USA Today Crossword December 9 2025 Answers (12/9/25)

Our USA Today Crossword December 9, 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 9, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 12/9/25, 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	"I'm good, thanks"
5A	Appliances for making egg tarts
10A	Parcel of land
13A	"Me = awesome!"
15A	"Silent Night," for one
16A	"We met so long ___!"
17A	Alpine lake by Reno
18A	Started playing for pay
20A	"That's ___ my pay grade"
21A	Commercials
22A	Make simpler
23A	Nonsensical
25A	K2 or Kilimanjaro (Abbr.)
26A	Lentil dish
28A	Flood barrier
30A	"That's all there ___ it!"
34A	Small hailstone
36A	Genre for Vampire Weekend
38A	More frosty
39A	Like faded photographs
40A	"Crazy" singer Patsy
41A	Disappears inexplicably
43A	Princess Jasmine's father, for one
44A	Match up, like video and audio
45A	"In what place?"
47A	Fish in an unagi roll
48A	"Sooo cute!"
50A	Animals that can clap their flippers
52A	Soft drink often mixed with rum
54A	Tea, in Korean
55A	Group of top players
59A	Jigsaw or nail gun
61A	Poke fun at
62A	Unreturnable tennis serve
63A	Hunt like a panther
64A	Shiver-inducing
65A	Wordless acknowledgment
66A	"Carrie" actress Spacek
67A	Exam for an aspiring J.D.
1D	Falafel bread
2D	United ___ Emirates
3D	London neighborhood bordering Chinatown
4D	Heat rating system for chili peppers
5D	Gas rating number
6D	Theatrical revues popular in the early 20th century
7D	Commits a blunder
8D	___stop flight
9D	Frozen rain
10D	Swimmer's units
11D	Hulking creature in folklore
12D	As well
14D	Very perceptive
19D	Romance writer whose novels have all been bestsellers
24D	Prefix for "country" or "pop"
25D	Pre-___ student
26D	Fake duck, e.g.
27D	Martian, for example
29D	Grand finale
31D	Petty malice
32D	Like the Thai language
33D	Honest about emotions
34D	Mud-loving farm animals
35D	Period in history
37D	Post-OR destination
39D	"That's so cool!"
42D	Common URL starter
43D	Habitat for dolphins
46D	"No kidding?"
49D	Twists out of shape
51D	Not on time
52D	Pixar film with the song "Remember Me"
53D	Not yet paid
54D	Murmurs lovingly
56D	Bunny parts that twitch
57D	Dhamek Stupa's continent
58D	Come face-to-face with
59D	Vessel for searing salmon
60D	Prefix meaning "three"

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