Universal Crossword October 12, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from October 12, 2025.

Universal Crossword October 12, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from October 12, 2025 contains 72 total clues—37 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	Tolkien series, for short	LOTR
5A	Apple desktop	IMAC
9A	Decorative pillowcase	SHAM
13A	Lingering sound effect	ECHO
14A	Zilch	NADA
15A	Silly	INANE
16A	"This isn't fun at all!"	WHATADRAG
18A	"Never ___ Give You Up"	GONNA
19A	"I'll need a reminder"	DONTLETMEFORGET
21A	Ages and ages	EONS
22A	California's is "Eureka"	MOTTO
23A	"... but we don't have to"	ORNOT
25A	Cab	TAXI
26A	Pistachio or cashew	NUT
29A	Not false	TRUE
30A	Macbeth, by nationality	SCOT
32A	Macbeth's title	THANE
34A	"Avatar: The Last Airbender" protagonist	AANG
35A	Tolkien baddie	ORC
36A	Haim sister who plays the bass	ESTE
37A	WordPress sites	BLOGS
39A	Scientist who created a scale of hardness	MOHS
41A	Strap in a jockey's hand	REIN
42A	XXX-XX-XXXX fig.	SSN
43A	Digits in socks	TOES
45A	"___ of cake!"	PIECE
47A	Grain with an Italian name	FARRO
49A	Painting, sculpture, etc.	ARTS
50A	Words after an embarrassing slipup	YOUDIDNTSEETHAT
56A	Jazz pianist ___ Jamal	AHMAD
57A	Minnesota Lynx star who retired to fight for criminal justice reform	MAYAMOORE
58A	"My ___" (medieval address)	LIEGE
59A	Mimicked	APED
60A	Puts into effect	USES
61A	Allow blocks to reach the top in "Tetris," e.g.	LOSE
62A	Badminton barriers	NETS
63A	"ASAP!"	STAT

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Obscene	LEWD
2D	Eight, in Spanish	OCHO
3D	Billie Eilish's "Happier ___ Ever"	THAN
4D	"Last one in is a ___!"	ROTTENEGG
5D	Starts a new paragraph	INDENTS
6D	Mini-___ (convenience stores)	MARTS
7D	Driver in "Ferrari"	ADAM
8D	Wrestling event that features a steel enclosure	CAGEMATCH
9D	Imitate a pig	SNORT
10D	"Give me one moment ..."	HANGONASEC
11D	Name of two of Henry VIII's six wives	ANNE
12D	Veal or venison	MEAT
15D	"Let me catch this fly ball!"	IGOTIT
17D	Potatoes, in Indian dishes	ALOO
20D	A young one is called a kit	FOX
23D	Unwritten exams	ORALS
24D	Keep going despite a lack of energy	RUNONFUMES
25D	Matadors' opponents	TOROS
27D	Loosen, like laces	UNTIE
28D	Suffix for "four" or "six," but not "five"	TEEN
29D	Keep ___ on (monitor)	TABS
31D	"Seriously, dude?!"	COMEONMAN
33D	"We deserve a toast!"	HERESTOUS
38D	Walk with long steps	STRIDE
40D	Peanut butter and jelly, e.g.	SPREADS
44D	Chicago airport code	ORD
46D	Pair of tabloids?	ITEM
48D	Familiar saying	ADAGE
49D	To date	ASYET
50D	Pronoun whose Pittsburghese equivalent is "yinz"	YALL
51D	Oberlin College's state	OHIO
52D	Scotch ___	TAPE
53D	Have people over	HOST
54D	Square footage	AREA
55D	Reason for a cram session	TEST