USA Today Crossword October 5 2025 Answers (10/5/25)

Our USA Today Crossword October 5, 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 5, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 10/5/25, 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	Animal with a bamboo-based diet
6A	"Unfortunately . . ."
10A	Spot for a merit badge
14A	Zodiac ram
15A	Bird that might perch on a pier
16A	Earnest request
17A	"RuPaul's Drag Race" garment
18A	Transition zones between rivers and oceans
20A	"Steed" in a toddler's playroom
22A	Lamb's mother
23A	___ shanty (nautical song)
24A	Piles
28A	Cease
29A	Pub brew
31A	Pulled-back hairstyle
32A	Prescription sleep aid
35A	"ew, no more pls!"
36A	Skin opening
37A	Big hand
40A	Monastery resident
41A	Charged particle
42A	Nessarose, to Elphaba, in "Wicked"
43A	"It's always the same ___ story!"
44A	"I need 10 blankets now"
45A	Rideshare option
46A	Mathematical proportion
48A	Number of studio albums in Lauryn Hill's discography
49A	La Brea ___ Pits
52A	Grated trattoria topping
57A	Unthinking state
60A	Not snoozing
61A	Soggy forecast
62A	Sole
63A	Desert animal with three eyelids
64A	Casual tops
65A	Homeowner's document
66A	Is aware of
1D	Father, in Spanish
2D	Common cursor shape
3D	Person saying "auntie," maybe
4D	"Abbott Elementary" prop
5D	Aided
6D	Feature of a cross-generational relationship
7D	Teeming with greenery
8D	Vocal range below soprano
9D	Curved line on a music staff
10D	Shopping ___
11D	"Beef" star Wong
12D	"Get it?"
13D	Owns
19D	Tennis great Arthur
21D	Gritty film genre
25D	"What was that all ___?"
26D	Clutch, e.g.
27D	Mocking smile
28D	What anchors do in water
29D	Electric guitar hookup
30D	"Sing" without singing
32D	Knight's protection
33D	Dough
34D	Cake type baked in a distinct pan
35D	"The Joy Luck Club" author Amy
36D	___, present and future
38D	"Good ___ you!"
39D	Tip for increasing efficiency
44D	Betty ___ (Broadway role for Jasmine Amy Rogers)
45D	Ransacked
47D	Removes wrinkles from
49D	Words from una esposa
50D	Crooked
51D	Insta vids
53D	Salsa option
54D	Plant with soothing gel
55D	Fewer than few
56D	"Trainspotting" actor McGregor
57D	State-of-the-___
58D	Burj Khalifa's country, for short
59D	Neckwear for many a "Severance" character

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