Universal Crossword January 5, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from January 5, 2025.

Universal Crossword January 5, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from January 5, 2025 contains 74 total clues—39 across and 35 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	"Forgot 2 mention ..."	BTW
4A	"No Scrubs" group	TLC
7A	Apt anagram of "silent"	LISTEN
13A	"___ we cool?"	ARE
14A	"Quiet!"	SHH
15A	Make possible	ENABLE
16A	Get along (with)	GEL
17A	"No regrets on my end"	IMNOTSORRY
19A	Skip, as a syllable	ELIDE
21A	Old AOL correspondences	IMS
22A	Sephora rival	ULTA
23A	One of two at some weddings	BRIDE
24A	Sign of healing	SCAB
25A	Weird ___ Yankovic (punny beer name)	ALE
26A	"Award" a parent might sarcastically give herself after a mishap	MOMOFTHEYEAR
29A	Winter coat material	WOOL
30A	Lip balm brand or dawn deity	EOS
31A	River hidden in "clover honey"	RHONE
34A	"Rugrats" dad	STU
35A	"Just ___ us, do you remember it all too well?" (Taylor Swift lyric)	BETWEEN
37A	"I'll take that as ___"	ANO
39A	Ship's rear	STERN
41A	Clean Air Act org.	EPA
42A	Iowa State's city	AMES
43A	Outdoor fans?	NATURELOVERS
46A	Wednesday Addams' cousin	ITT
48A	"Understood"	ISEE
49A	Outback canine	DINGO
50A	Disney villain who sings "Be Prepared"	SCAR
51A	President pro ___	TEM
52A	Time for self-care	MEDAY
53A	Cabs can come out of them	WINECARAFES
56A	Melinda Gates' deg.	MBA
58A	Sea bordering Greece	AEGEAN
59A	What statisticians study	DATA
60A	Organ with a lobe	EAR
61A	Secret meetings	TRYSTS
62A	Chapter in history	ERA
63A	___ Lanka	SRI

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	M&M's package	BAG
2D	Underground network?	ROOTS
3D	"And that's my cue to leave"	WELLIMOUT
4D	Sass, informally	TUDE
5D	Trippy drug	LSD
6D	"Yep ... that definitely just happened"	CHOICESWEREMADE
7D	"Please don't sugarcoat it"	LETSBEREAL
8D	Chef Garten	INA
9D	Cactus on an Arizona license plate	SAGUARO
10D	Little League precursor	TBALL
11D	First-rate	AONE
12D	"99 Luftballons" band	NENA
14D	HDTV part, for short?	HIDEF
18D	"Still deciding"	IMAY
20D	Personal hero	IDOL
23D	Fancy German cars	BMWS
24D	Attempt	TRY
27D	Animated superhero series	TEENTITANS
28D	"Agatha All Along" star Ali	AHN
32D	Be a snitch	TATTLE
33D	Common hiking snack	ENERGYBAR
35D	Nursing ___	BRA
36D	Olympic sword	EPEE
38D	Bone, in Italian	OSSO
40D	Main courses	ENTREES
42D	Enthusiastic	AGOG
44D	Consumer	USER
45D	Ukrainian port city	ODESA
46D	More frosty	ICIER
47D	Like some kombucha	TANGY
50D	Hit, as a fly	SWAT
52D	Self-referential	META
54D	Animal with a righting reflex	CAT
55D	Not even close!	FAR
57D	"Wicked" star Grande, to fans	ARI