Universal Crossword August 5, 2025 Answers

1. Coke vs. Pepsi, e.g. 6. Gather in 10. Make haste 14. "Whoopee!" 15. Wheel shaft 16. Passionate about 17. "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" co-star (In this answer, note letters 2-4 and 9-10) 19. Grps. that meet after school 20. Mechanical learning method 21. EMT's procedure 22. Missouri river 23. Some trial evidence 24. Sandwich chain whose name is French for "ready to eat" (... letters 3-4 and 6-8) 27. Mosaic maker, maybe 29. Drummer Shannon 30. Earth, in some sci-fi 32. Yahoo alternative 33. Mother of Zeus 37. Sci-fi events depicted in 17-, 24-, 48- and 59-Across? 41. Sounds at pounds 42. More, in Spanish 43. 2025 and others 44. Cougar 46. Ward off 48. Back-to-basics food regimen (... letters 5-7 and 10-11) 52. 60-min. periods 55. New Balance rival 56. Tolkien's Treebeard, e.g. 57. Just slightly 58. Lip-puckering 59. The drink you shouldn't have had (... letters 3-4 and 7-9) 62. Cardamom-infused tea 63. ___ d'oeuvres 64. Opposite of "better" 65. Epee handle 66. Cookie brand that worked with Selena Gomez 67. Mississippi quartet?

1. Emmy or Grammy 2. Bourne portrayer Matt 3. "Far out!" 4. First-rate 5. Towel holder 6. J. Cole or LL Cool J 7. Put forth, as effort 8. One may be on draft 9. Teacher's favorite 10. Doozy 11. Remove a label from 12. Play area? 13. Canadian insult 18. Farmland measure 22. Muesli morsel 24. Think ahead 25. "Not to mention ..." 26. Drop-down list 28. "That's a legitimate reason" 30. Swift, to her Swifties 31. Former QB Manning 32. VIPs at roasts 34. Chocolate-coated toffee treats 35. Slip up 36. Pack animal 38. Actress Watson 39. Bread served with butter chicken 40. Rejection in Moscow 45. Unconfident utterances 46. "That's a doggone lie!" 47. Rejection in Washington 48. Hidden complication 49. Tokyo-based brewer 50. Like mega-popular Internet videos 51. Big name in tractors 53. Lather, ___, repeat 54. Eyelid afflictions 57. "Famous" cookie guy 59. "So that's it!" 60. Word paired with "neither" 61. Have an open tab, say