Universal Crossword September 28, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from September 28, 2025.

Universal Crossword September 28, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from September 28, 2025 contains 72 total clues—37 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	Bar projectiles	DARTS
6A	Shoulder muscle, for short	DELT
10A	"Back in Black" rock band	ACDC
14A	Gen-Z subculture with emo and goth influences	EGIRL
15A	Slavic equivalent of "John"	IVAN
16A	Clarified butter	GHEE
17A	Course-correcting safety feature in modern cars	LANEASSIST
19A	Not fake	REAL
20A	Spot to lie low	HIDEYHOLE
21A	Crystal ball users	SEERS
22A	___ and outs	INS
23A	Remove from an illegal parking spot	TOW
24A	Straight-edged school tools	RULERS
26A	"Can't I be chosen?"	WHYNOTME
28A	Expression of interest on Grindr	TAP
30A	French for "So long!"	ADIEU
32A	Puff pieces?	VAPEPENS
34A	Amphibians whose legs are a delicacy in French cuisine	FROGS
35A	Plead	BEG
36A	Like bogs	PEATY
37A	Outer cuddler	BIGSPOON
39A	2014 historical drama starring David Oyelowo	SELMA
40A	AOL, e.g.	ISP
41A	"Let me go first"	ILLSTART
43A	___ up (got misty-eyed)	TEARED
45A	European mountain	ALP
46A	Texting format: Abbr.	SMS
49A	Stallion, for one	HORSE
50A	Add a touch of color, say	MAKEITPOP
53A	Site for creative entrepreneurs	ETSY
54A	Have courses at your place?	HOMESCHOOL
55A	___ vera	ALOE
56A	"I'm done speaking into the walkie-talkie"	OVER
57A	Actress and singer Mosley	KARLA
58A	Payment to a landlord	RENT
59A	Perfect gymnastics scores	TENS
60A	Perspiration	SWEAT

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	New ___, India	DELHI
2D	Anew	AGAIN
3D	Melon discards	RINDS
4D	Pear source	TREE
5D	Deck-building video game whose name ends with a tapering structure	SLAYTHESPIRE
6D	Remove from a will, say	DISOWN
7D	Wicked	EVIL
8D	Fight with flashing lights	LASERTAG
9D	Explosive letters	TNT
10D	Say yes	AGREE
11D	School spirit squad	CHEERTEAM
12D	Opening for a letter addressed to 123 Elf Road, North Pole, 88888	DEARSANTA
13D	Animation frames	CELS
18D	Japanese soy sauce	SHOYU
21D	Fantasy sports players who are undervalued by others	SLEEPERPICKS
25D	Official at SF Giants games	UMP
26D	Accessories for drag queens	WIGS
27D	Baking sites	OVENS
29D	___-ops (mil. mind games)	PSY
30D	He studied under Plato	ARISTOTLE
31D	Individual with a preference for pooches	DOGPERSON
33D	Animal's fur coat	PELT
34D	DOJ org.	FBI
35D	Daring and risky action	BOLDMOVE
38D	Stadium cheer	OLE
39D	Department that sends cold emails	SALES
42D	"Any ___?" ("Who's in?")	TAKERS
44D	So far	ASYET
46D	Fern's reproductive structure	SPORE
47D	Money, colloquially	MOOLA
48D	Paintball sound	SPLAT
49D	Listen to	HEAR
51D	"Preach!"	AMEN
52D	Defrost	THAW
54D	"Too ___ to Handle" (reality show)	HOT