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Universal Crossword October 2, 2025 Answers

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

Universal Crossword October 2, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from October 2, 2025 contains 76 total clues—37 across and 39 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 Biological pouches SACS
5A Supportive undergarments BRAS
9A Alphabetically second Great Lake HURON
14A Folk singer Guthrie ARLO
15A Impose, as a tax LEVY
16A Banded mineral AGATE
17A Bark sound WOOF
18A The Allfather in Norse mythology ODIN
19A Piece of a pie SLICE
20A Accessory for a fry cook? FASTFOODCHAIN
23A Polar feature ICECAP
24A Brief moment? SEC
25A Darken DIM
28A "Ideas change everything" organization TED
29A Fabric line SEAM
32A Stand-up comic Ray ROMANO
34A Accessory for a meteorologist? TORNADOWATCH
36A Particularly fast character in "The Incredibles" DASH
39A Bi- plus one TRI
40A Oolong and others TEAS
41A Accessory for an astronomer? ASTEROIDBELT
46A Squirrel relative MARMOT
47A Mallorca, por ejemplo ISLA
48A VFX tech CGI
51A Business with cucumber slices SPA
52A Mom, to Auntie SIS
54A Country song? ANTHEM
56A Accessory for a luchador? WRESTLINGRING
60A Target AIM
62A Engrossed RAPT
63A Continent where the Han Dynasty and Gupta Empire once reigned ASIA
64A "Attention ___ shoppers ..." KMART
65A Love, in Spain AMOR
66A Judge to be DEEM
67A Snorer's condition APNEA
68A When tripled, "You get the picture" YADA
69A If's counterpart, in programming ELSE

Down Clues

# Clue Answer
1D Considered to be appropriate SAWFIT
2D Not attracted to others, casually AROACE
3D ___ in on (neared) CLOSED
4D Feature of cement but not concrete? SOFTC
5D Clip of an actor messing up and then swearing, say BLOOPER
6D Start over with REDO
7D Enthusiastic AGOG
8D Aligns SYNCS
9D Flips out HASACOW
10D Fruit whose name sounds repulsive UGLI
11D Backup time in case of weather RAINDATE
12D How some drugs are sold: Abbr. OTC
13D Previously called NEE
21D Burkina ___ (West African nation) FASO
22D Savior HERO
26D Early Andean INCA
27D Creator of a hardness scale MOHS
30D Not pro ANTI
31D ___ Gras MARDI
33D "Good Will Hunting" co-writer Damon MATT
34D Not us THEM
35D "It's mine" DIBS
36D Beaver projects DAMS
37D "By yesterday!" ASAP
38D Sly debater's creation STRAWMAN
42D ___ Stone (relic inscribed with three languages in 196 B.C.) ROSETTA
43D Soul singer Redding OTIS
44D Hyundai compact car ELANTRA
45D "Auld ___ Syne" LANG
48D Sculptor's tool CHISEL
49D They grant wishes GENIES
50D "Count me in!" IMGAME
53D Wander ROVE
55D Monopoly transaction TRADE
57D Like a highly valued Pokemon card RARE
58D Tibetan Buddhist title LAMA
59D Bygone MP3 player IPOD
60D Letters before an alias AKA
61D Little devil IMP

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