USA Today Crossword December 18 2025 Answers (12/18/25)

Our USA Today Crossword December 18, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. USA Today Crossword is a popular daily puzzle that tests the player’s vocabulary, spelling, and general knowledge skills. The puzzle is available in print and digital format and is enjoyed by people of all ages. The clues can range from easy to challenging and the player must use their critical thinking abilities to solve the puzzle. It is a great way to pass the time and challenge oneself.

USA Today Crossword December 18, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 12/18/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Like bosom buddies
6A	Surrounded by
10A	"My b!"
14A	Secluded spot for kissing in the car
16A	Arches National Park's state
17A	Question concerned with privacy
18A	Mosaic piece
19A	Mark Twain or George Sand
20A	Doesn't endorse
22A	Put on
23A	Artery's counterpart
24A	Quenches
27A	Accessory for a holiday costume party
31A	Accessory that might say "Birthday Queen"
32A	"___ a plan!"
33A	Get defeated
34A	Google app for organizing to-do lists
35A	Get older
36A	Not bold
37A	Word in two of Hippocrates' four humors
38A	Herbal spirit
39A	___ Sans (cartoonish font)
40A	Four-sided tops with Hebrew letters
42A	Brain sections
43A	35-Across for many fifth-graders
44A	Untruth
45A	In close to mint condition
49A	February 29
54A	___ rug
55A	Virtual world since 2003
57A	They can be cut or broken
58A	Feedback
59A	Shape of many balloons
60A	Athletic award
61A	Set of 27 on the Brazilian flag
62A	Distort
1D	Indicate that you're happy and you know it
2D	Backstory
3D	Hot box
4D	Like an embroidered quilt
5D	Kindles and Nooks
6D	Brand known for their hexagonal wrenches
7D	Game in which new players are informed "The only rule you may be told is this one"
8D	Think outside the box
9D	Becomes less superficial
10D	Vulnerable
11D	"Made to move you" company
12D	Adjective describing baby blue, but not navy blue
13D	"___ Always a Woman" (Billy Joel song)
15D	Triangular-shaped pastry
21D	Cherry center
24D	Step
25D	Wedding walkway
26D	"Don't work so hard!"
27D	Autographs
28D	"I'm the big ___, but I ain't the oldest, hmm" (Megan Thee Stallion lyric)
29D	Sneaker brand
30D	Fictional coach Lasso
34D	Placeholder letters
35D	Feel ill
36D	"Bummer!"
38D	First book of the Bible
39D	People tracked in a CRM system
41D	Subgroup within a Cub Scout pack
44D	Brownie ingredient, usually
45D	Not punctual
46D	Eye part that can be scanned
47D	"___ the change"
48D	Left
50D	Snow-removing vehicle
51D	Performer with a big personality
52D	Some distance away
53D	Foursquare competitor
56D	Tax pro

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