Universal Crossword October 30, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from October 30, 2025.

Universal Crossword October 30, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from October 30, 2025 contains 75 total clues—36 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	Design detail, for short	SPEC
5A	What a perspective drawing creates the illusion of	DEPTH
10A	Dust collectors	RAGS
14A	Killer whale	ORCA
15A	Cherish	ADORE
16A	Sign such as storm clouds on the horizon	OMEN
17A	Leave in a flash	BOLT
18A	Cheapskate	MISER
19A	Kapoor of "Slumdog Millionaire"	ANIL
20A	Accepts one's fate (In this answer, note letters 1-2 + 5-6)	FACESTHEMUSIC
23A	Put into words	SAY
24A	Response to "Not so!"	ISTOO
25A	Move in the wrong direction (... letters 1-2 + 6-7)	FALSESTEP
29A	Drag events	RACES
32A	___ tai	MAI
33A	Riverbank deposits	SILTS
37A	Big heads	EGOS
38A	Mattress brand	SERTA
40A	Heads out	GOES
41A	Negative aspect	CON
42A	They're not buying	SELLERS
44A	Delivery vehicle	VAN
45A	Self-serving option for many people (... letters 1-2 + 7-8)	FAMILYSTYLE
48A	Egyptian underworld god	OSIRIS
50A	Be short with	SNAPAT
53A	Less respectful	RUDER
54A	Vigor	PEP
57A	Garlicky sauce	AIOLI
58A	Morning presentation? ... or a theme hint	BREAKFASTSPREAD
61A	Video game news site	IGN
62A	Puts handcuffs on	ARRESTS
63A	Combat sport inits.	MMA
64A	February 17, 2026, in Vietnam	TET
65A	Low digit	TOE
66A	Expected	DUE
67A	Sun, in Spanish	SOL

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Bawl	SOB
2D	Univ. teachers	PROFS
3D	Brilliant success	ECLAT
4D	Places for calicoes and cappuccinos	CATCAFES
5D	Maiden	DAMSEL
6D	Revise	EDIT
7D	Like a fancy hotel	POSH
8D	Word before "farm" or "house"	TREE
9D	Extreme introvert	HERMIT
10D	Luau centerpiece	ROASTPIG
11D	Prenatal procedure, briefly	AMNIO
12D	Company whose mascot is a gecko	GEICO
13D	Long-running sketch show, for short	SNL
21D	GPS projections	ETAS
22D	Purposes	USES
26D	Take a whiff of	SMELL
27D	With time left on the clock	EARLY
28D	Surfer's destinations?	SITES
29D	Video camera button	REC
30D	Back in time	AGO
31D	Self-assured	CONFIDENT
34D	Some Dickinson works	LOVEPOEMS
35D	Gossip, slangily	TEA
36D	Nine-digit ID	SSN
38D	Tres y tres	SEIS
39D	Crafts' partner	ARTS
42D	Shoot a smug look	SMIRKAT
43D	Junction between neurons	SYNAPSE
46D	49, for a 7x7 square	AREA
47D	Villain's den	LAIR
48D	Planet's path	ORBIT
49D	Sudden rise	SURGE
51D	Something to remember from history class	ALAMO
52D	Kind of wave	TIDAL
54D	Trim (down)	PARE
55D	Opposite of WNW	ESE
56D	Vet's condition, maybe	PTSD
59D	Picked 'do	FRO
60D	Disco ___ of "The Simpsons"	STU