Universal Crossword August 15, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from August 15, 2025.

Universal Crossword August 15, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from August 15, 2025 contains 80 total clues—37 across and 43 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	Image file extension	JPG
4A	A little wet	DAMP
8A	Greek letters that symbolize summation	SIGMAS
14A	Rock that may contain silver	ORE
15A	Disney snow queen	ELSA
16A	Unicellular shape-shifter	AMOEBA
17A	*Bowler's targets	PINS
19A	"Easy peasy"	NOPROB
20A	Encounter online	EMEET
21A	Use a bench	SIT
23A	Adam's other half	EVE
24A	*Helpful hint	THREEPOINTER
29A	Jazz combo instrument	ALTOSAX
32A	Grouch of TV	OSCAR
33A	Not-so-populous place	TOWN
34A	Winnipeg NHL player, or a fast plane	JET
36A	Kick out of an apartment	EVICT
39A	"Help me, ___-Wan Kenobi"	OBI
40A	*Soup vessel	POT
43A	'Do that stands out?	FRO
44A	Green sauce on pasta	PESTO
46A	Not just your	OUR
47A	Skin care brand	OLAY
48A	Characteristic	TRAIT
51A	Sailor's stability	SEALEGS
53A	*Owing money	ACEINTHEHOLE
56A	Go astray	ERR
57A	Fight in a ring	BOX
58A	Well-___ machine	OILED
62A	Triangular South Asian pastry	SAMOSA
65A	Popular souvenir ... or where the answer to each starred clue begins?	POSTCARD
68A	Out jogging	ONARUN
69A	Member of the first Canadian MLB team	EXPO
70A	Grp. conducting covert ops	CIA
71A	Place for a catnap?	PETBED
72A	Bread purchase	LOAF
73A	One of 88 on a piano	KEY

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Dad's specialty	JOKE
2D	___ and proper	PRIM
3D	Chromosome part	GENE
4D	Low parts of oceans	DEPTHS
5D	Muhammad who was born Cassius Clay	ALI
6D	Web portal since 1995	MSN
7D	No longer trendy	PASSE
8D	Brazilian port known for coffee	SANTOS
9D	Texter's "To me ..."	IMO
10D	Elephant group, for short	GOP
11D	It's but a pittance	MERETRIFLE
12D	Higher than	ABOVE
13D	Light weapon of sci-fi?	SABER
18D	Board, as a train	GETON
22D	Nasdaq debut	IPO
25D	Indian royal	RAJA
26D	VIP in a corner office	EXEC
27D	Rapper who stars in "Law & Order: SVU"	ICET
28D	Sat___ (GPS system)	NAV
29D	Perched on	ATOP
30D	Brain or ear component	LOBE
31D	Colorful place to get tangled	TWISTERMAT
35D	Bout stopper: Abbr.	TKO
37D	Formation for a rock climber	CRAG
38D	Santa's sackful	TOYS
40D	___ of Arc	JOAN
41D	Shove	PUSH
42D	Black-and-white cookie	OREO
45D	Three-stage race, briefly	TRI
47D	___ acid (soapmaker's substance)	OLEIC
49D	Thigh tissue, informally	ITBAND
50D	Nonetheless, in a text	THO
52D	Many	ALOT
53D	Fabled fable author	AESOP
54D	Simplistic origami creation	CRANE
55D	Kick out of school	EXPEL
59D	Be deprived of	LACK
60D	Smallest Great Lake by volume	ERIE
61D	Time for action in WWII	DDAY
63D	Sphere	ORB
64D	Take to court	SUE
66D	Kitchen gadget brand	OXO
67D	Place with mud and seaweed	SPA