USA Today Crossword December 28 2025 Answers (12/28/25)

Our USA Today Crossword December 28, 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 28, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 12/28/25, 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	St. Louis monument completed in 1965
5A	Chowder ingredient
9A	They might slide or swing
14A	Stitch's friend who says "'Ohana means family"
15A	"I ___ a plan"
16A	CEO of Harpo Productions
17A	Pizzeria appliance
18A	Needs to pay
19A	Lizard that may chirp or click to communicate
20A	Big bosses
23A	"I Can't Breathe" artist
24A	Organized groupings
25A	Most wise
27A	Obtain
29A	Sworn statements
30A	Free stuff at conferences
33A	"Red-tailed" bird of prey
35A	Tie-breaking periods (Abbr.)
37A	4/4, e.g., in musical notation
40A	Game with Reverse cards
41A	Cedar or giant sequoia
42A	Panache
43A	Messed up
45A	Liquor in a pina colada
47A	Shiny fabric
49A	7UP competitor
54A	"Hello, I'm a cow"
55A	Comment upon seeing an unexpected person
59A	Oranjestad's country
61A	Ripped
62A	River sediment
63A	Walk like a peacock
64A	Sound a lion can make that a house cat cannot
65A	Patella's place
66A	Waste maker?
67A	European range
68A	Talk back to
1D	Hawaiian greeting
2D	Mississippi or Nile
3D	See-through
4D	Civic automaker
5D	Opt for
6D	Place to play croquet
7D	With, in French
8D	Material similar to fishnet
9D	Took care of a Lab, say
10D	Midwesterner's "Oho!"
11D	Group of strings, brass, woodwinds and percussion
12D	Gathers leaves
13D	Word before "bread" or "stop"
21D	Danish concept of cozy contentment
22D	Tennis star Naomi
26D	Ghastly spirit
28D	Base reached on a triple
29D	Title holder
30D	R-V connector?
31D	Napa Valley excursions
32D	Love, in Italy
34D	Number represented by birthday candles
36D	One of 100 in D.C.
38D	Courtroom notetaker, for short
39D	Musical pace
44D	"I can ___" ("Been there")
46D	They hand out Playbills at the theater
47D	Hit Broadway musical
48D	Major artery
50D	Dangers
51D	Rock star Turner's autobiography
52D	Scrabble pieces
53D	Opera singer Simon
56D	Other, in Spanish
57D	___-Aid Man (mascot who smashes through walls)
58D	"That's a ___" ("We're all done here!")
60D	"___ wait, there's more!"

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