USA Today Crossword May 22 2025 Answers (5/22/25)

Our USA Today Crossword May 22, 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 22, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 5/22/25, 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	Put one's hands together
5A	Rigid
10A	Scolding sounds
14A	Laze around
15A	Name that's an anagram of "Rhine"
16A	Second word in many fairy tales
17A	Landmass like Capri
18A	Device that shows blips
19A	What a beagle wags
20A	Audrey II's command in "Little Shop of Horrors"
23A	Christmas pudding fruit
24A	Utopian garden
25A	Off-kilter
28A	Tough parts of kale
30A	Roopa Panesar's string instrument
33A	Floral necklace
34A	Pompous person
36A	Feel lousy
37A	Boston b-baller, briefly
38A	Traveling band's last hurrah
42A	Bit of time off for recovery
43A	"I don't wanna call it off / But you don't wanna call it ___" ("Good Luck, Babe!" lyric)
44A	Shade of gray
45A	Lyft rival
47A	Modifies, like a Wikipedia page
51A	Smoke alarm sound
53A	Part of a tiered cake
56A	Caviar, e.g.
57A	Rock concert garment
58A	Time to do your most admirable deeds
60A	Coffee
61A	Feeling of dread
62A	First word in many fairy tales
63A	Like some summer coffees
64A	"Square Biz" singer Marie
65A	"Knives Out" director Johnson
66A	Growth on a tree trunk
67A	Dropping a fly ball, e.g.
68A	Proactiv target
1D	Rocky places to rappel
2D	Wig out
3D	Make a claim
4D	Begged
5D	Skillfully play the electric guitar
6D	Pokes fun at
7D	Refusing to face reality
8D	Wear at the edges
9D	Law group
10D	Ballet skirts
11D	Handheld firework
12D	Ornamental carp
13D	"Career Day" sketch show
21D	Made a blunder
22D	Crew team propeller
26D	Slippery swimmer
27D	Cleverness
29D	"That's gonna leave a ___!"
31D	Cash register part
32D	Yona Marie's vocal range
35D	DNA kit item
37D	Prompted, in a theater
38D	Seafood order sometimes topped with crema or pico de gallo
39D	Accomplishes
40D	Makeup used in goth fashion
41D	Blatant
42D	Cul-de-___
46D	Texas MLB player
48D	Like an ecologist working from home
49D	___ Sam (Froot Loops bird)
50D	At peace
52D	Enjoys a graphic novel
54D	Like some binary questions
55D	To be, in Spanish
58D	Tempt ___ (do something risky)
59D	Circle dance
60D	"The Great Muppet Caper" director Henson

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