Universal Crossword October 5, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from October 5, 2025.

Universal Crossword October 5, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from October 5, 2025 contains 70 total clues—35 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	Stars late in life	REDGIANTS
10A	"Otherwise ..."	IFNOT
15A	Claim from someone who's not not hungry	ICOULDEAT
16A	Words next to an F	SEEME
17A	Lurk ominously	LOOMLARGE
18A	Large concert venue	ARENA
19A	Stately trees	ELMS
20A	___ Jones Industrial Average	DOW
21A	"Feel me?"	YADIG
22A	Jo, to Meg March	SIS
23A	Autographed	SIGNED
26A	___ cake (gooey dessert)	LAVA
27A	Tech journalist Swisher	KARA
28A	Largest govt. agency	DOD
30A	That woman	HER
31A	"It's best left unanswered"	IDONTASK
35A	Komodo dragon, e.g.	LIZARD
37A	"Help! This is breaking my brain!"	MAKEITMAKESENSE
39A	Certain tattoo, or the shirt part that covers it	SLEEVE
40A	Hostile place, metaphorically	LIONSDEN
41A	Low island	CAY
42A	'80s TV extraterrestrial	ALF
44A	Piece for a couple, e.g.	DUET
45A	Frees (of)	RIDS
47A	Like the smell of dough	YEASTY
49A	Navy rank below capt.	CDR
52A	Corn often topped with chile powder and cotija cheese	ELOTE
54A	Limb where tefillin or bracelets are worn	ARM
55A	"Truth or ___?"	DARE
56A	Rouses from sleep	WAKES
57A	Takes something to the next level	STEPSITUP
60A	Become acquainted with on Tinder, say	EMEET
61A	In vain	TONOAVAIL
62A	Model Haddon who wrote "Ageless Beauty"	DAYLE
63A	Lip-puckering treat	SOURCANDY

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Aggravates	RILES
2D	Bacteria whose strains are mostly harmless	ECOLI
3D	Condemns to failure	DOOMS
4D	Tooth holders	GUMS
5D	Not feeling 100%	ILL
6D	Poet laureate Limon	ADA
7D	Geeky thrill of excitement	NERDGASM
8D	Add as a bonus	TAGON
9D	Worried and worried	STEWED
10D	"My word!"	HEAVENS
11D	Untamed	FERAL
12D	"Can I help you?"	NEEDAHAND
13D	Set of all realities, in science fiction	OMNIVERSE
14D	Where to enjoy a scenic spot?	TEAGARDEN
23D	Stimulating cannabis variety	SATIVA
24D	How a door might be slammed	IRATELY
25D	Apportion	DOLEOUT
27D	Get down on one ___	KNEE
29D	"Toy Story" studio	DISNEY
31D	"My goose is cooked"	IMSCREWED
32D	Buddhist spiritual leader	DALAILAMA
33D	"Sounds good"	OKEYDOKEY
34D	"How I Met Your Mother" actor Penn	KAL
36D	Lemon peel shavings	ZEST
38D	List with small courses	KIDSMENU
43D	Meals with big courses	FEASTS
46D	Stainless ___ appliances	STEEL
48D	"Star Wars" droid, familiarly	ARTOO
49D	Board game with a Longest Road card	CATAN
50D	Dungeons & Dragons class wielding nature-themed magic	DRUID
51D	Answer	REPLY
53D	Spanish direction hidden in "Achilles tendon"	ESTE
55D	Opera star	DIVA
58D	___ favor	POR
59D	Cul-de-___	SAC