Universal Crossword December 2 2025 Answers (12/2/25)

Our Universal Crossword December 2, 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 2, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the Universal Crossword on 12/2/25, 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	Knights' counterparts
6A	Columns' counterparts
10A	Actress Neuwirth
14A	Public relations concern
15A	Name that anagrams to "nose"
16A	Tablet with a mini variety
17A	*S-shaped hairstyle (In this clue's answer, note the first two and last two letters)
19A	TV host Gayle who went to space in 2025
20A	Old Hollywood dancer Fred
21A	___ eater
22A	Well-suited
24A	Other, in Spanish
25A	Novelist Fleming
26A	Thought-provoking
28A	*Intrinsically motivated (... the first two and last three letters)
33A	Dorky sort
35A	Onion relative
36A	Blvd. relative
37A	Certain Scout
40A	Pot brownies, e.g.
42A	Gorilla or chimpanzee
45A	Lounge around the house, say
47A	Mock
48A	*"Great job!" (... the first two and last two letters)
52A	Response to "Shall we?"
53A	Morning ___ (flowering plant)
54A	Boaster's retort, maybe
56A	Unexpected obstacles
58A	Figure skater Lipinski
59A	Decorative pond fish
62A	Singer/activist Yoko
63A	Miscellaneous things ... and what the indicated letters in the starred clues' answers are?
66A	Sleep cycle
67A	"Immediately!"
68A	"Come on ___" (Dexys Midnight Runners song)
69A	Weep
70A	Big brass instrument
71A	Most arid
1D	"What's the ___?" ("So what?")
2D	French friend
3D	Dugong relative
4D	Omelet ingredients
5D	Deal with
6D	Update, as an electrical system
7D	Winning again and again
8D	Worked on a loom
9D	Opposite of NNW
10D	Two-piece swimsuit
11D	Massive in scale
12D	Place to deposit money
13D	Risque
18D	"Dang it!"
21D	"Sit down!"
22D	Tack on
23D	Church bench
25D	Carded
27D	Cribbage piece
29D	ATM ___
30D	Worth
31D	Occasion
32D	Tree houses?
34D	Nanny's partner on a farm
38D	Singer Orbison
39D	Young chaps
41D	Island near Java
42D	Director Lee
43D	Lager variety
44D	Class of seating on an airplane
46D	Place to get a pedicure
49D	Section of a timeline
50D	March Madness org.
51D	Raked in
55D	Lowest point
57D	SoCal school for the Aztecs
59D	Patella's joint
60D	Poems by Horace
61D	"That ___ funny ..."
62D	Tolkien menace
64D	Bit of lotion
65D	Director Roth

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