Universal Crossword September 4, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Universal crossword puzzle from September 4, 2025.

Universal Crossword September 4, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from September 4, 2025 contains 72 total clues—35 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	Made a landing	ALIT
5A	Mountains in seven South American nations	ANDES
10A	Pull with a hitch	TOW
13A	Pronged connector's "gender"	MALE
14A	Cut, as a turkey	CARVE
15A	"That's a good one!"	HAHA
16A	Web addresses	URLS
17A	Erie ___	CANAL
18A	Pivot line	AXIS
19A	Nanny's scheduling clash?	SITTERCONFLICT
22A	Winter hat feature	EARFLAP
23A	Popped up	AROSE
25A	They're used to tap tablets	STYLI
26A	Beer-soaked frank?	MALTYDOG
29A	Sixth sense, for short	ESP
31A	IX - VI	III
32A	Part of OED: Abbr.	ENG
33A	Post nightmares in 2022, say?	TWEETDREAMS
37A	Greek letter symbolizing density	RHO
39A	Coastal inlet, or 27-Down backward	RIA
40A	Toronto Raptors' org.	NBA
41A	Gloomy kitty?	DOURPUSS
44A	Collect over time	AMASS
48A	"Shucks!"	GEE
49A	Taiwanese drink with tapioca pearls	BOBATEA
51A	Evolving preferences, and a clue to the starts of 19-, 26-, 33- and 41-Across	CHANGINGTASTES
55A	Like some farewells	FOND
56A	Dickens' Heep	URIAH
57A	Objectives	AIMS
58A	Tall birds with small wings	EMUS
59A	"Somebody else!"	NOTME
60A	Frozen beverage brand	ICEE
61A	Rainy	WET
62A	Mean smile	SNEER
63A	Papas	DADS

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Keeps entertained	AMUSES
2D	Rope for a roundup	LARIAT
3D	"Might as well give it a go"	ILLTRY
4D	Piloted, as a new jet	TESTFLEW
5D	Ghana's capital	ACCRA
6D	Image Awards org.	NAACP
7D	Fleming book title and villain	DRNO
8D	Actress ___ Rachel Wood of "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story"	EVAN
9D	Many a note recipient?	SELF
10D	Rules for government duties?	TAXCODES
11D	"You're going down!"	OHITSON
12D	Isn't any longer	WAS
15D	Unshaven	HAIRY
20D	Dedicatee of a Beethoven piano piece	ELISE
21D	Long.'s counterpart	LAT
24D	Incubated item	EGG
26D	The original Goldfinger?	MIDAS
27D	What we breathe	AIR
28D	Property claim	LIEN
30D	Paddington Bear's country of origin	PERU
33D	Difficult problem to crack	TOUGHNUT
34D	"Whether ___ nobler in the mind ..."	TIS
35D	Addis ___ (Ethiopia's capital)	ABABA
36D	Lead-in to advice learned from a parent	MAMASAID
37D	Nutritional stat hidden in "dinner date"	RDA
38D	"Why's that?"	HOWCOME
42D	Studies, at Oxford	READS
43D	The original fidget spinner?	PEN
45D	Ancient region that included Athens	ATTICA
46D	Came across as	SEEMED
47D	Replies with attitude	SASSES
49D	Mediocre effort	BGAME
50D	Catchall category	OTHER
52D	Revs	GUNS
53D	Tool for decreasing creases	IRON
54D	Late time, informally	NITE
55D	Hardly any	AFEW