USA Today Crossword September 12 2025 Answers (9/12/25)

Our USA Today Crossword September 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 September 12, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 9/12/25, 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	Research sites
5A	Empty space
8A	Way off
12A	Yawn-inducing
13A	Org. with an Office of Water
14A	Moves with long strides
16A	Transport for a toddler or a pet
18A	"God ___ people have hobbies"
20A	Duos
21A	"Rifqa" poet Mohammed el-___
23A	Make a mistake
24A	Checkout lane tally
26A	Detective's records
28A	Mucky spot
29A	Got closure, say
30A	Put off
32A	Plant with pink and white flowers in a LEGO Botanical Collection set
36A	Omnivores who occupy a position in the middle of the global food chain, contrary to popular belief
38A	"Finally done!"
39A	Discussion group
42A	"Not true!"
44A	Participated in a 5K
45A	Jumper cable ends
47A	Money in Belgium
49A	Savory pastries often served with chutney
51A	Unorganized stuff
55A	"Mad ___" (AMC series)
56A	Break into, digitally
58A	Crystal-filled rock
59A	Tiny piece of dust
60A	Rod that connects wheels
61A	Buffalo groups
62A	Feb. 14
63A	Word before "work" or "trip"
64A	Eye color is one
65A	Piece in Plinko
66A	"___ questions?"
67A	"I've got your picture, ___ got you" (Patsy Cline lyric)
1D	Abbr. on a sack of potatoes
2D	___-country
3D	Trades
4D	"Jerry Maguire" catchphrase
5D	Meshes well
6D	Chimp, e.g.
7D	Ritzy Manhattan boulevard
8D	Common fettuccine sauce
9D	Mental stimulus, idiomatically
10D	National Haiku Poetry Day mo.
11D	Resist authority
15D	Royal court address
17D	___ Lobos (rock group)
19D	RNs' colleagues
22D	Bring into play
24D	Mischievous sort
25D	Padre's hermano
26D	"___ O'Brien Must Go"
27D	Roughly 2.54 centimeters
29D	Parent celebrated in May
31D	Dime novels
33D	"Tell ___ About It" (Billy Joel song)
34D	Nest egg initials
35D	Hibernation location
37D	2023 Broadway musical about corn
39D	Mac competitors
40D	With ice cream
41D	Convention handout
43D	It may end with .com
46D	Desert that spans 11 African countries
48D	Takes the wheel
50D	Piper and Lochlan's brother, on "The White Lotus"
52D	Bar mitzvah scroll
53D	Oscar winner Redmayne
54D	Takes a pause
57D	French Open surface
59D	WNBA award

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