Assume leadership Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Assume leadership” from the USA Today crossword of November 29, 2025? It has 12 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

USA TODAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2025

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Hints

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Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

Hint 3 Another clue

More clues from the USA Today (November 29, 2025)

Across

1. Woolly Andean mammal
7. Percussion instrument that's shaken
13. Two-kid playground fixture
14. Exact revenge
15. Genre featuring works that shouldn't be taken at face value
16. Experiencing nature in comfort, say
17. Tampon alternative
18. Animal that might have a beard
19. Snacked
20. Ready for customers
22. Overly formal
23. ___ tots
25. It's a bummer!
26. Large family group
27. Spiced fall drink
28. Preferred way to express and receive care
31. "The email didn't come through. Can you ___ it?"
32. Code ___ (signs of underlying problems, in programming)
35. Assume leadership
38. Essays
41. Underwater creatures that look like 58-Across
42. Kin, for short
43. Some fencing swords
44. It was once explored by Sojourner
45. Appendages insured by some athletes
46. Agree wordlessly
47. "No, thanks"
48. "The Simpsons" interjection
49. Day care buddy, perhaps
52. Make bubbly
55. Ready to listen
56. Person who may perform arabesques or ball changes
57. Couldn't resist laughing
58. Ophidiophobe's fear

Down

1. Braying animal
2. Singer Salonga
3. Personal annoyance
4. From Vietnam, say
5. Hallmark product
6. Wonderment
7. "Red" or "white" food category
8. Machine that spits out $20 bills
9. Agent, for short
10. Fly
11. ___ of gravity
12. Rage
14. Flashy rock subgenre
16. ___ rate (typical price)
18. "Thank U, Next" singer
20. Hooting bird
21. "Aww, you ___ thing!"
22. Ab exercises
23. Detroit baseball team
24. "Someone Like You" singer
26. Makes empty
27. Animals jumped over by some Yemeni athletes
29. ___ Lauder
30. Theater greeters
33. Clever trick to save money or time
34. Manage to get
36. Make fun of
37. Texting format, for short
38. Friend to write letters to
39. Moon landing program
40. Pair on a bicycle
44. Gymnastics cushions
45. ___ Doone (cookie brand)
47. Hair line
48. Faculty member
50. "Haven't Met You ___" (Michael Buble song)
51. ___ tai (tropical cocktail)
52. Sponsored content
53. Small item in a golf bag
54. Triage sites (Abbr.)

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Questions

What is the answer to “Assume leadership”?

TAKETHEREINS, 12 letters.

When was “Assume leadership” last seen in a crossword?

In the USA Today crossword of November 29, 2025.

How many letters does the answer have?

12 letters, starting with T.