Universal Crossword April 17 2026 Answers (4/17/26)

Here are all of the answers to today's Universal Crossword puzzle for April 17 2026 to help you finish it up!

Our Universal Crossword April 17, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Universal Crossword is a syndicated crossword that is published across different apps and websites each day. It is created with a focus on clarity and simplicity, making it a great choice for both experienced and casual solvers.

Universal Crossword April 17, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Universal Crossword on 4/17/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A Drink that gives you something to chew on
5A Mensa members' stats
8A Nutrition label fig.
11A Like less cloudy skies
12A *Kicked a soccer ball between an opponent's legs
14A Exercise involving a foot part
15A Garfield's favorite food
16A *Assorted stir-fry components
18A Wide-eyed
19A Insta hashtag for creative motivation
20A Folks who may dress in all black
22A Gobbled up
23A Fruit drink suffixes
24A Longtime British sports cars
25A Heaviest fencing weapons
27A Word after "high" or "herbal"
28A Nintendo avatar
29A Ancient character
31A '20s-'30s architectural style
33A Like cash on hand
37A Praising poems
38A 2-2, e.g.
39A Oom-___ (tuba sound)
40A Popular Japanese beer
43A Text that might get "ur welcome" in response
44A Raced (through)
45A Cup that might say "Don't mocha me laugh"
46A Birdlike
49A "The best thing ___ sliced bread"
50A Cookie with a candy corn flavor
52A *"Pretty, pretty please!"
54A Classic science class experiment ... or a hint to the starred clues' answers
56A Some figures on wedding cakes
57A "Help me, please ..."
58A They enforce mob rule
59A Nile reptile
60A "I Want It That ___" (1999 Backstreet Boys single)
61A Colony insects
1D Censoring sounds
2D Perform better than
3D Nickname for Wally's brother, in a '50s-'60s sitcom
4D Chords whose notes are played sequentially
5D Cove or bay
6D Suppress
7D Rds.
8D Genre for Bob Marley
9D Signify
10D Wise sayings
11D Premium spot at the opera
13D (I'm a goat!)
14D Popular dating app
16D Sporty Mazda
17D Apple platform
21D Feel
24D Little squeakers
26D ___ rally
28D Magazines and such
29D Tulip O'Hare portrayer in "Preacher"
30D Early operating system
32D Play-___
34D People after whom things are named
35D DEA agents, slangily
36D Grp. for Cyprus and Czechia
40D One-celled organism
41D Power spikes
42D Generational disparity
43D Bar bill
44D Tiger-lion hybrids
47D Cello cousin
48D Suggest
49D Stuck-up sort
51D Peculiar
53D Element in steel
55D Column's counterpart

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