Universal Crossword August 28, 2025 Answers

1. "Yeah ... but not exactly" 6. Made some calls at home? 11. Native New Yorker 13. Confident and charming 14. Keep causing destruction 15. Source of American demographic info 19. Lyft ride guesses, for short 20. Former Yankee Jeter 22. Gillette razor since 1977 23. ___ exhibit 24. Capture through deceit 25. Aruba or Cuba 27. Getting a nicer breeze 29. Complete, as a tattoo 30. Currently being displayed 31. Garment for Caesar 32. Ranch dressing, e.g. 35. Earned a perfect score on 36. Add fuel to the tank 38. The middle part of TMI 39. "I'm Just ___" (Ryan Gosling song) 40. Guard dog's warning 41. Fled to wed 43. Car's security feature 45. They're easy to grasp 46. Lead-in to "the above" or "your beeswax" 48. Tough spot 49. Gives one's blessing to 51. Characters' trajectories 52. Longtime Japanese carmaker 54. Nation beside Saudi Arabia 55. Listens closely (to) 57. French Polynesian destination 59. ___ dressing 60. Like some rum and tea 61. In an unusual way 62. Sheriff's group

1. Asian nation formally split in 1948 2. Under hypnosis, maybe 3. Alternative to Debbie Downer 4. Runs out of power 5. Hoopla 6. Seize, as power 7. Source of inspiration 8. Cushioning for fragile shipments 9. First woman in the Bible 10. Alaskan national park 12. "The Amazing Spider-Man" star 16. Funny performers ... or the ends of 3-, 8- and 12-Down? 17. Vase on a pedestal 18. Forlorn 21. Word before "drum" or "drop" 24. 1-1, for one 26. Jamaican music genre 28. Get ___ of (shed) 29. Note promising repayment 30. Acorn producer 31. "Naughty!" 33. Footwear for some Winter Olympians 34. Degree for many profs 37. Site for a sleeve tattoo 38. Miss Piggy's "Me?!" 40. Bun in Chinese cuisine 42. '60s psychedelic 44. To a smaller degree 45. Industry, informally 46. Afternoon recharge 47. Pop singer Rita 48. Pal 50. Indirectly nasty 53. Mammal with flippers 54. Home of the Bengals and Browns 56. "I ___ a hunch!" 58. Spotify or Shazam