USA Today Crossword November 16 2025 Answers (11/16/25)

Our USA Today Crossword November 16, 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 November 16, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 11/16/25, 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	WNBA star Charles
5A	PDX winter hours
8A	Feeds the pot
13A	Sad Keanu and Sad Kermit, for two
14A	Satyajit Ray protagonist
15A	See 44-Across
16A	Feels yesterday's erg workout, say
17A	Hi-___ image
18A	Column of smoke
19A	Oxford postgraduate student, often
22A	"___ Possible" (Disney Channel series)
23A	Envy or greed, for example
24A	Mike's partner in candy
25A	"___ not!"
28A	Goes on dates with
30A	Most ready to pick
32A	D-backs, on a scoreboard
33A	Cornmeal cake
35A	Bat mitzvahs, for example
37A	Melty Reuben ingredient
40A	Slightly off
42A	Rain gutter locales
43A	"Breaking ___"
44A	With 15-Across, swimming spots for tots
47A	"Planet of the ___"
51A	Storm's center
52A	Day before Wed.
53A	Genetic molecule
55A	Small battery size
56A	"Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!" sea shanty
60A	Frog's sound
62A	Appreciative shout during a flamenco performance
63A	Island nation near Tunisia
64A	Made a decision
65A	"Psych!"
66A	"Grey's Anatomy" star Pompeo
67A	More painful
68A	Ave. crossers
69A	Fly like a pterodactyl
1D	Bug expert?
2D	"Back from work!"
3D	Have to have
4D	Obnoxious people
5D	Root vegetables similar to carrots
6D	Design detail, for short
7D	Keister
8D	Gala host, perhaps?
9D	The Big Easy
10D	Bit of info on a band tee, maybe
11D	Stately tree
12D	U-turn from NNW
13D	Commemorates
20D	Thoroughbreds' fathers
21D	Gives the green light to
26D	Extreme anger
27D	Prefix for "connect"
29D	Woodworking tools
31D	Walked back and forth
34D	Person who lives dangerously
36D	"Barbie" star Rae
37D	Discreet entrance
38D	Headgear worn in kitchens
39D	10, 12, 14, 16, etc.
40D	"Honest" president
41D	"Star Wars" Day month
45D	Birth control option (Abbr.)
46D	They're hunted by Huntr/x, in a 2025 Netflix film
48D	Rice dish with saffron
49D	Holiday that might include the egg-tapping game tsougrisma
50D	Underworld overlord
54D	Peaks
57D	Make less difficult
58D	"You've got ___ of nerve!"
59D	Ring of light
60D	Loops in on an email
61D	Letter after pi

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