Universal Crossword August 13, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from August 13, 2025.

Universal Crossword August 13, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from August 13, 2025 contains 76 total clues—37 across and 39 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our Universal crossword archive.

Across Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1A	Uses a sun bed	TANS
5A	Like cool cats	HEP
8A	Crafts' partner	ARTS
12A	Nylons	HOSE
13A	Name hidden in "espresso martini"	OMAR
15A	Source of fleece	SHEEP
16A	Like poor soil	INFERTILE
18A	Miss Longstocking	PIPPI
19A	Last night (In this answer, note the last four letters + ...)	NEWYEARSEVE
21A	Stimpy's pal (... the first two letters of this answer)	REN
22A	Singer DiFranco	ANI
23A	Young mares	FILLIES
25A	"What's the ___?"	RUSH
28A	Periods of history or Taylor Swift's career	ERAS
31A	Reunion attendee, informally	ALUM
32A	Relative by marriage (Last two letters + ...)	INLAW
34A	Like a 1:1 model (... first three letters)	FULLSCALE
38A	Picket line crosser	SCAB
39A	Batting practice areas	CAGES
40A	Tech review site whose first letter stands for "computer"	CNET
41A	Twin-hulled boat (Last three letters + ...)	CATAMARAN
43A	Fall juice (... first three letters)	CIDER
44A	Sporty car roof	TTOP
45A	Poison ivy woe	RASH
47A	Dir. from Calgary to Denver	SSE
48A	Took the wheel	STEERED
51A	Actress ___ Zadora	PIA
53A	Combat	WAR
54A	AMC show whose protagonist was Walter White, and a theme hint	BREAKINGBAD
60A	Suspect's excuse	ALIBI
62A	It can be in bars or chips	CHOCOLATE
63A	Dug for ore, say	MINED
64A	Curly cabbage	KALE
65A	"My treat!"	ONME
66A	Sheet in a book	PAGE
67A	Undergrad English degrees	BAS
68A	Direction from Saskatchewan to Alberta	WEST

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	___ Mints (Girl Scout cookies)	THIN
2D	Top-rated	AONE
3D	(Warning: Explicit content)	NSFW
4D	"Ciao!"	SEEYA
5D	Blowhard's output	HOTAIR
6D	Middle Eastern leader	EMIR
7D	Friends	PALS
8D	Sushi tuna	TORO
9D	Rebukes	REPRIMANDS
10D	Wigwam relative	TEPEE
11D	Twirls	SPINS
14D	Coral colony	REEF
15D	They're cast in "Lord of the Rings" movies	SPELLS
17D	Continue, as a subscription	RENEW
20D	Lab tubes	VIALS
24D	Susan of "All My Children"	LUCCI
25D	Frisbee shape	DISC
26D	Machu Picchu builder	INCA
27D	Full of compliments	FLATTERING
29D	In the distance	AFAR
30D	Glucose, for one	SUGAR
33D	Subside	EBB
35D	Singer Horne	LENA
36D	Certain jeans	LEES
37D	Raison d'___	ETRE
39D	Bit of high jinks	ANTIC
42D	Grim-minded	MORBID
43D	Slacks material	CHINO
46D	Cinnamon and nutmeg	SPICES
48D	Okefenokee, e.g.	SWAMP
49D	Shire of "Rocky"	TALIA
50D	Set of cards	DECK
52D	Radiant	AGLOW
55D	Fictional captain with a peg leg	AHAB
56D	Soft drink nut	KOLA
57D	Scourge	BANE
58D	Cash dispensers	ATMS
59D	Bug spray ingredient	DEET
61D	Buzzer in a bonnet	BEE