USA Today Crossword December 26 2025 Answers (12/26/25)

Our USA Today Crossword December 26, 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 26, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 12/26/25, 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	"Vanilla Sky" star Penelope
5A	"___ the season to be jolly"
8A	Acropolis metropolis
14A	"I ___ to bother you, but . . ."
15A	Untouchable tennis serve
16A	This is nonsense!
17A	Words exchanged between brides
18A	Camping bed
19A	Pressing your tongue against the roof of your mouth, for brain freeze
20A	Peter Pan's nemesis
23A	Points in the right direction
24A	Wide-angle lens
29A	Garment worn with a choli
30A	Stuff in galleries
31A	Bovines that might be yoked
32A	Barely detectable amount
35A	Tire pattern
36A	Beverage with a Cowabunga Grape flavor
40A	Angel's ring
41A	Groups of lions
42A	Catching some Z's
44A	Place blame on
48A	Unlikely to make the first move, say
49A	Soothing plant
52A	Beatles record label that shares its name with a fruit
54A	Inadvertently revealing statement
57A	Tomato impact sound
60A	Polynesian figurine
61A	Angry cat's warning
62A	___ setter
63A	Like some tea
64A	Cinco y tres
65A	Liable to hold a grudge
66A	GPS predictions
67A	Eagles or Orioles
1D	Boy, in Spanish
2D	Storm tracking devices
3D	Perfect place
4D	Gadget used on a lemon's rind
5D	Implicitly understood
6D	Desktop images
7D	"Steve Jobs" actor Rogen
8D	Skillful
9D	Difficult journeys
10D	She & ___ (musical duo featuring Zooey Deschanel)
11D	New Year's ___
12D	"The Simpsons" neighbor Flanders
13D	Cunning
21D	"La Dolce Vita" star Ekberg
22D	Dia de los Muertos altar
25D	Unicorn feature
26D	CEO, e.g.
27D	"___, right!"
28D	Word after "tight" or "deep"
30D	Smoothie berry
33D	Little wave
34D	What an inflatable castle is filled with
35D	Person from Florence
36D	Chopped diner dish
37D	Person who's on your side
38D	Sorrow
39D	Chest muscle, for short
40D	Possesses
43D	How some root vegetables taste
45D	End result
46D	Do a film editor's job
47D	"The Girl Next Door" star Cuthbert
50D	Protruding belly button
51D	Official decree
53D	___ salts
54D	Observe Ramadan
55D	Swedish furniture chain
56D	Lends a hand
57D	Opposite of a gulp
58D	___-law
59D	Illuminated

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