USA Today Crossword December 24 2025 Answers (12/24/25)

Our USA Today Crossword December 24, 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 24, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 12/24/25, 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	Pharmacy chain
4A	___ Watanabe-Finster ("Rugrats" character)
8A	Pocket-sized
13A	K-pop singer Henry
14A	Home to the Golestan Palace
15A	Sound transmission
16A	Match before a final
17A	"Don't say another ___!"
18A	Exams for aspiring JDs
19A	DC superhero with adventures on Earth and in space
22A	Veggie that makes people tear up
23A	Tilling tool
24A	Accessible building feature
28A	Really scare
31A	Palindromic rally vehicle
33A	Three, in Italian
34A	Cook's creation
36A	"Ya don't say . . ."
37A	Winged woman with a heart-fletched arrow in "Rhythm Heaven"
39A	Make art, say
42A	Leaky faucet sound
43A	___ Beta Kappa
46A	People in charge
48A	Many a Dinah Shore Weekend participant
50A	___ and downs
51A	National Cat Lady Day mo.
53A	Greek column style
54A	She was the original owner of Katniss' Mockingjay pin, in "Sunrise on the Reaping"
59A	Blanc or noir grape
60A	Each
61A	"Lord of the Rings" actor Miranda
63A	Was a passenger
64A	"Velvet Buzzsaw" actor Russo
65A	___ and switch
66A	Did some strokes
67A	Vehicle for going down a snowy hill
68A	Mined minerals
1D	Less grimy
2D	"Buffy the ___ Slayer"
3D	Romantic hopeful
4D	New Zealand fruit or bird
5D	Get the wrinkles out of
6D	Pi Day's month
7D	Like some cats or pools
8D	Retail event
9D	Book that might be an instant classic
10D	Mathematician Lovelace
11D	Illuminated
12D	___ Angeles
16D	Composer Joplin
20D	Bring to life
21D	Filled pastry that isn't vegetarian
25D	Play a part
26D	Opposite of "menos"
27D	Con's counterpart
29D	Like holidays observed at the national level
30D	"Woot!"
32D	Contributes to a group gift, say
35D	TV screen type
37D	Young chap
38D	Browser address
39D	Compacted mass
40D	Fixes
41D	"Whoa there!"
43D	Sticky stuff from an evergreen
44D	Ponytail holder
45D	"Monsters, ___"
47D	Some pickle slices
49D	Great ape
52D	Fight off
55D	Sweet fizzy drink
56D	Thing in a shopping cart
57D	"She gets the job ___" (Chappell Roan lyric)
58D	Slanted column?
62D	Bonus game periods, for short

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