Our USA Today Crossword Hints for June 22, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a 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 Hints, June 22, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the USA Today Crossword on 6/22/25. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. Driving surfaces (Abbr.)
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4A. Lifesaving procedure
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7A. Broadway backdrop
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10A. Not romantically inclined, for short
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11A. Metal deposits
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13A. Cole ___ (footwear brand)
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15A. "Why not both?" in Spanish
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19A. Stereotypical small town
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20A. Now where __ we?
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21A. "Keep it down!"
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23A. Mary Ann Evans aka George ___
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24A. “Doing that now!”
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25A. Rad na cuisine
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26A. Cause of some trips
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27A. Recipe abbreviation
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29A. Delivers a keynote address
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31A. Sacred object
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33A. Exchanges two sheep for an ore, say
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34A. In a reckless manner
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37A. Component of a roll-and-write game, sometimes
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38A. Fancy cake
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39A. To an ___ (somewhat)
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40A. Common deli bread
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41A. Silent assent
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44A. "___ your loins!"
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45A. _unctional _agnetic _esonance _maging
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48A. Fingers crossed!
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50A. Year, in Portuguese
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51A. Region
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52A. Not level.
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53A. Baseball term for a batter striking out four times in a single game
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56A. Parts of some daily regimens
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57A. Actress and model ___ Mae Lee
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58A. SoCal newspaper
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59A. Stuff similar to soot
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60A. "What Was I Made ___?" (Oscar-winning song)
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61A. U-turn from NNW
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1D. Rope down a rock face
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2D. Salivates
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3D. Sleazy
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4D. "Let's take a beat and breathe"
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5D. School for tots
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6D. Stimpy’s buddy
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7D. One of nine in Mary Gaitskill's book "Bad Behavior"
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8D. Effortlessness
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9D. Wee bit
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12D. Scattered for growing
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14D. "I don't mean any disrespect"
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16D. Word after "status" or "quid pro"
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17D. Polynesian garland
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18D. Command that might cause a dog to extend its paw
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22D. Angry cat sound
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24D. Unbox
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25D. Rib
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28D. Wipe the slate clean
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30D. Hiker’s snack
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31D. Audibly disapproved
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32D. Summer hrs. in Denver
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34D. Mostly obsolete way of sending documents
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35D. Place for drawers?
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36D. Alan who voices Pearl Krabs
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37D. Prefix meaning large
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41D. "White Oleander" and "Disobedience"
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42D. Performances with divas
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43D. Signify
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46D. "I don't dress for women / I don't dress for ___ / Lately I've been dressing for revenge"
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47D. Hasty
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49D. She/___
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51D. Uses the + sign
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52D. Not happening
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54D. "Old Friends" actress Salonga
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55D. Clumsy person
The USA Today Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle that is published in the USA Today newspaper and on its website. The puzzle is known for its contemporary and pop culture references, as well as its accessibility to solvers of all skill levels.

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