Universal Crossword September 9, 2025 Answers

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

Universal Crossword September 9, 2025 Answers

This Universal puzzle from September 9, 2025 contains 78 total clues—37 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	Animals revered in Hinduism	COWS
5A	Tarawih prayer leader	IMAM
9A	Caesar or Cobb	SALAD
14A	12-member oil grp.	OPEC
15A	Mama's mama	NANA
16A	"Am not!" retort	ARESO
17A	Plane trip that's getting off the ground (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 5 letters)	DEPARTINGFLIGHT
20A	Page in a diary	ENTRY
21A	Condor of "To All the Boys"	LANA
22A	"Told you so!"	SEE
23A	Early August babies	LEOS
25A	Decathlon component	EVENT
28A	French for "summer"	ETE
30A	Like bread made with rice flour (... first 2 letters + the last 2 letters)	GLUTENFREE
34A	Cafe au ___	LAIT
35A	CD-___	ROM
36A	Large battery	DCELL
37A	Make a request	ASK
38A	Specifics	DETAILS
41A	Country singer McGraw	TIM
42A	"Same here!"	DITTO
44A	UFC fighting style	MMA
45A	Performs in a play	ACTS
46A	Expresses affection from afar (... first 2 letters + the last 3 letters)	BLOWSAKISS
49A	"In ___ beginning ..."	THE
50A	Designer Anne	KLEIN
51A	Chiwere-speaking tribe	OTOE
53A	Muscles alongside tris	BIS
55A	Salsa spice level	MILD
57A	Fractures in friendships	RIFTS
61A	Moral breach (... first letter + the last 6 letters)	ETHICSVIOLATION
65A	Save for later use	STORE
66A	Stratovolcano in Italy	ETNA
67A	Lower arm bone	ULNA
68A	Most common blood group	TYPEO
69A	Tiny bit inside a berry	SEED
70A	Incubator noise	PEEP

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Area ___ (phone number part)	CODE
2D	Willing to talk	OPEN
3D	Cried	WEPT
4D	Bright red	SCARLET
5D	Bank acct. yield	INT
6D	Letter drop	MAILSLOT
7D	Name that's an anagram of 15-Across	ANNA
8D	Fridge ornament	MAGNET
9D	Name hidden in "stands alone"	SAL
10D	NPR host Shapiro	ARI
11D	Warmup exercise before a run	LEGSTRETCH
12D	Tennis legend Arthur	ASHE
13D	Pour affection (on)	DOTE
18D	Reuben bread	RYE
19D	No. 1 choice	FAVE
24D	Monster in a fairy tale	OGRE
26D	Fades to black, say	ENDS
27D	Org. for the Saints and Cardinals	NFC
28D	Stand in a studio	EASEL
29D	Marketplace for social media stars	TIKTOKSHOP
31D	Savory taste in miso	UMAMI
32D	Cream of the crop	BEST
33D	Central Park trees	ELMS
34D	Ewe's baby	LAMB
38D	Two tablets, e.g.	DOSE
39D	"That's seriously it for me!"	IMSODONE
40D	Hold up well	LAST
43D	Big-eyed bird	OWL
45D	Savored the flattery	ATEITUP
47D	Goals	AIMS
48D	Cutting utensils	KNIVES
52D	"... ___ lack thereof"	ORA
53D	Second to none	BEST
54D	___-bitty	ITTY
56D	Low-cal	LITE
58D	Put in a folder	FILE
59D	Vocal quality	TONE
60D	Break like a twig	SNAP
62D	Deep anger	IRE
63D	Top of a company's org chart	CEO
64D	Scottish boy	LAD