Universal Crossword December 1, 2025 Answers

1. (Over here!) 5. Paragraph starter 11. Venmo, for one 14. Prefix with "social" or "war" 15. Thin Mint, e.g. 16. Keanu in "The Matrix" 17. Topic you'd prefer to avoid 19. Nat ___ Wild 20. Little jerk 21. Poetic equivalent to a five-star review 22. See the sites? 23. Seer's "talent" 24. Edison's workplaces 27. Empty spaces 29. "Wayne's World" star Carvey 30. Gym implement for toning biceps 33. "Superfly" singer/songwriter 36. Big name in home audio 37. Atom with a + or - 38. Extra costs 39. Low-quality, imitative products 44. Capitalists' counterparts, casually 45. Corn servings 46. Like fish that's hard to eat 47. Utah ski town 48. Attorneys' grp. 51. Lend 53. Trail (behind) 55. What actors memorize 57. Stand-___ (substitutes) 58. Places where ingredients become one ... and what the scrambled first words of 17-, 33- and 39-Across are doing? 61. Some sci-fi characters 62. Aviation pioneer Earhart 63. Story 64. ___ sauce 65. Puts back to zero 66. Ancient Greek warmonger

1. Ctrl+V 2. Creates a winter wonderland 3. ___ throat 4. Wedding cake section 5. Post-surgery locale, briefly 6. San Francisco's ___ Hill 7. Martial arts centers 8. Scratched (out) 9. He's not a jerk 10. Vietnamese New Year 11. Common hamburger meat 12. Look closely 13. Disappearing sound 18. Water balloon sound 22. Joints with tobacco and pot 25. Name hidden in "human interest" 26. Washroom fixtures 28. Puppy's bark 29. "Fat chance!" 30. End, as a subscription 31. Pub quaffs 32. Aves. and others 33. Salmon hidden in "taco holder" 34. American ambassador's workplace 35. (I'm udder-ly amazing!) 36. Include stealthily on an email 40. Bowling alley target 41. Citrus fruit used in a cream pie 42. Kit ___ 43. Big name in dental care 47. Nimble 48. Former Egyptian statesman Sadat 49. Book lover in "Beauty and the Beast" 50. Beasts of burden 51. Fibs 52. Not tricked by 54. Guitars, in slang 56. Minuscule quantity 58. Tarnish 59. Minor point of objection 60. What Brits call "petrol"