Universal Crossword October 17, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from October 17, 2025.

Universal Crossword October 17, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from October 17, 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	Bowlfuls next to the chips	DIPS
5A	Bank fixtures	ATMS
9A	IMDb listings	FILMS
14A	Fresh way to start	ANEW
15A	Boyfriend	BEAU
16A	Acrobat's company	ADOBE
17A	Admission granted to the rich and famous, often	VIPACCESS
19A	Bite playfully	NIPAT
20A	Creative spark, for short	INSPO
21A	"___ be great"	THATD
23A	Button for bypassing online commercials	SKIPADS
26A	"The Girl From ___" (Brazilian song)	IPANEMA
30A	Walks off the stage	EXITS
32A	Tennis tourney held in Queens	USOPEN
33A	Slimeball	CAD
35A	Guitar legend Clapton	ERIC
37A	"Challenge accepted!"	ITSON
38A	Not strict	LAX
39A	"Dance the Night" singer ... or, parsed differently, a hint to the pair of drinks in row 3, 5, 11 or 13 of this grid	DUALIPA
41A	The "O" of IOU	OWE
42A	How oysters are served	ONICE
44A	Used a loom	WOVE
45A	Hits up on Insta, maybe	DMS
46A	Rough	COARSE
48A	Prolonged attack	SIEGE
50A	Chopper's landing area	HELIPAD
52A	Graphics that can easily be added to presentations	CLIPART
56A	Little bugs	MITES
58A	Flood barrier	LEVEE
59A	"Keep playing without me"	IPASS
62A	Make a quarter turn?	FLIPACOIN
65A	Actress Sevigny	CHLOE
66A	Noble below a marquess	EARL
67A	Walk on a trail	HIKE
68A	Ovens that aren't for food	KILNS
69A	Deli breads	RYES
70A	Make changes to	ALTER

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Actress Viola	DAVIS
2D	How checks must be signed	ININK
3D	Popular pop originally named "Brad's Drink"	PEPSI
4D	Exchanged	SWAPPED
5D	Letters on a phone's 2 button	ABC
6D	Band ___	TEE
7D	Ship post	MAST
8D	It comes in rolls	SUSHI
9D	1940 Disney movie with classical music	FANTASIA
10D	Words of denial	NOTI
11D	Chop (off)	LOP
12D	Exec's degree, often	MBA
13D	Harden	SET
18D	Sweet-talk	CAJOLE
22D	___ Nahasapeemapetilon ("The Simpsons" character)	APU
24D	God, in French	DIEU
25D	Word before "poll" or "hat"	STRAW
27D	___ salts	EPSOM
28D	Needy cats' noises	MEOWS
29D	Boleyn who was queen of England	ANNE
31D	Grain towers	SILOS
33D	Boat on a lake	CANOE
34D	Type of symmetry	AXIAL
36D	Palindromic Honda model	CIVIC
38D	___ Ness monster	LOCH
39D	Abhors	DESPISES
40D	Orange's cover	PEEL
43D	Deep red	CRIMSON
45D	"Enjoy the Silence" band ___ Mode	DEPECHE
47D	Consume	USE
49D	___ monster	GILA
51D	Put off	DEFER
53D	Hide from, perhaps	AVOID
54D	Japanese healing technique	REIKI
55D	Principle	RULE
57D	Do really well, slangily	SLAY
59D	"Gross!"	ICKY
60D	Flyers, on scoreboards	PHI
61D	Word before "encompassing" or "knowing"	ALL
63D	Red state?	IRE
64D	"Thx" counterpart	PLS