USA Today Crossword September 18 2025 Answers (9/18/25)

Our USA Today Crossword September 18, 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 18, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 9/18/25, 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	"It left a bad ___ in my mouth"
6A	Word after "talent" or "halftime"
10A	Took a chair
13A	Hollywood performer
14A	Untainted
15A	Met ___ (annual fundraiser)
16A	Vegetables in the cabbage family
19A	Soft throws
20A	Tree that is the title and subject of a Katharine Towers poetry book
21A	Rich, dense desserts
22A	Recede, like the tide
23A	Fidgety
25A	Farming equipment brand
26A	Eagle's grippers
28A	0.28 + 0.72
30A	Snakelike fish
31A	Circus structure
32A	Conclusions
34A	Throws in
35A	Paella legumes
38A	Ctrl+C command
41A	Cricket field shape
42A	Mickey Mouse hat features
45A	Obamacare, for short
46A	Feeling of wonder
47A	Anticipate
49A	Kept talking and talking
51A	Wasn't awake
54A	Common "Wheel of Fortune" prize
55A	Eagle or beagle
57A	"Pale" drink
58A	"Yesterday" actress James
59A	Yellowish document holders
62A	Adjust, like writing
63A	Family diagram
64A	Enrolled ___ (tax representative)
65A	___ Vegas
66A	Back talk
67A	Medicine quantities
1D	iPad Pro, e.g.
2D	Person who falls head over heels?
3D	Five o'clock shadow, e.g.
4D	Soft throw
5D	Hosp. areas
6D	Sound of Jell-O hitting the wall
7D	Corn coverings
8D	Surgeons' places, for short
9D	Reacted to a sad movie
10D	Quickly fried in a pan
11D	Did some tailoring
12D	Graduation cap adornments
15D	Splatter film feature
17D	Seemingly forever
18D	Traveled by tuk-tuk
23D	Prefix for "venom" or "pasto"
24D	Sing like the person in a Ricola commercial
27D	Exclusively
29D	Secretive U.S. org.
32D	Places where icicles form
33D	Org. with Celtics and Clippers
34D	Urgent initials
36D	Trim, like grass
37D	"Better luck ___ time"
38D	Sticky stuff drizzled on ice cream
39D	Anthem sung in Alberta
40D	Pressed sandwiches
43D	Cooks' sets of instructions
44D	Type of triangle
46D	Fussy about details
47D	Olympic blade
48D	Lovers' secret meetups
50D	Skip over
52D	Highway divisions
53D	Pointy-eared D&D creatures
56D	Pullup muscles, for short
58D	Corporate emblem
60D	Time period in Taylor Swift's career
61D	British boy

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