Universal Crossword September 30, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from September 30, 2025.

Universal Crossword September 30, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from September 30, 2025 contains 76 total clues—39 across and 37 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	Zesty flavor	TANG
5A	Shoveled fuel	COAL
9A	Beer ingredient	HOPS
13A	Cookie with creme	OREO
14A	Chicago hub	OHARE
15A	Scrape, to a toddler	OWIE
16A	Mini-___ (store at a gas station)	MART
17A	Marilyn Monroe's given name	NORMA
18A	Letter before gamma	BETA
19A	Embarrassing outtakes	BLOOPERS
21A	One who sacked Rome in 455 A.D.	VANDAL
23A	Mentioned	SAID
24A	Nevada city	RENO
25A	Bow's counterpart	STERN
27A	Quick pitch	FASTBALL
31A	Triumphant cry attributed to Archimedes	EUREKA
32A	French friend	AMIE
33A	___ tai	MAI
34A	Something a saxophonist often replaces	REED
35A	Uncap a bottle, perhaps	TWIST
37A	Sink your teeth into	BITE
38A	Certain Keats poem	ODE
39A	Fan sound	CHEER
40A	Time-honored sayings	ADAGES
42A	Congressional meetings	SESSIONS
44A	One-on-one teacher	TUTOR
45A	"And also ..."	PLUS
46A	MD's "Immediately!"	STAT
47A	Broken bits of pottery	SHARDS
50A	Fencers and boxers, e.g.	ATHLETES
54A	Jacob's third son	LEVI
55A	Sleep disorder	APNEA
57A	Hoarse voice	RASP
58A	Fe on the periodic table	IRON
59A	Group of nine	NONET
60A	Beauty salon company	ULTA
61A	"___ even think about it!"	DONT
62A	Start a card game	DEAL
63A	Production with acts	PLAY

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Grant's ___, Manhattan mausoleum	TOMB
2D	Shrinking Asian sea	ARAL
3D	Whodunit detective Wolfe	NERO
4D	*Deteriorate (In this answer, note letters 5-2)	GOTOSEED
5D	Guitarist's combination of notes	CHORD
6D	Rower's pair, perhaps	OARS
7D	Upper limb	ARM
8D	*Says no more (... letters 9-4)	LEAVESITATTHAT
9D	Rub shoulders	HOBNOB
10D	Had bills to pay	OWED
11D	Falafel holder	PITA
12D	Clapping aquatic animal	SEAL
14D	*0.1% (... letters 10-6)	ONEINATHOUSAND
20D	The "P" of PRNDL	PARK
22D	Prefix with "meridian" or "diluvian"	ANTE
24D	Smashes into	RAMS
25D	Soft leather	SUEDE
26D	Fig and fir	TREES
27D	Expos	FAIRS
28D	Spanish friend	AMIGO
29D	Not now	LATER
30D	Tells a whopper	LIES
31D	Greek god of love	EROS
36D	Emerges victorious	WINS
37D	Umpire's cry, and a theme hint	BATTERUP
39D	Untamed	FERAL
41D	___ citizenship	DUAL
43D	Dash on a track	SPRINT
46D	Strong alloy	STEEL
47D	Went down a playground pole	SLID
48D	Long sandwich	SUB
49D	Shakespeare's river	AVON
50D	Tolstoy protagonist Karenina	ANNA
51D	Giraffe descriptor	TALL
52D	"Como ___ usted?"	ESTA
53D	Veterinary verb	SPAY
56D	Author of "The Raven"	POE