Universal Crossword September 16, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from September 16, 2025.

Universal Crossword September 16, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from September 16, 2025 contains 76 total clues—35 across and 41 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	Arctic floater	BERG
5A	Lhasa ___ (dog breed)	APSO
9A	Superhero accessory	CAPE
13A	Juliet's love	ROMEO
14A	"Little" Dickens girl	NELL
15A	Was in debt	OWED
16A	Diva's performances	ARIAS
17A	Like gloomy skies	GRAY
18A	Explosive sound	BANG
19A	1966 Beatles hit written as a children's song	YELLOWSUBMARINE
22A	Parking area	LOT
23A	Buffet table stack	PLATES
24A	Hello or goodbye, in Hebrew	SHALOM
28A	Video segment	CLIP
30A	Runner's speed	PACE
31A	Low-risk investments	BLUECHIPS
36A	First-stringers	ATEAM
38A	___ glance	ATA
39A	Couldn't get enough of	ATEUP
41A	Misleading clue	REDHERRING
44A	Brainstorming result	IDEA
45A	Journalistic intro	LEDE
46A	Pass that leads to a score	ASSIST
48A	Entertains	AMUSES
52A	Tiger Woods' org.	PGA
53A	Skittles slogan, or a hint to 19-, 31- and 41-Across?	TASTETHERAINBOW
60A	Dunkable cookie	OREO
61A	BMW competitor	AUDI
62A	"... said ___ ever"	NOONE
63A	King of the jungle	LION
64A	City northwest of Las Vegas	RENO
65A	Ceasefire	TRUCE
66A	Unaccompanied	ALONE
67A	Bygone Russian ruler	TSAR
68A	Fill with food	SATE

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Snoozefest	BORE
2D	Name that's a sour fruit backward	EMIL
3D	Bona fide	ACTUAL
4D	Split from the band	GOSOLO
5D	Teenage feeling	ANGST
6D	Machu Picchu's country	PERU
7D	Hunk of meat	SLAB
8D	___ Games (event whose symbol is five interlocking rings)	OLYMPIC
9D	Deadly snake	COBRA
10D	Look forward to	AWAIT
11D	Tubular pasta	PENNE
12D	Barely beats	EDGES
13D	Beam of sunlight	RAY
20D	Where a baby develops	WOMB
21D	First Greek letter	ALPHA
24D	Trade jabs	SPAR
25D	Loathe	HATE
26D	Nailed, as a test	ACED
27D	Rachel's biblical sister	LEAH
28D	Sweetie pie	CUTIE
29D	Low in fat	LEAN
32D	Cooking fat	LARD
33D	Words before and after "what"	ITIS
34D	Foot treatment, informally	PEDI
35D	Takes to court	SUES
37D	All-out brawl	MELEE
40D	Former "Wheel of Fortune" host Sajak	PAT
42D	Turn off and on again, say	RESTART
43D	"Poker Face" singer Lady ___	GAGA
47D	"When the ___ Go Marching In"	SAINTS
48D	Ring-shaped island	ATOLL
49D	Super ___ Bros.	MARIO
50D	Apply to	USEON
51D	Emma of "La La Land"	STONE
52D	Earlier	PRIOR
54D	Shades of color	TONES
55D	"Giant" author Ferber	EDNA
56D	Filmmaker Ephron	NORA
57D	Boxing event	BOUT
58D	"___ upon a time ..."	ONCE
59D	Itty-bitty	WEE