USA Today Crossword August 12 2025 Answers (8/12/25)

Our USA Today Crossword August 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 August 12, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 8/12/25, 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	Singer Lance, or his vocal part in *NSYNC
5A	Therefore
9A	Line on a map
13A	Reverberating sound
14A	Lucky number in Beijing
16A	"What ___ is new?"
17A	Consider to be
18A	God, in Arabic
19A	Bento box staple
20A	Opening words at many wedding ceremonies
23A	Give it a go
24A	Most direct route
25A	"Start the music!"
28A	"That'll be the ___"
30A	Forest clearing
31A	"Severance" star Scott
32A	Pull up a chair
33A	Game Boy batteries
34A	Philadelphia tourist attraction that was rung for the last time in 1846
37A	"___ Just Not That Into You"
40A	Not as tight
41A	Sailor's "yes"
42A	"This Will Be" singer Natalie
43A	Angsty music genre
44A	Ctrl+V command
46A	Full moon, e.g.
47A	Small salamander
48A	Test for a future judge
50A	Word before "error" or "flaw"
53A	Stood on its hind legs, like a horse
55A	"'Tis a shame!"
56A	Stamp on a grocery store item
60A	Coke or Dr Pepper
61A	Pep ___
62A	Declare with certainty
63A	Color similar to turquoise
64A	Collect over time
65A	Assign stars to
1D	Breakfast in ___
2D	High card in a royal flush
3D	Reacted to a hairy situation, say?
4D	On occasion
5D	Misty-eyed
6D	"Running Up That ___" (Kate Bush song)
7D	Like some Christmas sweaters
8D	"Not too ___!" ("Nice work!")
9D	Throws the dice again in Yahtzee
10D	"good 4 u" singer Rodrigo
11D	Move upward
12D	Older sister in "Dexter's Laboratory"
15D	Old-timey pronoun
21D	The "A" of MoMA
22D	Permitted by law
25D	Oscar winner Berry
26D	"Under the weather," e.g.
27D	Socially off-limits
28D	Home project letters
29D	Chance for a hit
32D	Scarecrow stuffing
33D	Pub drink
35D	Push away
36D	Estimates by sight alone
37D	Elaborate trick
38D	"Into the Unknown" singer in "Frozen 2"
39D	"Does this ___ off to you?"
42D	"Sharp" dairy product
45D	Go live on Twitch
46D	Mice, to owls
47D	Nose-related
49D	Sandwich chain with "the meats"
50D	Speedy
51D	Moisturizer ingredient
52D	"Look what I did!"
54D	Composer and singer Fitzgerald
56D	Spanish for "Mrs."
57D	Director DuVernay
58D	Youngster
59D	Lamb's mom

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