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Daily Crossword Answers USA Today - October 12, 2025

across

Aardvark treats Crossword Clue
ANTS

Shuts forcefully Crossword Clue
SLAMS

Headlamp output Crossword Clue
BEAM

Abound Crossword Clue
TEEM

Cockpit worker Crossword Clue
PILOT

Bar connecting a pair of wheels Crossword Clue
AXLE

Flip from wild to mild, say Crossword Clue
TAME

By itself Crossword Clue
ALONE

Big falling-out Crossword Clue
RIFT

"A job's a job" Crossword Clue
ITPAYSTHERENT

Cool again Crossword Clue
RETRO

Pirates' yeses Crossword Clue
AYES

Brewery tub Crossword Clue
VAT

Settings for many medical dramas (Abbr.) Crossword Clue
ERS

Start-___ (new businesses) Crossword Clue
UPS

Public perception Crossword Clue
OPTICS

St. Vincent's instrument Crossword Clue
GUITAR

Workplace watchdog org Crossword Clue
OSHA

Program that lets volunteers keep a stretch of road litter-free Crossword Clue
ADOPTAHIGHWAY

___-Grape (Ocean Spray juice) Crossword Clue
CRAN

Bruce Wayne's alter ego Crossword Clue
BATMAN

Ravenous to the point of rage Crossword Clue
HANGRY

Visitors in UFOs Crossword Clue
ETS

Sis, for example Crossword Clue
SIB

Kimono sash Crossword Clue
OBI

"___ Don't Lie" (Shakira song) Crossword Clue
HIPS

Not a single soul Crossword Clue
NOONE

Do whatever it takes Crossword Clue
STOPATNOTHING

Canyon reverberation Crossword Clue
ECHO

Like a smiling parent at a child's recital Crossword Clue
PROUD

Boast Crossword Clue
BRAG

They may be bald-faced or white Crossword Clue
LIES

Piano practice piece Crossword Clue
ETUDE

French for "head" Crossword Clue
TETE

Catholic service Crossword Clue
MASS

___ Park, Colorado Crossword Clue
ESTES

Unwelcome plant Crossword Clue
WEED

down

Clothing Crossword Clue
ATTIRE

More organized Crossword Clue
NEATER

Entices Crossword Clue
TEMPTS

Lipstick mishap Crossword Clue
SMEAR

Rejuvenating retreats Crossword Clue
SPAS

Happy tune Crossword Clue
LILT

Hawaiian expression of peace Crossword Clue
ALOHA

$$ Crossword Clue
MONEY

Sound system Crossword Clue
STEREO

Building near a silo, perhaps Crossword Clue
BARN

Permit for leaving a country Crossword Clue
EXITVISA

Nickname hidden in "intentional foul" Crossword Clue
ALF

New York athlete Crossword Clue
MET

"I can't sleep, wanna chat?" Crossword Clue
YOUUP

"Psychic" sense (Abbr.) Crossword Clue
ESP

Sore Crossword Clue
ACHY

Bag-screening org Crossword Clue
TSA

Cherry's center Crossword Clue
PIT

Wild guess at pub trivia Crossword Clue
STAB

Word after "ghost" or before "square" Crossword Clue
TOWN

Percussion instrument in a temple Crossword Clue
GONG

"Lightbulb moment" word Crossword Clue
AHA

Bat mitzvah or quinceanera Crossword Clue
RITE

United ___ Emirates Crossword Clue
ARAB

Breakfast pastries Crossword Clue
DANISHES

BBC clock setting Crossword Clue
GMT

"The plan ___ changed" ("We're still on") Crossword Clue
HASNT

"Star Trek" actor John Crossword Clue
CHO

Letter before sigma Crossword Clue
RHO

"Hooray!" Crossword Clue
YIPPEE

Evening party Crossword Clue
SOIREE

Intrinsic Crossword Clue
INNATE

Offered a paw for a treat, say Crossword Clue
BEGGED

Roles Crossword Clue
PARTS

Dark beer variety Crossword Clue
STOUT

"I forgot to mention . . ." in a text Crossword Clue
OHBTW

Throw out Crossword Clue
TOSS

Not dressed Crossword Clue
NUDE

Some Megan Falley poems Crossword Clue
ODES

Chinese ___ (common Bonsai tree) Crossword Clue
ELM

Spy org Crossword Clue
CIA

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