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Universal Crossword October 25, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from October 25, 2025.

Universal Crossword October 25, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from October 25, 2025 contains 72 total clues—35 across and 37 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 Looking for love, in a way ONTHEAPPS
10A Awards feats for Andrew Lloyd Webber and James Earl Jones EGOTS
15A "Don't sweat it" NOWORRIES
16A Dutch flower TULIP
17A Green travel destination? ECORESORT
18A Many-headed Greek monster HYDRA
19A Letter before Bravo ALFA
20A Openly queer OUT
21A Concert souvenir POSTER
22A Pool stick CUE
23A Low U.S. Navy rank ENS
24A "Rumor ___ It" (Adele hit) HAS
25A (Shrug emoji) IDKNOCLUE
26A Seabirds with an Arctic variety TERNS
28A Not many FEW
29A Med. plan options HMOS
30A Chicago sandwich that can be served "dipped" or "wet" ITALIANBEEF
34A "Enough!" AMPLE
35A "Imagine for a second ..." LETSPRETEND
36A Actress Tomlin of "80 for Brady" LILY
37A Vinyl records, for short LPS
38A Accurate statements FACTS
42A Assisted reproductive procedure: Abbr. IVF
43A Lo-___ (not HD) RES
44A Certain email attachment PDF
46A Tattle (on) RAT
47A Places that attract many people MECCAS
49A Black goo TAR
50A ___ Emu (rhyming insurance mascot) LIMU
51A "Wicked Games" singer Chris ISAAK
52A Residences with special storage solutions TINYHOMES
54A Laconic TERSE
55A Jokes associated with Steven Wright ONELINERS
56A Knight's trusty transport STEED
57A Simple as ABC or 123 EASYPEASY

Down Clues

# Clue Answer
1D Length of an Off-Broadway play, perhaps ONEACT
2D (Shrug emoji) IDKNOCLUE
3D BOGO deal TWOFER
4D Wedding ring? HORA
5D Before, in old poems ERE
6D Pyromaniac's crime ARSON
7D Apt homophone of a papal name PIOUS
8D Jaunty PERT
9D Old jet hidden in "business trip" SST
10D Partner of pathos and logos ETHOS
11D Wise ___ (smart alecks) GUYS
12D Reminiscent of the past OLDTIMEY
13D Bored with TIREDOF
14D Fiery bits SPARKS
21D Fictional Indiana town where "Parks and Recreation" is set PAWNEE
23D These, in Valencia ESTOS
24D Organ strengthened by cardio HEART
27D ___-gritty NITTY
28D Documents FILES
29D "___ Gabler" (Henrik Ibsen play) HEDDA
31D They can't be compared to oranges APPLES
32D Attends a fantasy gathering, for short LARPS
33D National park in the Canadian Rockies BANFF
34D Focus of a "me day" SELFCARE
35D Concert performance LIVESET
36D Restrictions LIMITS
39D Ukrainian peninsula CRIMEA
40D Lion handlers TAMERS
41D Streetwear label since 1980 STUSSY
43D Did a fall chore RAKED
44D Window sections PANES
45D With wry humor DRYLY
48D Box of beer or wine CASE
49D Talking Heads bassist Weymouth TINA
50D Singular LONE
52D Big ___ (large digit) TOE
53D Cool HIP

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