Universal Crossword October 7, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from October 7, 2025.

Universal Crossword October 7, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from October 7, 2025 contains 80 total clues—37 across and 43 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	Silicon piece	WAFER
6A	New Balance competitor	AVIA
10A	Author, activist and educational YouTuber Green	HANK
14A	Furious	IRATE
15A	South Indian food often served with chutney	DOSA
16A	Yemen neighbor	OMAN
17A	Evening chocolaty drink, maybe	DECAFMOCHA
19A	Kind of soup at a sushi bar	MISO
20A	Elects (to)	OPTS
21A	Big time?	ERA
22A	Permitted	LEGALLET
23A	Is no longer	WAS
24A	Filled food with a green wrapping	CABBAGEROLL
27A	Owl noises	HOOTS
29A	Chutzpah	GUTS
30A	Starting squad	ATEAM
32A	In support of	FOR
33A	Letters between names	AKA
36A	French stew for which Julia Child penned a popular recipe	BEEFBOURGUIGNON
41A	Pet in many a viral video	CAT
42A	Martini request	DRY
43A	Measure up	CUTIT
44A	2001-22 Apple product	IPOD
46A	"Will you allow me to demonstrate?"	MAYI
47A	Iconic breakfast sandwich	EGGMCMUFFIN
52A	___ on the back	PAT
55A	Some chocolate-making equipment	MOLDS
56A	Form 1040 org.	IRS
57A	Google Maps alternative	WAZE
58A	Tubular woodwind	OBOE
59A	Tendency to like rap, say ... or a hint to the playable first words of 17-, 24-, 36- and 47-Across	MUSICTASTE
62A	Programming language whose logo is a coffee cup	JAVA
63A	Stable diet?	OATS
64A	Square dance group, e.g.	OCTET
65A	Picked out of a lineup, briefly	IDED
66A	Cubicle furnishing	DESK
67A	Doggie	POOCH

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Black ___ spider	WIDOW
2D	Venezuelan corn cake	AREPA
3D	Informative one-page document	FACTSHEET
4D	SEA guesses	ETAS
5D	NBA official	REF
6D	Totes cute	ADORBS
7D	MCAT terminology, say	VOCAB
8D	"More or less"	ISH
9D	Duracell size	AAA
10D	They usually leave the park	HOMERS
11D	Pal, in Panama	AMIGO
12D	Stuffy-sounding	NASAL
13D	Hillock	KNOLL
18D	What tofu may replace	MEAT
22D	Permitted	LEGALLET
24D	Scour	COMB
25D	Intensely eager	AGOG
26D	Hindu spiritual adviser	GURU
28D	Clumsy person	OAF
30D	"Easy" letters	ABC
31D	Assam export	TEA
32D	Cook in hot oil	FRY
33D	Starter at an Italian restaurant	ANTIPASTO
34D	Colorful fish in a pond	KOI
35D	Picnic pest	ANT
37D	Leslie ___ Jr. of "Hamilton"	ODOM
38D	Pakistani language	URDU
39D	Optimist's words	ICAN
40D	Chap	GUY
44D	"My parents are gonna kill me!"	IMDEAD
45D	Best Buy buys	PCS
46D	"This and that" category: Abbr.	MISC
47D	Smiling Face With Sunglasses, e.g.	EMOJI
48D	Become spoiled	GOBAD
49D	Fielder's need	GLOVE
50D	Dukes	FISTS
51D	Search, as for weapons	FRISK
53D	San Diego State athlete	AZTEC
54D	Pearly whites	TEETH
57D	Baylor University's city	WACO
59D	Twitch admin	MOD
60D	Dubai's country, briefly	UAE
61D	Outdo	ONEUP