Universal Crossword November 2, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from November 2, 2025.

Universal Crossword November 2, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from November 2, 2025 contains 72 total clues—35 across and 37 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	Kind of rug	SHAG
5A	Scattered, as seeds	SOWN
9A	Whopper's smaller relative	FIB
12A	Wood splitter, perhaps	KARATECHOP
15A	Tomato plant, e.g.	VINE
16A	"Check your phone later"	ILLTEXTYOU
17A	Certain toothed whale	ORCA
18A	Lackey	STOOGE
19A	The Fever, for one	WNBATEAM
21A	Satellite ___	RADIO
23A	It may have runners	SLED
24A	The Devil	SATAN
27A	Stick (out)	JUT
29A	Snares	TRAPS
32A	Ever so slightly	ATAD
33A	"Mm-mmm!"	DELISH
35A	Actress Vardalos	NIA
36A	"Stay safe, please!"	MAKEGOODCHOICES
39A	Cheer at a flamenco performance	OLE
40A	Bad blood	ENMITY
41A	Tennis court dividers	NETS
42A	Straighten	ALIGN
44A	Mathematician Lovelace whose first name is a palindrome	ADA
45A	Animal that may become a rescue pet	STRAY
46A	Stretched tight	TAUT
48A	City featured in local ads?	OCALA
50A	Mensch	CLASSACT
53A	Barrels toward	RUNSAT
57A	Bad times	LOWS
58A	"Everything's fine"	NOHARMDONE
60A	"Fine"	OKAY
61A	Dramatic sagas	SOAPOPERAS
62A	Like some home repairs, briefly	DIY
63A	Classic slow cooker meal	STEW
64A	Start to drip, as ice cream	MELT

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Pair worn on a lift	SKIS
2D	"Go no farther!"	HALT
3D	The dinosaur in Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur"	ARLO
4D	Athlete's drink	GATORADE
5D	Course covering contraception, for short	SEXED
6D	Birth mo. for many Libras	OCT
7D	Response to a ludicrous suggestion	WHYWOULDIDOTHAT
8D	Midday	NOON
9D	Performer who lights up the stage?	FIREDANCER
10D	Ancient Quechua speaker	INCA
11D	Smile radiantly	BEAM
13D	Pop duo ___ and Sara	TEGAN
14D	Places to grab a pint	PUBS
15D	Ballot marker	VOTER
20D	"OTOH ..."	ALTHO
22D	___ Oluo, author of "Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World"	IJEOMA
24D	Polynesian nation whose largest island is Savai'i	SAMOA
25D	In the slightest	ATALL
26D	"Over to you!"	TAKEITAWAY
28D	Mint in the movie "Juno"	TICTAC
30D	Michelangelo sculpture in St. Peter's Basilica	PIETA
31D	Full of attitude	SASSY
33D	Slip into	DON
34D	"Don't be ___!" ("Step right up!")	SHY
37D	Part of the family?	GENUS
38D	As a twosome	INTANDEM
43D	Like Jupiter	GASSY
45D	Unproductive period	SLUMP
47D	Sunbathes	TANS
49D	"Time flies like an ___; fruit flies like a banana"	ARROW
50D	Lump of dirt	CLOD
51D	Trickster in Norse mythology	LOKI
52D	Speaks lovingly	COOS
54D	Achy	SORE
55D	Persnickety	ANAL
56D	Assay or essay, perhaps	TEST
59D	"Great" primate	APE