Universal Crossword August 20, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from August 20, 2025.

Universal Crossword August 20, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from August 20, 2025 contains 78 total clues—37 across and 41 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	Instrument played between the legs	CELLO
6A	Greeting in Waikiki	ALOHA
11A	Exam for college srs.	GRE
14A	To no ___ (unsuccessfully)	AVAIL
15A	Breaches of "spoiler etiquette," e.g.	NONOS
16A	Genre for Nicki Minaj	RAP
17A	Totally awesome leg joints?	KILLERKNEES
19A	"And so on" letters	ETC
20A	Airline whose logo contains Hebrew letters	ELAL
21A	Microbrewery brew	ALE
22A	"Old MacDonald Had a Farm" refrain	EIEIO
24A	Modem-to-router cable jumble?	INTERNETKNOT
28A	"Arrivederci!"	CIAO
30A	Desert watering hole	OASIS
31A	"Fresh outta answers for ya"	DUNNO
32A	Self-grooming animals	CATS
34A	Hyphenlike mark	DASH
37A	Approximating suffix	ISH
38A	Collection of gold bars?	KNOXSET
41A	Soccer pro Messi, casually	LEO
42A	Inbox clogger	SPAM
44A	"Stay Playful" cookie	OREO
45A	"The Beverly Hillbillies" star Buddy	EBSEN
47A	Idaho Potato Drop's capital city	BOISE
49A	Get lost in a book, say	READ
50A	Sweater-making nemesis?	KNITTERENEMY
55A	Traditional stories	MYTHS
56A	Attorney's field	LAW
57A	Magnum ___	OPUS
61A	Apple pie ___ mode	ALA
62A	Talent for bowling?	STRIKEKNACK
66A	Carter with the album "The Bass and I"	RON
67A	Entertain	AMUSE
68A	In a chilly manner	ICILY
69A	"Rich & Shameless" channel	TNT
70A	Had a fancy meal	DINED
71A	Occasion for self-care	MEDAY

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Usually frosted dessert	CAKE
2D	Malicious	EVIL
3D	In ___ land (daydreaming)	LALA
4D	Phillip's twin, on "Rugrats"	LILLIAN
5D	Chant timed with a soccer pass	OLE
6D	Commonly sprained body part	ANKLE
7D	Solitary person	LONER
8D	Favorite number for a 7-Down?	ONE
9D	Dirt-turning tool	HOE
10D	Pluses	ASSETS
11D	Tomatillo-based topping	GREENSALSA
12D	Proportion	RATIO
13D	Futuristic Disney park	EPCOT
18D	Animal that's a real gnaw-it-all?	RAT
23D	"Just joking!"	IKID
25D	Every ___ and cranny	NOOK
26D	"You've got it backward"	NOTSO
27D	Apt rhyme for "breeze"	EASE
28D	Brink	EDGE
29D	Occupant	INHABITANT
31D	Rip on	DIS
32D	Apple pie maker's device	CORER
33D	Woodcutter's tool	AXE
35D	Chickpea, e.g.	SEED
36D	Sweetie	HON
39D	ENT part	NOSE
40D	Semester	TERM
43D	Insect similar to a butterfly	MOTH
46D	"Cowboy Carter" artist	BEYONCE
48D	"How tragic"	ITSSAD
50D	Longtime Target competitor	KMART
51D	Stocking fabric	NYLON
52D	Beethoven's "Fur ___"	ELISE
53D	In the buff	NAKED
54D	Lamb's mom	EWE
58D	Financially compensated	PAID
59D	Bruins' sch.	UCLA
60D	Vodka brand with a blue bottle	SKYY
63D	"OMG, no more details!"	TMI
64D	Operate	RUN
65D	BTS member ___ Tae-hyung	KIM