Universal Crossword October 20, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from October 20, 2025.

Universal Crossword October 20, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from October 20, 2025 contains 78 total clues—43 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	Olive oil meas. in some recipes	TSP
4A	Grow dim	FADE
8A	List of candidates	SLATE
13A	Mama sheep	EWE
14A	___ noir (type of wine)	PINOT
15A	Patient's portion of a medical bill	COPAY
16A	Dudes	MEN
17A	Rounded parts of some tables	EDGES
18A	Indian bread?	RUPEE
19A	Items stolen by porch pirates	PACKAGES
21A	Two aces, e.g.	PAIR
22A	Cookie with a Selena Gomez version	OREO
23A	Memorable period	ERA
24A	Talk	SPEAK
26A	Autumn mo.	OCT
28A	Messy pile	HEAP
30A	Fury	RANGER
32A	Rice grounds	CAMPUS
35A	"___ boy!"	ATTA
36A	Enjoy an easy chair	SIT
37A	Clamorous, as a crowd	AROAR
38A	Place for relaxing	SPA
39A	Some 38-Across treatments	PEELS
41A	Bone in a cage	RIB
42A	Silly sound made when touching a dog's nose	BOOP
44A	Seven ___ sins	DEADLY
45A	Floral necklace	LEI
46A	With proficiency	ABLY
47A	Wall hangings	ART
48A	Slanted spot for skiing	SLOPE
50A	Help with the dishes	DRY
52A	Olympian battler	ARES
56A	Annual athletic award	ESPY
57A	Pitch-fixing tool	AUTOTUNE
59A	Stage of development	PHASE
61A	Give funds for	ENDOW
62A	Trip segment	LEG
63A	Photo tint	SEPIA
64A	Screenplay section	SCENE
65A	Speedy Australian bird	EMU
66A	Drive forward	IMPEL
67A	Michael of "Juno"	CERA
68A	Liquid coloring	DYE

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Musical speed	TEMPO
2D	Promise	SWEAR
3D	British coins	PENCE
4D	Twiddles one's thumbs, say	FIDGETS
5D	Fury	RANGER
6D	*Celebrates good news, in a way	DOESAHAPPYDANCE
7D	Beings in UFOs	ETS
8D	*Low-quality sheets	SCRAPPAPER
9D	One of Donald Duck's nephews	LOUIE
10D	*Evaluated ... or, read differently, a hint to the word progressing through the starred clues' answers	APPRAISED
11D	___ kwon do	TAE
12D	Hurricane's center	EYE
14D	Potpie morsel	PEA
20D	___ Troopa (Mario's rhyming foe)	KOOPA
21D	HS exam	PSAT
25D	Certain plankton	KRILL
27D	*Property's external charm	CURBAPPEAL
29D	Flight tracker stat	ETA
31D	Site with handmade rings	ETSY
32D	Homer's friend with an IQ of 214	CARL
33D	Zodiac ram	ARIES
34D	*Angry Birds 2, for one ... or a hint to the word progressing through the starred clues' answers	MOBILEAPP
38D	Note above fa	SOL
40D	Bother persistently	EATAT
43D	Do as told	OBEY
44D	___ Beach, Florida	DAYTONA
49D	"Do the Right Thing" actor Davis	OSSIE
51D	Less polite	RUDER
53D	Governed	RULED
54D	Lex Luthor, to Superman	ENEMY
55D	Transition	SEGUE
58D	Must pay	OWE
59D	Last Greek consonant	PSI
60D	Garment's border	HEM
61D	"Cancel" PC key	ESC