USA Today Crossword October 12 2025 Answers (10/12/25)

Our USA Today Crossword October 12, 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 October 12, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 10/12/25, 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	Aardvark treats
5A	Shuts forcefully
10A	Headlamp output
14A	Abound
15A	Cockpit worker
16A	Bar connecting a pair of wheels
17A	Flip from wild to mild, say
18A	By itself
19A	Big falling-out
20A	"A job's a job"
23A	Cool again
24A	Pirates' yeses
25A	Brewery tub
28A	Settings for many medical dramas (Abbr.)
29A	Start-___ (new businesses)
32A	Public perception
34A	St. Vincent's instrument
37A	Workplace watchdog org.
38A	Program that lets volunteers keep a stretch of road litter-free
42A	___-Grape (Ocean Spray juice)
43A	Bruce Wayne's alter ego
44A	Ravenous to the point of rage
47A	Visitors in UFOs
48A	Sis, for example
51A	Kimono sash
52A	"___ Don't Lie" (Shakira song)
55A	Not a single soul
57A	Do whatever it takes
61A	Canyon reverberation
63A	Like a smiling parent at a child's recital
64A	Boast
65A	They may be bald-faced or white
66A	Piano practice piece
67A	French for "head"
68A	Catholic service
69A	___ Park, Colorado
70A	Unwelcome plant
1D	Clothing
2D	More organized
3D	Entices
4D	Lipstick mishap
5D	Rejuvenating retreats
6D	Happy tune
7D	Hawaiian expression of peace
8D	$$
9D	Sound system
10D	Building near a silo, perhaps
11D	Permit for leaving a country
12D	Nickname hidden in "intentional foul"
13D	New York athlete
21D	"I can't sleep, wanna chat?"
22D	"Psychic" sense (Abbr.)
26D	Sore
27D	Bag-screening org.
30D	Cherry's center
31D	Wild guess at pub trivia
33D	Word after "ghost" or before "square"
34D	Percussion instrument in a temple
35D	"Lightbulb moment" word
36D	Bat mitzvah or quinceanera
38D	United ___ Emirates
39D	Breakfast pastries
40D	BBC clock setting
41D	"The plan ___ changed" ("We're still on")
42D	"Star Trek" actor John
45D	Letter before sigma
46D	"Hooray!"
48D	Evening party
49D	Intrinsic
50D	Offered a paw for a treat, say
53D	Roles
54D	Dark beer variety
56D	"I forgot to mention . . ." in a text
58D	Throw out
59D	Not dressed
60D	Some Megan Falley poems
61D	Chinese ___ (common Bonsai tree)
62D	Spy org.

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