Daily Crossword Answers USA Today - August 14, 2025

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• Animals with retractable claws Crossword Clue

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  CATS

• Rub out Crossword Clue

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  ERASE

• Gauff who won a 2025 French Open title Crossword Clue

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  COCO

• Water, in Spanish Crossword Clue

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  AGUA

• Baton-passing race Crossword Clue

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  RELAY

• Nutrient in liver Crossword Clue

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  IRON

• Meetup for those who swiped the right way Crossword Clue

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  TINDERDATE

• Domesticated Crossword Clue

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  TAME

• Guardians' city (Abbr.) Crossword Clue

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  CLE

• No longer in style Crossword Clue

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  PASSE

• Small bit of inheritance? Crossword Clue

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  GENE

• ___ crab (crustacean that reuses discarded shells) Crossword Clue

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  HERMIT

• Chicago WNBA team Crossword Clue

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  SKY

• Worshipped being Crossword Clue

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  GOD

• Like people in a long-distance relationship, sometimes Crossword Clue

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  APART

• Like Ellie, to the cordyceps infection, in "The Last of Us" Crossword Clue

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  IMMUNE

• Post- opposite Crossword Clue

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  PRE

• Colored eye part Crossword Clue

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  IRIS

• "True!" Crossword Clue

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  ITIS

• Activist Amariyanna Copeny's hometown Crossword Clue

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  FLINTMICHIGAN

• Simba is one Crossword Clue

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  LION

• Spot for a tropical vacation Crossword Clue

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  ISLE

• Sister at church Crossword Clue

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  NUN

• High regard Crossword Clue

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  ESTEEM

• Document with a pet policy, maybe Crossword Clue

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  LEASE

• "When r u gonna be here?" Crossword Clue

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  ETA

• Literary sister to Amy, Jo and Beth Crossword Clue

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  MEG

• Fragrant flowers Crossword Clue

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  LILACS

• Spreadable cheese Crossword Clue

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  BRIE

• Decorated anew Crossword Clue

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  REDID

• "I'm unimpressed" Crossword Clue

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  MEH

• Joke book genre Crossword Clue

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  HUMOR

• Establishment whose patrons are masked Crossword Clue

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  OXYGENBAR

• In the presence of Crossword Clue

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  AMONG

• Receptive Crossword Clue

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  OPEN

• Ultimatum ender Crossword Clue

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  ELSE

• Shopping frenzy Crossword Clue

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  SPREE

• Terrarium plant Crossword Clue

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  MOSS

• Garden intrusion Crossword Clue

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  WEED