USA Today Crossword Answers Today & Hints

What is the USA Today Crossword?

The USA Today Crossword is a free daily 15x15 puzzle edited by Erik Agard, who took over in 2020 and refocused the puzzle on fresh, inclusive clues and a wide range of constructors. It is published seven days a week and is one of the most accessible mainstream crosswords, with a consistent difficulty rather than a weekly ramp.

Every puzzle has a title that describes the theme, and the grid usually contains three or four long theme entries.

How to play the USA Today Crossword

Fill the grid so every Across and Down answer matches its clue. The title explains the theme. Our answer pages list every clue with its answer behind a reveal button, and link to an individual page for each clue.

When does the new USA Today Crossword come out?

The USA Today Crossword is published daily at 3:00 am Eastern Time. We publish hints and answers as soon as the puzzle is available and keep every previous day in the archive above.

USA Today Crossword strategy and tips

1. 1The title is the themeUSA Today titles describe the theme plainly. Reread it once you have one long answer.
2. 2Expect modern referencesAgard's puzzles feature recent music, film and internet culture more than most newspapers.
3. 3Solve the short fill fastDifficulty is even all week, so three- and four-letter crossings are reliable gimmes.
4. 4Watch for hidden-word themesMany themes hide a word inside the long entries. Scan them letter by letter.
5. 5Use the clue pagesIf one clue stumps you, our per-clue pages show whether it has appeared before and what the answer was.

Official USA Today Crossword resources

GameAnswers.com is an independent site and is not affiliated with the publisher. To play the game itself, use the official sources below.

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