Universal Crossword October 21 2026 Answers (10/21/26)

Here are all of the answers to today's Universal Crossword puzzle for October 21 2026 to help you finish it up!

Our Universal Crossword October 21, 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 October 21, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Universal Crossword on 10/21/26, 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 Sleep on it!
4A Yousafzai who won the Nobel Peace Prize at 17
10A Mouth-related
14A Place for a piercing
15A Wore away
16A Walk nervously
17A Upholstering tools (In this answer, unscramble letters 5-9)
19A Grew older
20A Oz dog
21A "You've Got Mail" co.
22A Doing nothing
24A Uses a straw
26A Current state of affairs (... letters 3-7)
30A To each ___ own
32A Golf tee, e.g.
33A "I can't with that"
34A Create, as an architectural plan
37A Venus de ___
38A Goal of a PR stunt (... letters 2-7)
42A Elaborate prank
43A Appeared
44A Mo. to enjoy pumpkin spice
45A Speedometer stat
47A Toboggans, e.g.
50A Certain platonic admiration (... letters 4-7)
54A Rain delay covers
56A "One other thing ..."
57A Purpose
59A Indian wrap
60A Great white shark predator
62A Gym playlist ... or a theme hint
65A "Excuse me?"
66A Crisp beers
67A Marvel's ___-Man
68A Civil Rights pioneer Parks
69A Two-channel sound system
70A Filthy room
1D Defeats
2D Eschew cooking, say
3D Debbie Downer portrayer Rachel
4D Centenarian Brooks
5D Vicinity
6D Brand symbols
7D Do grown-up tasks, in slang
8D Male name hidden in this clue
9D It's full of pop-ups
10D Iridescent gems
11D Angrily leave a game
12D Card worth 1 or 11 in blackjack
13D Was ahead
18D Bulbasaur and Charizard can be found in it
23D Made a hole
25D Address for a king
27D ___ of one's eye
28D Not pretty
29D Cry of amused surprise
31D Genre for Lil Baby
35D Jet Li's martial arts specialty
36D Yam used to flavor desserts
37D Iraq's region
38D An ellipse has two of them
39D Exhausting lifestyles
40D WhatsApp chats, briefly
41D Boston NBAer
42D Person who doesn't share
45D Roast hosts, for short
46D Searches for prey
48D "Squid Game" and "The White Lotus"
49D Run like Usain Bolt
51D Sacred animal in Inca culture
52D Boot camp nickname
53D Person on the Appalachian Trail
55D Youngest sexagenarian's age
58D Cry from an unsatisfied toddler
60D Rower's need
61D Letter after pi
63D Granola grain
64D Bob Hope's group, once: Abbr.

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