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

Our USA Today Crossword December 25, 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 25, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 12/25/25, 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	Big bodies of saltwater
5A	Let in
10A	Part of a Super Grover costume
14A	Mineral no longer used in baby powder
15A	Dirty gunk
16A	App developer's customer
17A	"At Last" singer James
18A	Person who's rapidly gaining popularity
20A	Product manager's plan
22A	Curt
23A	Dana Evans on "The Pitt," e.g.
24A	Part of a place setting
26A	Spice mix
29A	Extra periods, for short
30A	"Give this a taste!"
32A	"___ Line Is It Anyway?"
34A	Black, green or white beverage
35A	Bout endings, for short
37A	Professional in a classroom
38A	"Meet Me in St. Louis" actor
41A	Stretch across
43A	Cry hard
44A	Trailers before a movie, essentially
45A	"Piece of My Heart" singer Franklin
46A	Wooly pack animal
48A	Halloween costume for a black cat, maybe
51A	Corn core
52A	More skillful
54A	Make thirsty
56A	"We are ___ / I've got all my sisters with me"
58A	Entryway that might have a microchip sensor
60A	Beauty vloggers' shadow-reducing gear
62A	Really serious
63A	The ___ (parents, to a '00s teen)
64A	This! Is! Jeopardy!
65A	Forearm bone
66A	___ Plaines, Illinois
67A	"And so on . . ."
68A	"Hey, you!"
1D	Caterer's fuel
2D	Go to a restaurant
3D	Ofrendas, e.g.
4D	Lots and lots
5D	Taj Mahal city
6D	Like a runny candle or nose
7D	Prefix for "fit" or "fortune"
8D	Copycat
9D	Basic belief
10D	Swear
11D	Thing destroyed in a 1979 Atari arcade classic
12D	Carbonara veggie
13D	Screw up
19D	Got bigger
21D	___ out (allocated)
25D	Pleasant and amiable
27D	Currency in CA
28D	Spelling contest
31D	Fish with flattened bodies
33D	___ Gruber ("Die Hard" antagonist)
34D	Poke bowl protein
36D	Shut with a bang
38D	Phish and Goose, e.g.
39D	"Well, color me surprised!"
40D	Change with the times
41D	"Be there in a ___!"
42D	Side view of a face
47D	Region around the North Pole
48D	Cooks under direct heat
49D	Nuts from oaks
50D	Triple ___ (multitalented person)
52D	Be pained
53D	Radar dot
55D	Make sense
57D	Dosing amts.
59D	Language common in the U.S. Deaf community
60D	Bar in a closet
61D	Possible treatment for symptoms of menopause, for short

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