Universal Crossword December 16 2025 Answers (12/16/25)

Our Universal Crossword December 16, 2025 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 December 16, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the Universal Crossword on 12/16/25, 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	Survey option
6A	Acid
9A	Patatas bravas, for one
13A	Author's unique style
14A	Italian "hello"
15A	"Famous" name in cookies
16A	Unable to pick up a signal (In this answer, note the first letter + the last 5 letters)
18A	Livens (up)
19A	Took off
20A	Get a lode of that!
21A	Holi celebrant
22A	Big Bird's network
23A	Theater where you can see all the biggest stars? (... first 2 letters + the last 2 letters)
26A	Snowbird's summer destination
28A	Give money to
29A	Spot for a bunion
30A	Author Asimov
31A	Cook without oil, say
33A	Shirt with a design (... first 4 letters + the last letter)
36A	Prepare to pray
37A	Face coverings
41A	Used a couch
44A	Disc golf standard
45A	Need to cool off
47A	Deliver a scoreless performance? (... first letter + the last 3 letters)
50A	Airport across the bay from OAK
51A	Concur
52A	Choose
53A	Park place?
54A	Tomato for salsa
55A	Mobile game that involves cutting produce, or a theme hint
59A	Chapters of history
60A	"Pitch Perfect" star Kendrick
61A	"Grrrr!"
62A	Breakout group?
63A	Pester
64A	'90s workout program
1D	Lacto-___ vegetarian
2D	Vehicle that might single-handedly cause a lunch rush
3D	Ran into problems
4D	Class that grades on a curve, briefly?
5D	NBA official
6D	Light material for pants
7D	Droop
8D	Female deer
9D	Mammal with a prehensile nose
10D	Pool, say, for a hotel
11D	Tegan and Sara or Sonny & Cher
12D	Take as a given
14D	Gem unit
17D	Word after "dragon" or "egg"
21D	Seasonal sniffles
22D	Letter before omega
23D	Nutty dessert
24D	Like the "Stormlight Archives" series
25D	Sour
27D	Tree covering
31D	Be sick
32D	Stagger
34D	Bog contents
35D	Mint or basil
38D	"Put your card away!"
39D	Certain punch
40D	_tanding _oom _nly
41D	Results of converting splits
42D	Vice president from 1993-2001
43D	Airport surface
45D	Old photo color
46D	Bulb measure
48D	Baking bread's aroma
49D	Like a duckling
53D	Peru's capital
55D	Editor of a TV show wiki, say
56D	Single-stranded molecule
57D	Small criticism
58D	Tumult

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