USA Today Crossword May 21 2025 Answers (5/21/25)

Our USA Today Crossword May 21, 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 May 21, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 5/21/25, 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	NBC sketch show featuring "Domingo"
4A	Prefix for "gender"
7A	Long-range basketball shots
13A	"It's gone!" sound
15A	Pop music's Rita
16A	Mental ___ day
17A	Nobility rank
18A	Empty promises
20A	Snacks that cause orange fingers
22A	Instrument in some Sufjan Stevens songs
23A	"Crying emoji" feature
24A	Garment that might have a hook and eye fastener
25A	"Beware of opening this at the office" letters
29A	Tell on someone
31A	Curve
32A	Like Warheads candies
33A	Deleted
34A	___ and aahs
36A	School grp. that might hold a coat drive
37A	Texter's "didn't know that!"
38A	"Code Switch" network
40A	Like riders on a log flume, often
41A	Small jump
42A	Sunbeam
43A	Suffix with "four" or "nine," but not "three" or "five"
45A	Enter a username and password
47A	Cozy lodges
49A	Chicago Bulls org.
50A	Pod veggie
51A	Rational
52A	New Era product
53A	Fishing spools
55A	Working hard
57A	Idina Menzel musical named for a tall tree
59A	Like ridged french fries
63A	___ Minor
64A	Dance clubs
65A	Music genre prefix
66A	Bog substance
67A	Manages
68A	Golf peg
69A	Doc signed to protect secrets
1D	Blueprint deet
2D	"What Now?" host Trevor
3D	"Coal Miner's Daughter" singer-songwriter
4D	Art supplies that need sharpening
5D	Eye part
6D	Deplete
7D	Reality show with one woman and 25ish men
8D	Long sandwich
9D	Baltimore NFL squad
10D	Name found in "angel investor"
11D	"Yadda yadda yadda," for short
12D	___/they pronouns
14D	Armadas
19D	Sadness
21D	Knack
24D	Steamed bun
26D	Oscar-winning actress with a 70-plus-year career
27D	Versatile piece of furniture
28D	Sandwich option
29D	___ Attack (Nintendo game with blocks)
30D	"Wicked" actress Grande
35D	Super excited
39D	Partial refund
44D	Doze in the daytime
46D	Matured
48D	Occasion to communicate with spirits
54D	"That's unfortunate"
56D	MMA fight enders
57D	"Don't run in the house," e.g.
58D	Numbers to analyze
59D	Public health org.
60D	Brazilian city, for short
61D	AOL, for one
62D	"Ev'rybody Wants To Be a ___" (Disney song)

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