phrase on a pitmaster's apron, perhaps	MINDIFISMOKE
23A	Lively energy	PEP
24A	Go from low battery to no battery	DIE
25A	Gets the suds off of	RINSES
29A	Really relish	SAVOR
31A	Raise ___ (cause a fuss)	CAIN
33A	Most common type of wood in Minecraft	OAK
34A	Italian for "three"	TRE
35A	Back of a ship	STERN
37A	Like someone still gardening at 93	SPRY
38A	Question from someone without matches	GOTALIGHT
41A	Short synopsis	RECAP
44A	___ Moines County	DES
45A	Officiant's place	ALTAR
49A	Mortal lover of Aphrodite	ADONIS
51A	CrossFit units	REPS
53A	"Or so ___ been told"	IVE
54A	Rubber duckie's spot	TUB
55A	Prone to snooping	NOSY
57A	Laid, like a claim	STAKED
59A	"Why such a rush?"	WHERESTHEFIRE
62A	About 344 square miles, for Berlin	AREA
64A	Sparkly crown	TIARA
65A	Site with bidding wars	EBAY
66A	What an IOU indicates	DEBT
67A	Spinning slowly, like a fan	ONLOW
68A	Worker's pay	WAGE
69A	Spoonful from a medicine bottle	DOSE
70A	"Star Wars" bounty hunter Boba	FETT
71A	Hi-___ monitor	RES

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Fuss in front of a mirror	PRIMP
2D	Least challenging	EASIEST
3D	Score after two birdies and two bogeys	EVENPAR
4D	Thin stalk in a pond	REED
5D	"I'll go second"	YOUFIRST
6D	"Rubber Duckie" singer	ERNIE
7D	Polynesian garlands	LEIS
8D	Weaving machine	LOOM
9D	"After Earth" actor Smith	JADEN
10D	"___ it or lose it"	USE
11D	Say what isn't so	LIE
12D	Talk on and on	YAP
15D	Making "honk shoo honk shoo" sounds	SNORING
21D	Words that cue a ring exchange	IDO
22D	Close relations	KIN
26D	___ up (absorb)	SOP
27D	Side piece for Mr. Potato Head	EAR
28D	Cloud's place	SKY
30D	Like almond cheese	VEGAN
31D	Seasoning on a Bloody Mary rim	CELERYSALT
32D	Crop up	ARISE
36D	Tiny amount	IOTA
37D	Missouri Botanical Garden city (Abbr.)	STL
39D	Voice a view	OPINE
40D	Needless hurry	HASTE
41D	Maze runner	RAT
42D	www.utexas.___	EDU
43D	Homes that are covered in dust?	COBWEBS
46D	Place to order a Bahama Mama	TIKIBAR
47D	Just so-so	AVERAGE
48D	Overnight flights	REDEYES
50D	In a way	SORTOF
52D	"Nonsense!"	FOLLY
56D	River near the Louvre	SEINE
58D	Three or four	AFEW
60D	Despise	HATE
61D	Steady pace for a show pony	TROT
62D	Go on to say	ADD
63D	___ Speedwagon	REO

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