USA Today Crossword May 25 2026 Answers (5/25/26)

Our USA Today Crossword May 25, 2026 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 25, 2026 Answers

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« May 24 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Post-workout feeling
5A	One might result in a red card
9A	Luxury vessel
14A	Fe, in chemistry
15A	Initial poker payment
16A	Brownish-yellow tone
17A	Ran low on energy
19A	One of the five basic tastes
20A	Win every game in a series
21A	"___ let the dogs out? (___? ___? ___? ___? ___?)"
22A	Bears' homes
23A	EGOT winner Moreno
25A	Grabs
27A	"I'm one angry dog!"
30A	Item in Santa's sack
31A	Day after Mon.
32A	Place for a sleeve tattoo
35A	Leaves an emoji on an online post, say
37A	Highway stop
39A	"Can I sit here?"
41A	Flowers related to tobacco
42A	Hold out against
43A	Place to go hog wild?
44A	Wildebeest
45A	2023 Ben Affleck film about Nike
46A	Org. for teachers
47A	Happy dances
48A	Window piece
50A	Prefix with "scrolling"
52A	Rock concert equipment
54A	"La Cenerentola," e.g.
58A	Social ___
59A	TV actor who doesn't have a regular role
61A	Surrounded by
62A	Pizzazz
63A	A single time
64A	Layered cake
65A	Buy low, ___ high (investment strategy)
66A	Dissenting votes
1D	Feels sick
2D	Bird similar to a raven
3D	It might wind up in your backyard
4D	PC key above Shift
5D	___ Tuesday (Mardi Gras)
6D	Like some streets
7D	Salt Lake City's state
8D	Citrusy beverage that might soothe a sore throat
9D	"I'd avoid that, personally!"
10D	Highest points
11D	"Shanghai Noon" actor Jackie
12D	Garment edges
13D	Prefix meaning "three"
18D	Doppelganger
24D	___ and turning
26D	Homeland for Hans and Franz, in a 60-Down sketch
27D	Grasps tightly
28D	Put back to zero
29D	Shabby
32D	"Argo" actor Alan
33D	"Legally Blonde" star Witherspoon
34D	Large ray
36D	"Wicked: For Good" director Jon
37D	Lo-___ image
38D	Small power sources
40D	Knackwursts and bratwursts
45D	Allure
47D	Elbow or knee
49D	Printer brand
50D	Sample version
51D	Emanation from a laundry heap, perhaps
53D	"Low Bridge, Everybody Down" animal
55D	Sicilian volcano
56D	Suggestive
57D	Greek war god
58D	Place to strike a pose?
60D	NBC sketch show since 1975

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