Universal Crossword October 9, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from October 9, 2025.

Universal Crossword October 9, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from October 9, 2025 contains 74 total clues—38 across and 36 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	MLB, NBA or NHL statistic	ASSIST
7A	Stay fresh	KEEP
11A	Duolingo, e.g.	APP
14A	Canadian coin, colloquially	LOONIE
15A	Any NATO member, to any other NATO member	ALLY
16A	Fib	LIE
17A	Air France or British Airways	FLAGCARRIER
19A	"Raggedy" doll	ANN
20A	___ out a win	EKE
21A	Delete	REMOVE
22A	Declare verboten	BAN
23A	Maple tree output	SAP
25A	It's meant to be!	FATE
26A	"See ya," in Sheffield	TATA
27A	Courtroom cover-up?	ROBE
29A	Home to the University of Oklahoma	NORMAN
31A	Exist	ARE
34A	Vantage point	PERCH
37A	1991 or 2017 Disney prince	BEAST
38A	Empty ___ (certain parent)	NESTER
40A	Make fun of	RAGON
42A	Smitten with, say	INTO
43A	Staff opening?	TREBLECLEF
48A	They're often on-track!	MEETS
50A	Minor injury, in kidspeak	OWIE
51A	Queen bee's home	HIVE
52A	Amazement	AWE
53A	Bird on Australia's coat of arms	EMU
55A	Scottish cap	TAM
57A	Action on "The Price Is Right" or eBay	BID
58A	Protect with a layer of plastic	LAMINATE
61A	Got by with what was available	MADEDO
63A	Lawfulness	LEGALITY
65A	Apple product?	CORER
66A	Thawing of an international dispute	DETENTE
67A	Yoga pose	ASANA
68A	Upgrade to first class, perhaps	RESEAT
69A	Painful paintball mementos	WELTS

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Puppet whose shadow is at the start of 17-Across	ALF
2D	Lone	SOLE
3D	Relaxing spa baths, say	SOAKS
4D	Ready for driving	INGEAR
5D	(It wasn't my error!)	SIC
6D	Weeper's drop	TEAR
7D	Cosmic 25-Across	KARMA
8D	George or T.S. of literature	ELIOT
9D	"Stranger Things" character with a numerical name	ELEVEN
10D	Burnable heap	PYRE
11D	Rosa Parks' birth state	ALABAMA
12D	They get smashed at parties	PINATAS
13D	Baseball fan's wall decoration	PENNANT
18D	Allude (to)	REFER
24D	Leo XIV, for one	POPE
26D	Channel in the ground	TRENCH
28D	Puppet whose shadow is at the start of 43-Across	BERT
30D	Reedy instrument	OBOE
31D	Puppet whose shadow is at the start of 58-Across	ANIMAL
32D	Contract extension, e.g.	RENEWAL
33D	Prestigious	ESTEEMED
35D	Rower's sport	CREW
36D	You can kick a bad one!	HABIT
39D	Nursery school student	TOT
41D	Twinkle	GLEAM
44D	What a comedian performs	ROUTINE
45D	Broad-minded and tolerant	LIBERAL
46D	Unmistakable	EVIDENT
47D	Hats worn in gangster movies	FEDORAS
49D	House mate?	SENATE
54D	Rams and roosters	MALES
56D	Noisy bird	MACAW
59D	Disney CEO Bob	IGER
60D	"At Last" singer James	ETTA
62D	Three capsules, perhaps	DOSE
64D	Up to now	YET