USA Today Crossword December 5 2025 Answers (12/5/25)

Our USA Today Crossword December 5, 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 5, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 12/5/25, 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	Mountain range where the Dolomites are found
5A	Opposite of haram
10A	Male sheep
13A	Red veggie in borscht
14A	Not oblivious
15A	Red Rover, e.g.
16A	"You're betraying me too?!"
17A	Diatribes
18A	They might be easily bruised
19A	Lacking a leader, say?
20A	Promotional trips involving multiple media outlets
22A	Like most candy canes
24A	Young child
25A	Asparagus units
26A	Many "Wheel of Fortune" puzzles
30A	Group of top-tier celebs
31A	Home of the Oriental Pearl Tower
32A	Drink slowly
33A	Cuddle, in a way
35A	Suffix tacked on to indicate "most"
36A	Set of beliefs
39A	Mediterranean island nation where giant swans once lived
41A	"Ugly Betty" star America
42A	"Severance" executive producer Ben
44A	Honeycomb creator
45A	"Not all those who ___ are lost"
46A	E, G, B, D and F, e.g.
51A	Paradise
53A	Behave as required
54A	Like a canceled NASA launch
55A	This is one
56A	Soothing substance
57A	Pulls
58A	Body part traced to make a turkey, in a kid's craft project
59A	See-through
60A	Site with custom goods
1D	Illegally helps
2D	Decide not to make an issue of something
3D	Pickled pepper picker, in a tongue twister
4D	Prepares for a test
5D	"To Kill a Mockingbird" author Lee
6D	Emmys and Oscars
7D	Swimming pool division
8D	Word after "language" or "graphic"
9D	<
10D	Pasta sauce brand
11D	Spanish for "love"
12D	Hot ___ (chaotic situation)
15D	Bit of metadata
21D	Unable to choose
23D	___ on the back
26D	Noodle soup that can be made with cilantro
27D	Paid
28D	Plastic objects in some spring baskets
29D	Plucked instrument with sympathetic strings
30D	"Ha, yeah, right!"
31D	What miso is made of
33D	Post-workout feeling, often
34D	___ Tour (sports org.)
37D	Traveled like a satellite
38D	Parasitic creature
39D	Sixty secs
40D	Like firm spaghetti
42D	Narrowly avoid a banana peel in Mario Kart, perhaps
43D	Person who samples foods
46D	___ 1 (speed of sound)
47D	SoCal school
48D	Amaze
49D	Moonfish
50D	Story
52D	Overly curious

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