Universal Crossword August 14, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from August 14, 2025.

Universal Crossword August 14, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from August 14, 2025 contains 75 total clues—37 across and 38 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	Animal shelter chorus	ARFS
5A	Thick carpet or haircut	SHAG
9A	"You wish!"	ASIF
13A	(Get out of the fast lane!)	BEEP
14A	Grow intellectually	LEARN
15A	"hahaha"	LOL
16A	TALK AT THIS VOLUME	YELL
17A	"My name is ___ Montoya"	INIGO
18A	Sharp flavor	TANG
19A	Coach on the slopes	SKIINSTRUCTOR
22A	The stars in the Big Dipper, e.g.	SEPTET
23A	Green: Prefix	ECO
24A	Three: Prefix	TRI
27A	"Whip It" group	DEVO
28A	One using a rod and reel	FISHERMAN
31A	Start of symptoms	ONSET
33A	"Seeing red," "feeling blue" and "going green"	IDIOMS
34A	Leave out	OMIT
37A	"___ or it didn't happen"	PICS
39A	Get dealt 9-8-7 in blackjack, say	BUST
40A	Professional in a red truck	FIREFIGHTER
44A	Spill it!	DISH
45A	To and ___	FRO
46A	Hot cider server	URN
47A	Pleistocene and Eocene, for two	EPOCHS
49A	Beethoven's "Moonlight ___"	SONATA
51A	Pocket bread	PITA
52A	Best starting spot in auto racing ... or 19-, 28- or 40-Across?	POLEPOSITION
58A	Free from wool	SHORN
61A	Velociraptor, e.g., briefly	DINO
62A	Tibetan dumpling	MOMO
63A	Praise for an achievement	KUDOS
64A	"Just messing with you!"	IKID
65A	Wilson of "Cars"	OWEN
66A	"You said it, sister!"	AMEN
67A	French noggin	TETE
68A	Lion's locks	MANE

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Deep void	ABYSS
2D	Stunk like the dickens	REEKED
3D	King of Spain since 2014	FELIPE
4D	Deadlock that may lead to a hung jury	SPLITVOTE
5D	In the mail	SENT
6D	Small winning margin	HAIR
7D	Quarrels (with)	ARGUES
8D	Italian dumplings	GNOCCHI
9D	Charlie Parker's sax type	ALTO
10D	What a sassy person has	SMARTMOUTH
11D	Janis ___, angsty "Mean Girls" character	IAN
12D	Dense driving hazard	FOG
14D	It's double-checked by Santa	LIST
20D	Element in a bar sign	NEON
21D	___ the line (didn't act up)	TOED
25D	Pharaoh honored at Abu Simbel	RAMSES
26D	App with reels, informally	INSTA
28D	Pretend	PLAYACT
29D	Insect bite sensation	ITCH
30D	Part of a meaty rack	RIB
32D	Helix	SPIRAL
34D	Sign-___ (farewells)	OFFS
35D	Surrealist Joan	MIRO
36D	___ oxide (what makes Mars' soil red)	IRON
38D	"Full speed ahead!"	STEPONIT
41D	Relatives of sleeper sofas	FUTONS
42D	TV series installment	EPISODE
43D	South Asian bread	ROTI
48D	She may go out to pick up litter	CATMOM
50D	Grillmaster's garment	APRON
53D	Perfect, as writing	EDIT
54D	Predatory fish	PIKE
55D	Where Ames is	IOWA
56D	Sign of the future	OMEN
57D	Quantity increased by removing its first letter	NONE
58D	Horn-heavy Jamaican genre	SKA
59D	Low, steady sound	HUM
60D	Laudatory poem	ODE