Daily Crossword Answers USA Today - September 20, 2025

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• Action words Crossword Clue

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  VERBS

• Midmonth day Crossword Clue

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  IDES

• Per person Crossword Clue

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  APOP

• "That is to say . . ." Crossword Clue

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  IMEAN

• Resident of Istanbul Crossword Clue

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  TURK

• Food ___ (lethargy after a big meal) Crossword Clue

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  COMA

• Headpiece for a princess Crossword Clue

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  TIARA

• Alternative to "truth" Crossword Clue

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  DARE

• One of eight won by "Hadestown" in 2019 Crossword Clue

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  TONY

• *First is the worst . . Crossword Clue

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  ALLTIMELOW

• AI-generated content, informally Crossword Clue

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  SLOP

• Rapper ___ Kim Crossword Clue

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  LIL

• Site for a piercing or a kiss Crossword Clue

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  LIP

• NFL official Crossword Clue

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  REF

• Texter's "i can't believe u" Crossword Clue

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  SMH

• Gives voice to Crossword Clue

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  SAYS

• Homer's neighbor Crossword Clue

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  NED

• Game tile with pips Crossword Clue

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  DOMINO

• Outdoor meal eaten on a blanket Crossword Clue

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  PICNIC

• Dangerous gas Crossword Clue

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  RADON

• *. . . second is the best . . Crossword Clue

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  CREMEDELACREME

• "Please, someone, anyone!" Crossword Clue

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  HELP

• Certain sound system Crossword Clue

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  STEREO

• Piece of croquet gear Crossword Clue

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  MALLET

• ___-AFTRA Crossword Clue

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  SAG

• Catches in the act Crossword Clue

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  NABS

• Primate without a tail Crossword Clue

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  APE

• Briefly catch some z's Crossword Clue

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  NAP

• Massage Crossword Clue

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  RUB

• Org. enforcing controlled substances laws Crossword Clue

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  DEA

• *. . . third is the one with the hairy chest! Crossword Clue

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  DAVIDHASSELHOFF

• Not too much Crossword Clue

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  ATAD

• Langston Hughes poem with the lines "They'll see how beautiful I am / And be ashamed" Crossword Clue

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  ITOO

• Home for a hawk Crossword Clue

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  AERIE

• "I've got dibs!" Crossword Clue

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  MINE

• Biblical pronoun Crossword Clue

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  THOU

• "Shrinking" co-creator Goldstein Crossword Clue

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  BRETT

• "Donde ___?" Crossword Clue

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  ESTA

• "___ She Lovely" Crossword Clue

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  ISNT

• Fresh Crossword Clue

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  SASSY