Universal Crossword October 24, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from October 24, 2025.

Universal Crossword October 24, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from October 24, 2025 contains 80 total clues—41 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	*With 13-Across, deeply missed (Hint: Start by reading the first letter of this answer and the second letter of 13-Across)	POND
5A	Where Adam and Eve lived	EDEN
9A	MLB's all-time grand slam leader	AROD
13A	Widespread	RIFE
14A	*With 18-Across, crime boss	RENAL
16A	*With 19-Across, Guinevere's lover	LONE
17A	Fitzgerald of vocal jazz	ELLA
18A	Feature of a Ruffles chip	RIDGE
19A	Powdery mineral	TALC
20A	Zimbabwe's leader?	ZEE
21A	Tic-___-toe	TAC
22A	Sweet's counterpart	SAVORY
24A	Doggone	DRATTED
27A	Big name in skate shoes	VANS
28A	Double tre	SEI
29A	Stagger	REEL
31A	Friend	PAL
34A	Pattern for shoelaces or the starred clues' answers (forward and backward!)	CRISSCROSS
38A	Piece of folklore	TALE
39A	Tears into	HASAT
40A	Fitting	APT
41A	___ jar	MASON
42A	Flippant	AIRY
43A	Like someone whose curiosity is piqued	INTERESTED
45A	Genetic letters	RNA
46A	Well aware of	ONTO
47A	Grain used to make a vegan milk	OAT
48A	Piercing places	EARS
50A	Bits of fish food	PELLETS
54A	Redundant name for a seasonal ailment	FLUBUG
56A	Cunning	GUILE
57A	Prepare to throw a dart	AIM
59A	Calculus prereq	TRIG
60A	Error in judgment	LAPSE
62A	Erotic	SEXY
63A	*With 66-Across, Beavis' partner	BATH
64A	*With 67-Across, magnetic storage devices	TEPID
65A	"A likely story!"	IBET
66A	Song such as Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' "Die With a Smile"	DUET
67A	Thrifty person	SAVER
68A	Luxurious	POSH

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Board meeting VIP	PREZ
2D	Prepped for a massage, with "up"	OILED
3D	Gridiron pro	NFLER
4D	Narc's org.	DEA
5D	Variable	ERRATIC
6D	Spread salt on, maybe	DEICE
7D	Terminus	END
8D	Reminds and reminds	NAGS
9D	Rocksteady pioneer Ellis whose first name is an anagram of "tonal"	ALTON
10D	Flies by noisily	ROARSPAST
11D	Nothing but	ONLY
12D	Caroling mo.	DEC
15D	Extenders for some tables	LEAVES
21D	Common statistical procedure	TTEST
23D	Late actor Kilmer	VAL
25D	Ore appraisal	ASSAY
26D	Convertible	DROPTOP
30D	East, in Spanish	ESTE
32D	Spiny succulent	ALOE
33D	Give temporarily	LEND
34D	Africa's largest landlocked country	CHAD
35D	Word before "date" or "dance"	RAIN
36D	Descendant of Jacob	ISRAELITE
37D	Diatribe	RANT
38D	Try, as some food	TASTE
41D	Like a bad apple	MEALY
43D	Verbal barbs	INSULTS
44D	Burrito portion?	ROLLEDR
46D	Ball	SKEE
49D	Zero	NIL
51D	Maker of "dopamine rush" nail polish	ESSIE
52D	'90s fitness system	TAEBO
53D	Pair that loses to sevens	SIXES
54D	Herr's wife	FRAU
55D	Earth goddess	GAEA
58D	Piece of folklore, maybe	MYTH
59D	Sched. placeholder	TBD
61D	Way to watch some bouts, for short	PPV
62D	Try, as a drink	SIP