USA Today Crossword August 9 2025 Answers (8/9/25)

Our USA Today Crossword August 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 August 9, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 8/9/25, 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	Food that can be cooked al dente
6A	"___ girl!" ("Way to go!")
10A	Travel the seven seas
14A	Take place
15A	Study all night before an exam
16A	Large coffee holders
17A	Symbol that might mean "Hey, boo!"
19A	List of appetizers, entrees, etc.
20A	Filming locations
21A	Size above small (Abbr.)
22A	Radiance
24A	Name of the current pope
26A	Dove's sound
27A	Paranormal ability
30A	Hauled
33A	Jazz poet ___ Scott-Heron
35A	Milky coffee order
37A	Wrath
38A	"Consider the job done!"
41A	Schmooze
42A	Certain exercise instructors
45A	Survey
46A	Deeply distressed
47A	One bench press, e.g.
48A	___ the Patchwork Elephant
50A	Place to park
51A	Vegan beauty brand owned by Estee Lauder
53A	"Apple Cider Vinegar" actress Aisha
54A	Vietnamese soup
56A	Take advantage of
57A	Big ___ Thornton (blues singer)
59A	Guitar accessory
61A	"It's out of ___ world!"
65A	Bluey or Peppa Pig
67A	Cardiac fitness exam
70A	Separate laundry
71A	"Little piggies"
72A	Chap
73A	Mimics
74A	Incoming flight figs.
75A	Wackier
1D	Collectible discs from the '90s
2D	Pang
3D	Dundee resident
4D	Skirmish
5D	The second "A" of LACMA
6D	Highest point
7D	Stepped
8D	___ Mahal
9D	Spanish for "friend"
10D	Japan's national sport
11D	Question heard on a road trip
12D	Bed-and-breakfast
13D	Baton Rouge sch.
18D	Moody music genre
23D	Texter's chuckle
25D	Revise
26D	Lawyer's customer
28D	Gazed
29D	Place where cats and dogs are pampered
30D	Left a gratuity
31D	Baltimore bird
32D	"I want to hear everything!"
33D	Break away from the band
34D	Opening to a song
36D	German version of "Oy vey"
39D	Citi Field athlete
40D	Nineteenth letter of the Greek alphabet
43D	Pub order
44D	Tax pros, for short
49D	Dashboard stat
52D	Screened
55D	"___ makes waste"
56D	Downs' opposite
58D	"Carpenter" insects
59D	Length x width, for a rectangle
60D	Word before "hall" or after "hot"
62D	Cradled
63D	Capri, e.g.
64D	Yelp reviewer's assignment?
65D	Airport screening org.
66D	Alley-___
68D	Typical "Sesame Street" watcher
69D	Bay Area airport with yoga rooms (Abbr.)

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