USA Today Crossword October 25 2026 Answers (10/25/26)

Our USA Today Crossword October 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 October 25, 2026 Answers

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« October 24 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	You need 10 for a first down
6A	Start to matter?
10A	"Right now!"
14A	Social event you hope to get out of?
16A	State home to the first Arby's and Wendy's
17A	"Now, that's some good thinking!"
18A	"Good Grief" singer-songwriter Bareilles
19A	They're often heading for the hills
20A	Shifted down on the sofa
22A	"Breaking Bad" network
24A	"Just a ___!"
26A	Like a raucous cafeteria
27A	Starting squad
29A	Makes one's room look somewhat inhabitable, say
32A	Quad site
34A	Muscat's country
35A	Plopped down
38A	Some locks
40A	Give someone a ring, say
42A	National Poetry Slam champion Beau
43A	"See you around!"
45A	Spend an evening at home playing video games, say
46A	Mexican dish named for its boatlike shape
49A	Slowly eat into
50A	Praline morsel
52A	Many an Uncrustables sandwich
54A	Song for two
55A	Mingling with
58A	Song for one singer
60A	Extol
61A	"Frankly . . ."
66A	"I call dibs!"
67A	"Don't even TRY to test me!"
68A	Inc., in England
69A	Payment in Monopoly
70A	Hangs in the balance
1D	Tree that sounds like a pronoun
2D	Baseball bat wood
3D	Record label for Shakira
4D	Restrictions to cellphone use
5D	Reach across
6D	Up and about
7D	Agree silently
8D	Low digits?
9D	Desktop Apple product
10D	"Leaving already?"
11D	"Couldn't be more on-brand!"
12D	Buenos ___
13D	Sycophant
15D	Docs that treat vertigo
21D	Hardly versatile
22D	Console for Adventure gaming?
23D	Social media profile with funny images
25D	Big cheese
27D	Makes a move
28D	Title character in "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron," e.g.
30D	Volume booster
31D	Besmirches
33D	Wax job?
36D	"Step ___!"
37D	Core value
39D	"Rugrats" dad who once made chocolate pudding at 4 a.m.
41D	"Sorry about that!"
44D	CapCut or Threads, e.g.
47D	Even-___ (fair)
48D	Away
50D	Tree in an oasis
51D	Inbox delivery
53D	Legend in the music industry?
56D	Hullabaloo
57D	Scholarly volume
59D	Roller coaster part that pulls Gs
62D	Recycling container
63D	That's quite a stretch!
64D	Ground cover
65D	QB's successes

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