USA Today Crossword July 17 2025 Answers (7/17/25)

Our USA Today Crossword July 17, 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 July 17, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 7/17/25, 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	Golden ratio symbol
4A	Italian automaker
8A	Luxurious ships
14A	Take off, in a way
15A	Spanish for "island"
16A	Cosmetic items in Fortnite
17A	Nod from the Academy
19A	One might be abdicated
20A	"Do you hear something?"
22A	Verdant
23A	Rosters of stars
24A	Equals
27A	___ out a victory
28A	Shannon Beveridge, for the "Alphabet Club" podcast
32A	Trick or treat?
34A	It can be piping hot, literally or figuratively
36A	Feel bad about
37A	Poker-themed roguelike deck-building game
40A	Taking a hiatus
42A	Before now
43A	Slithery fish
44A	Caffeine-rich nut
45A	Like a play about a play
47A	Ideal response to a proposal
49A	Distorts
52A	"I did not sign on for that!"
55A	Hand-sanitizing product
57A	Vanessa Carlton hit with the lyric "Makin' my way downtown, walkin' fast / Faces pass and I'm homebound"
61A	Pet food brand
62A	Professional who deals with a lot of baggage
63A	Harder, like bread
64A	Snips
65A	"___ to Epinephrine" (Franny Choi poem)
66A	Spinach-eating sailor with giant forearms
67A	Fire's output
68A	Holiday with a ball drop (Abbr.)
1D	Move stealthily
2D	"Can it"
3D	As a backup plan
4D	Evergreen trees
5D	"This ___ my first rodeo"
6D	Hawaiian word for love
7D	Food steamed in a husk
8D	"Hmm, what have we here . . ."
9D	"Need to get in the AC, stat"
10D	"Take your time"
11D	English boarding school
12D	Tear
13D	U-turn from NNW
18D	Goddess that burst from Zeus' head
21D	App with a Stitch feature
25D	Repetitive learning method
26D	"Yeah, I bet . . ."
29D	Pop singer Rita
30D	Toyota RAV4, e.g.
31D	Casual shirt
33D	At that
35D	Penne ___ vodka
37D	"Kapow!"
38D	Get on in years
39D	"I cry a ___ but I am so productive, it's an art"
41D	Insect with pincers
46D	Quite some time
48D	Small sample of fabric
50D	Keep the criticism coming
51D	Expensive, informally
53D	"Whoever You Are, ___" (Olivia Gatwood novel)
54D	Come next
56D	Cosmetician Lauder
57D	Prefix for "tune" or "pilot"
58D	Snare
59D	Stats stuff
60D	Pole on a ship
61D	_lay_tation _ortable

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