Gathering momentum Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Gathering momentum” from the USA Today crossword of June 29, 2025? It has 14 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

USA TODAY, JUNE 29, 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 (June 29, 2025)

Across

1. Style of furnishings
6. Like a burning match
9. Run off to marry
10. Speed skater Ohno
12. Kung ___ chicken
15. Ho-hum feeling
16. Animal who catches the worm, they say
18. ATM codes
19. Sheds tears
20. Passed with flying colors
21. Opposite of WSW
22. Menial worker
23. Biblical boat
24. Punk performer, e.g.
26. Tattoo parlor supplies
29. Birth control option, for short
32. "I Don't Wanna Fight" singer Turner
33. "Balderdash!"
35. Use a swizzle stick
37. Having a dull finish
39. A long, long time
40. Sensitive to touch, like Elmo
42. Light beige color
44. "It's not ___, it's me"
45. Massage target
46. Removed, like a champagne bottle's cork
49. Take a stab at
51. Spill the beans
53. Dallas sch.
54. Otherwise
56. Attached using an Elmer's product
58. Big primates
59. Deep, wide-rimmed vessel for chowder
61. "___ your eyes!" ("Look away!")
62. Negative aspect
63. Little ones in litters
64. Drawn-out attack
65. Texter's "Whoa!"
66. Did some sums

Down

1. Less shallow
2. Weather phenomenon with a Spanish name
3. WNBA team that the Mohegan Tribe purchased in 2003
4. Composer's major work
5. _ecreational _quipment _nc.
6. Folktales, etc.
7. Woes
8. Rocking horse or teddy bear
10. Prefix for "nautical" or "space"
11. Source of annoyance
12. Gathering momentum
13. "___ we done here?"
14. Unusual
17. Place to get a gin sour
19. Made of fired clay
22. Rollerball, for example
23. Big jerk
25. "Star Trek" captain James T. ___
27. "Just kidding!"
28. Skateboarder's protection
30. Utilize
31. ___ Moines Art Center (Iowa museum)
34. Wyatt or Wynonna
35. Pig enclosure
36. Spanish for "uncle"
38. Wood in some baseball bats
41. Install, like carpet
43. Corn core
47. Come out
48. Cleaned, like the top of a bookshelf
50. Exercise unit
52. Certain jeans
54. PC exit key
55. British bathroom
56. Totally bummed
57. Singer k.d.
58. Like die-hard fans
60. Positive aspect
61. Quiet ___ mouse

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Questions

What is the answer to “Gathering momentum”?

PICKINGUPSPEED, 14 letters.

When was “Gathering momentum” last seen in a crossword?

In the USA Today crossword of June 29, 2025.

How many letters does the answer have?

14 letters, starting with P.