Adored person Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Adored person” from the USA Today crossword of December 31, 2025? It has 4 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

USA TODAY, DECEMBER 31, 2025

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Hints

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Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

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More clues from the USA Today (December 31, 2025)

Across

1. Diving acronym
6. "Didn't love it"
9. "What if . . ."
12. Country with a famous canal
14. Source of wealth, literally and figuratively
16. Detach, like a carabiner
17. Skills no longer widely used
18. Pickle seasoning
19. A pair
21. Cars with charging ports, for short
22. Trusty horse
24. "Abbott Elementary" network
26. Powerlifting exercise
30. It's painted in a pedicure
33. "Do ___ others . . ."
34. Secondary, more private social media account
37. Pre-5G tech
38. Supply-and-demand class, for short
39. Adored person
40. Hard state of matter
42. Sounded like a bell
43. Board game in which players try to find life beyond Earth
44. "Tambourine" rapper
45. Fruits used to make wine
47. Pack down
48. Nori or wakame, e.g.
50. Went out for the night?
52. "Don't tell our secrets" doc
53. Floor models
57. Rowing machine, for short
59. Phase of life
61. ___ the snoot
62. Long passageway
66. Section of a poem
68. New Age collectibles
69. Apt rhyme for "folder"
70. Casually date
71. Palindromic organ
72. Walks slowly

Down

1. Taters
2. "Shut your face!"
3. Father's brother
4. Alternatives to pointe shoes
5. Friend, in French
6. Sound from a pasture
7. "No one ___ compares"
8. Sharp devices?
9. British knight's title
10. Insect in an aardvark's diet
11. "Of course!"
13. Perfectly fitting
14. Prime ministers, presidents, etc.
15. Fancy costume party
20. Pale with fear
23. Town on a map, e.g.
25. ___ Field (the Mets' stadium)
27. Open, like a jar
28. Do some penance
29. Utensil for picking up ice cubes
31. Makes simpler
32. Mourning dove's perch
34. Clenched hands
35. Best possible
36. "I would never!"
41. Appliance that's a metaphor for a hot day
46. Color associated with embarrassment
49. Card game also known as Battle
51. Like cliches
54. Fashion designer Guerra
55. Slowly seeped
56. Practices boxing
58. Aussie's "hello"
60. Light-colored hardwood
62. IV units
63. Resource in Catan or Minecraft
64. Type of whiskey
65. Flamenco cheer
67. Outperform

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Questions

What is the answer to “Adored person”?

IDOL, 4 letters: an object of worship.

When was “Adored person” last seen in a crossword?

In the USA Today crossword of December 31, 2025.

How many letters does the answer have?

4 letters, starting with I.