USA Today Crossword October 9 2025 Answers (10/9/25)

Our USA Today Crossword October 9, 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 9, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 10/9/25, 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	Note that might say "IOU"
5A	Separates, like laundry
10A	To the point
14A	Sharpen
15A	One might be dominant
16A	Mimics
17A	Dialect in the Black community
18A	Nimble
19A	Title role played by Maia Kealoha in a 2025 remake
20A	Misty Copeland, famously
23A	Ballpark fig.
24A	No. that someone might memorize the last four digits of
25A	Use the "Find My Friends" app
27A	Moocher
29A	Starting ingredient for syrup
32A	"break up with your girlfriend, i'm ___" (Ariana Grande song)
33A	Obtain
35A	By way of
37A	Some ER workers
38A	Turntable operators
42A	High school stat.
44A	___ tai
45A	Chopping tool
46A	Dress style
49A	Smooching at recess, e.g
51A	Follows closely
55A	Person pulling shots
57A	"Planet Money" network
59A	Tiny "bone to pick"
60A	Many a Peloton employee
63A	"Sexx Laws" artist
64A	Gave a hand to?
65A	Ivy in New Haven
66A	Double-reed woodwind
67A	So far
68A	Spiky houseplant
69A	Word after "burrito" or "Hollywood"
70A	Suspicious
71A	Small salamander
1D	"___ of Love" (song with the lyric "Gee, I really love you / And we're gonna get married")
2D	Raspy
3D	Ask to a Zoom meeting, say
4D	Abound
5D	Pierces
6D	Hearts but not souls
7D	Train track part
8D	Cash drawer
9D	Blue ___ (Zoolander's signature look)
10D	Tricolor kitty
11D	Ready to cause a scene
12D	Like a person and their "23andMe" matches
13D	General on a Chinese menu
21D	Bonfire remains
22D	Take badly?
26D	Publishing roles (Abbr.)
28D	Tech used in MCU films
30D	Stay away from
31D	Insta upload
34D	Channel with old films
36D	Alias lead-in
38D	Elsie is one
39D	___ Breakfast (Michelle Zauner's band)
40D	Word yelled by a newsie
41D	Pro vote
42D	Schmooze
43D	One of about seven in many packs of birth control pills
47D	Five-cent piece
48D	Subject for some U.S. immigrants
50D	Moose part
52D	Yoga directive
53D	Keep out of sight
54D	Place for a bike lane
56D	___ wave (large ocean surge)
58D	Trifling
61D	"Blood and Bone" actress Nona
62D	Ink cartridge color
63D	Signature haircut for Anna Wintour

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