Universal Crossword October 23 2025 Answers (10/23/25)

Our Universal Crossword October 23, 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 October 23, 2025 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	Gross
5A	Call offering you a free vacation, probably
9A	Comic book artist Kubert
13A	Branch of 1-Down
14A	Smooth strides
16A	Something as old as time, sometimes
17A	Easter symbol
18A	AI trying to blend in with society?
20A	___-nighter
21A	Channel popular among '80s teens
22A	Apartment documents
23A	What homesick tulip farmers do?
27A	Roll of cash
28A	Gen ___ (typical 21-Across viewer)
29A	Cable car
33A	Ho Chi Minh City, before 1976
36A	Like fine wines
39A	A, in Spain
40A	Gains muscle, perhaps ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme
43A	List shortener
44A	___ mortals
45A	Some dental work
46A	Qatari capital
48A	Audit agcy.
50A	The "E" in ESL: Abbr.
51A	Smaug and Sauron, say?
57A	Takes care of
60A	Tour grp. for troops
61A	Grain in Cheerios
62A	Styles in which certain outdoorsy clothes are trimmed?
65A	The 12 men in "12 Angry Men"
66A	Book ID
67A	Bottled spirit
68A	Start of a children's story
69A	Gnat or rat
70A	Observance before Easter
71A	Dreyer's, on the East Coast
1D	Faith in which Mecca is the holiest city
2D	Hot food with a cold-sounding name
3D	Big red button, often
4D	Happy cry
5D	A deadly sin, or an animal
6D	Curving outward
7D	Like Usain Bolt's last name
8D	Unenthusiastic reply
9D	"Finally!"
10D	Dollops
11D	Burn balm
12D	New York team that writes a check on "Bobby Bonilla Day"
15D	Robinhood option
19D	Nickname that drops -orah
21D	Mordor volcano
24D	Droops
25D	Save the day
26D	Egg (on)
30D	Hit the beach?
31D	Bravo host Cohen
32D	Easter service
33D	Went over the limit, say
34D	Corolla or Corvette
35D	180 degrees from SSW
37D	Lead-in to "Pen"
38D	Totally finished, in slang
41D	Chicago pub?
42D	Bone near the funny bone
47D	Not at school
49D	Confine
52D	"Call ___ hunch ..."
53D	Word before "Beach" or "Island"
54D	It may be frozen or liquid
55D	Prideful guy in "Pride and Prejudice"
56D	Eyelid concerns
57D	"Freudian" mistake
58D	"Or ___!"
59D	Wanes
63D	Disney frame
64D	A, in France
65D	Java

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