USA Today Crossword May 30 2025 Answers (5/30/25)

Our USA Today Crossword May 30, 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 May 30, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 5/30/25, 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	Crumpled balls of paper
5A	Wagers
9A	Smallest U.S. coin
13A	"Hmm, interesting . . ."
14A	Rug measurement
15A	Scout group
16A	Farce
17A	Sketch
18A	Fertile desert area
19A	"The Golden Notebook" author
22A	Minecraft material
23A	Paw part aka a toe bean
24A	Rum, e.g.
28A	Bird identification app
30A	Soar
32A	Letters on food packaging
33A	Things taken by servers
35A	Like an untended garden
36A	Clothing brand whose jackets have been worn by Ewan McGregor and Joan Jett
39A	No ___ (Gwen Stefani's band)
40A	Storyteller's segue
41A	Explorer with a talking map
42A	Lead-in to "X," "Y" or "Z"
43A	Amber and epoxy
47A	Like inconsistent cellphone service
49A	"Just a Friend" singer Markie
50A	Apt name for a groundskeeper
51A	Opportunity to work on your backhand
55A	Make an allusion
58A	Lil's twin, on "Rugrats"
59A	Luxury German carmaker
60A	One might be set for 6 a.m. (oof!)
61A	Word after "secret" or "bar"
62A	"Collapsed in Sunbeams" artist Parks
63A	The "E" of EGOT
64A	Exceeded the limit
65A	Pub drink
1D	Sagacity
2D	Opposite of at sea
3D	More beloved
4D	Big rig
5D	South Dakota National Park
6D	Messed up
7D	Darjeeling and Assam
8D	Toothed tools
9D	Performers who reject the gender binary
10D	Siri platform
11D	Miss Piggy's pronoun of choice
12D	Short albums, for short
15D	"Un-Break My Heart" singer Braxton
20D	Nonphysical part of a person
21D	Letters that might follow a heart emoji
25D	Person identifying a bird on 28-Across
26D	"Never tell me the ___" (Han Solo quote)
27D	Flat fish
29D	"Time to charge" alert
30D	Ozone-depleting refrigerant
31D	Pre-bar hurdle (Abbr.)
34D	Otherwise
35D	Huff and puff
36D	In the ___ (aware)
37D	Coin in Calais
38D	Delighted
39D	Orthodontist's deg.
42D	OB-___
44D	"No question"
45D	Pool toy
46D	Graduate-to-be
48D	School period
49D	Back of a 45
52D	They may bestow quests in video games (Abbr.)
53D	Breakfast chain
54D	Former Swedish auto
55D	Actress Issa
56D	State tree of Massachusetts
57D	Kin, colloquially

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