Universal Crossword December 15, 2025 Answers

1. Urge forward 6. Six-sided state 10. Story with many details 14. Island near Sicily 15. iPod model 16. Stepped 17. Checkout counter option (In this answer, note letters 1, 5 and 9) 19. Spa garment 20. Crafty 21. Confucian path 22. Language from which "curry" comes 23. Maple syrup source 25. Newspaper section with stats and scores (... letters 2, 5 and 8) 28. Bet that puts your winnings at risk 30. Large deer 31. Golf great Sam 32. Hourglass contents 34. Sink your teeth into 38. "Don't slouch!" (... letters 7, 9, and 11) 41. Item on a to-do list 42. Quart quartet 43. It's a good thing 44. Camera initials 45. Chinese philosopher 46. Treated as trivial (... letters 4, 5 and 6) 52. "As if!" 53. Midsize Toyota 54. Wine choice 55. "Winnie-the-Pooh" baby 57. Canal that gave rise to Syracuse 58. Gathering at which a bake sale may be planned ... or a theme hint 62. Small complaints 63. Self starter? 64. Absolute 65. Pitch gently 66. Typical AP student 67. Sheriff's group

1. Little rascals 2. Stranger in many a family holiday photo 3. Spots for ball pits 4. UFO occupants 5. Delt neighbor 6. Take the top off 7. Socially off-limits 8. De Armas of "Knives Out" 9. Person who doesn't share 10. Sandal fastener 11. Enticing smell 12. Shoot for the moon 13. "When We Were Young" singer 18. ___-bitsy 22. "Naughty!" 24. Core exercise 26. Leases 27. "The gist is ..." acronym 28. Whispered summons 29. Recipe verb 32. San Antonio hoopsters 33. Egyptian cobra 34. Yellowstone animal 35. Posts viewable for only a day, familiarly 36. "Rolling" rockers 37. Suffix with "major" 39. Bruins' sch. 40. Battery size 44. Pigs' digs 45. It may be buried, in journalism 46. Fragrance 47. Nintendo antagonist in a yellow hat and purple overalls 48. Puts out 49. Printing machine 50. Steamed 51. Sinister spirit 56. Shrek or Fiona 58. Reassuring touch 59. Mon. follower 60. Uncommon "sense" 61. Nevertheless, for short