USA Today Crossword October 7 2025 Answers (10/7/25)

Our USA Today Crossword October 7, 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 7, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 10/7/25, 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	Like the name Mary Berry for a food journalist
4A	Umami-rich paste
8A	___ Penguin (nickname for an extinct species roughly the size of Charles Barkley)
12A	Doritos flavor in a blue bag
15A	Dancer's co-worker?
16A	Extremely competitive
17A	Journal passage
18A	Gripping tool
19A	Unrefined metal
20A	Semester, for example
21A	Stir the ___
22A	"I'll have another, thanks!"
24A	"The Secret of ___ Inish"
26A	Sra., in English
27A	Assent to a parent
30A	Infuriates
32A	Microdosed drug
33A	GPS guess
34A	Objection to a parent
35A	Camp bed
36A	Post operation?
37A	Thus far
38A	Undefeated boxer Laila
39A	Types of beers, breads and whiskeys
40A	Underwater detection system first used by da Vinci
43A	"Toodles!"
45A	"Huh! Weird . . ."
48A	Twists in hoses
51A	"Buenas tardes"
52A	Yours and mine
54A	Cove, e.g.
55A	Country where Anthony Bourdain ate ouzi in the Empty Quarter
56A	Red Cross event
58A	Big-time enthusiast
59A	House level
60A	"Right away, boss!"
61A	Exercise facility
62A	Captain Hook's right hand?
63A	Number of years in a decade
1D	"Back in Black" band
2D	Billiards
3D	Major fraternity event in "Animal House"
4D	Yoga accessory
5D	Inapt place for outside voices
6D	Rejects with contempt
7D	"Well, gosh!"
8D	Their work is very underground
9D	Like someone deeply immersed in internet culture
10D	Microbe
11D	"___ port in a storm"
13D	Sweet summer sidewalk business
14D	Paying close attention
15D	Nixed
23D	Washington WNBA player
24D	"Queen of Country" McEntire
25D	Heavy responsibility
26D	Doc's prescription
28D	Chiwere speakers
29D	Highlights and Zoobooks, for short
31D	Cats, in Spanish
32D	"hahaha"
35D	P-p-p-poker place
36D	Low-quality internet content . . . or what might happen after watching it
41D	Rookie gamers, casually
42D	Grown-ups
44D	"Just joking!"
45D	Flip-flop, in Australia
46D	Comfortably cozy
47D	Chili heat unit
49D	First Minion identified by name
50D	Editor's "let it stand"
53D	Feeling the effects of a workout
57D	Change the color of

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