Universal Crossword October 16, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from October 16, 2025.

Universal Crossword October 16, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from October 16, 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	"Fingers crossed!"	IHOPE
6A	Where the Knicks play, for short	MSG
9A	Goes for a stroll	WALKS
14A	Relating to kidneys	RENAL
15A	French for "yes"	OUI
16A	French for "goodbye"	ADIEU
17A	Hunter of "The Hunger Games"	KATNISSEVERDEEN
20A	Tedious task	SLOG
21A	New Jersey county named for an English county	ESSEX
22A	Ladder step	RUNG
23A	"Same old, same old" routine	RUT
25A	Palindromic name in Genesis	EVE
27A	Faith of "The Exorcist"	CATHOLICISM
32A	Former presidential pet Bo	OBAMA
34A	Karate uniforms	GIS
35A	Authorize, as a digital contract	ESIGN
38A	Female lobster or chicken	HEN
39A	Ivy of "Legally Blonde"	HARVARD
42A	Long of "The Best Man"	NIA
43A	Small salamander	NEWT
45A	"Ta-ta!"	SEEYA
46A	Speak like Daffy	LISP
47A	Met expectations?	OPERAS
49A	Midday snooze	SIESTA
51A	Hope of "E.T."	GETTINGHOME
55A	Google Pixel, e.g.	PHONE
57A	Neither's partner	NOR
58A	From ancient Scandinavia	NORSE
61A	"You ___ seen nothin' yet!"	AINT
62A	Rolled Mexican chip brand	TAKIS
64A	Hoss of "Tar"	NINA
65A	"Go away!"	SHOO
66A	Become one	UNITE
67A	First word of many letters	DEAR
68A	Thornton Wilder's "Our ___"	TOWN
69A	Mr___ (most-subscribed-to YouTuber)	BEAST
70A	"NFL Live" channel	ESPN

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Rankles	IRKS
2D	Recover from sickness	HEAL
3D	Burst ___ the scene	ONTO
4D	Sentence containing every letter	PANGRAM
5D	Goree of "One Night in Miami..."	ELI
6D	Fuzz on a rock	MOSS
7D	Brings to court	SUES
8D	Donate	GIVE
9D	One of the horsemen of the apocalypse	WAR
10D	1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest or 10 Downing Street	ADDRESS
11D	California congressman Ted	LIEU
12D	Avid	KEEN
13D	Belted out	SUNG
18D	Rogen of "Steve Jobs"	SETH
19D	Board bigwig, briefly	EXEC
24D	The Beehive State	UTAH
26D	Competed (for)	VIED
27D	"Are you done wasting our time?"	CANWEGONOW
28D	Fiona, for one	OGRE
29D	"C'mon, ___ a little!"	LIVE
30D	Brit's "Heavens to Murgatroyd!"	ISAY
31D	Show with few episodes	MINISERIES
32D	"What a disaster!"	OHNO
33D	(The light's green!)	BEEP
36D	Main idea	GIST
37D	California county known for its cabs?	NAPA
40D	Second-in-command, briefly	ASST
41D	Overly hasty	RASH
44D	Capital of New Jersey	TRENTON
46D	Parisian paper	LEMONDE
48D	Had pancakes, say	ATE
50D	Na+ or Cl-	ION
52D	Senseless	INANE
53D	Telecom giant headquartered in Espoo, Finland	NOKIA
54D	Common side dish with shrimp	GRITS
55D	Bygone	PAST
56D	Kermit's greeting	HIHO
59D	Lose it	SNAP
60D	Work hard for	EARN
62D	Rubber duck's "habitat"	TUB
63D	Complete collection	SET