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

Our USA Today Crossword May 5, 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 5, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 5/5/25, 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	Makeup used to define lashes
8A	Give the green light
14A	Thanksgiving Day month in Canada
15A	Theoretically
16A	From Xi'an or Xining
17A	Had a midnight snack, say
18A	"Darn it!"
19A	Menu heading
21A	Pose a question
22A	The sun, for one
23A	Some Little League coaches
26A	Org. in "White Collar"
28A	Range below soprano
31A	Boxer nicknamed "The Greatest"
33A	Assumed identity
35A	Turn like a top
36A	Shopping cart unit
37A	Bands' bookings
38A	Celestial body with a tail
39A	Like one end of many pools
40A	Outback birds that can sprint up to 31 mph
41A	Upside
42A	Crochet tools that look like J's
43A	Title for Ian McKellen
44A	Takes to court
45A	North Pole worker
46A	Midterm or final
48A	Clickable picture
51A	Discreetly include on an email
54A	Hospital procedure in a tube
57A	One of two for a bicycle
58A	Chewy boba tea ingredient
61A	Broadcast again
63A	Highly adept
64A	Painter's range of colors
65A	Discussion groups
66A	Like drastic sale prices
1D	Chocolaty coffee drink
2D	Massage targets
3D	Simple drawing of a person
4D	___ out (fall asleep)
5D	Homer Simpson's father
6D	Put back to the default
7D	Large venue for a concert
8D	Poker payment
9D	Fastskin swimwear brand
10D	Zesty topping in a taco bar
11D	Org. that regulates herbicides
12D	Mesh tool for a butterfly collector
13D	Three, in Italian
15D	Rowboat propeller
20D	Genre that originated in Atlanta
22D	Violet, to Dash Parr, for short
24D	Driver's license information
25D	Streamlined
27D	Largemouth ___
29D	Tells whoppers
30D	Explosive initials
32D	Little mischief makers
33D	Forever and a day
34D	Put a cap on
35D	Bottom of a boot
36D	Much-admired person
38D	Core of a PC
42D	Female bird or lobster
44D	Leisurely walk
47D	"Say cheese!"
49D	Complains incessantly
50D	Oscar winner Tatum
52D	Greek island known for its olive oil and raki
53D	Relinquished
55D	Puts frosting on
56D	In a funk
57D	Connections
58D	Amount of shrimp paste (Abbr.)
59D	Letters before a pen name
60D	Target for a bowler or a golfer
62D	Pie ___ mode

The USA Today Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle that is published in the USA Today newspaper and on its website. The puzzle is known for its contemporary and pop culture references, as well as its accessibility to solvers of all skill levels.

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