USA Today Crossword August 14 2025 Answers (8/14/25)

Our USA Today Crossword August 14, 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 14, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 8/14/25, 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	Animals with retractable claws
5A	Rub out
10A	Gauff who won a 2025 French Open title
14A	Water, in Spanish
15A	Baton-passing race
16A	Nutrient in liver
17A	Meetup for those who swiped the right way
19A	Domesticated
20A	Guardians' city (Abbr.)
21A	No longer in style
22A	Small bit of inheritance?
23A	___ crab (crustacean that reuses discarded shells)
25A	Chicago WNBA team
27A	Worshipped being
29A	Like people in a long-distance relationship, sometimes
32A	Like Ellie, to the cordyceps infection, in "The Last of Us"
34A	Post- opposite
35A	Colored eye part
37A	"True!"
38A	Activist Amariyanna Copeny's hometown
41A	Simba is one
42A	Spot for a tropical vacation
43A	Sister at church
44A	High regard
46A	Document with a pet policy, maybe
48A	"When r u gonna be here?"
49A	Literary sister to Amy, Jo and Beth
51A	Fragrant flowers
55A	Spreadable cheese
57A	Decorated anew
60A	"I'm unimpressed"
61A	Joke book genre
62A	Establishment whose patrons are masked
64A	In the presence of
65A	Receptive
66A	Ultimatum ender
67A	Shopping frenzy
68A	Terrarium plant
69A	Garden intrusion
1D	Fielder's achievement
2D	Nimble
3D	Piano technician
4D	Down in the dumps
5D	List of corrections
6D	Elly de la Cruz's team
7D	"Sad to say . . ."
8D	Quenches
9D	Peeper
10D	Reference
11D	Ape with reddish-brown hair
12D	"The door's unlocked!"
13D	United
18D	Lifesaving injector
22D	Workout spot
24D	Ocean-related
26D	"Top Chef" host Kristen
28D	___ Moines (home of the Iowa Wolves)
30D	Outer edges
31D	Musical flourish
33D	Broadway star Cervantes
34D	Character's seeming invincibility
36D	Frozen drink brand
38D	Handshake alternative
39D	"Person of the Year" magazine
40D	Not outdoors
41D	"Squid Game" Emmy winner Yoo-mi
45D	Come out of hibernation
47D	Gets on the same page
50D	Husband-to-be
52D	Stroll
53D	Put a stop to
54D	Prepare cheese for a pasta dish
56D	"Say Everything" memoirist Skye
58D	Dry-erase brand
59D	Goes blond or black
61D	"She ___ Her Mother's Laugh" (Carl Zimmer book)
63D	___ moon

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