Universal Crossword December 2, 2025 Answers
By Adam Simpson
Editor: Taylor Johnson
Here are all 80 answers and solutions for the Universal Crossword crossword puzzle from December 2, 2025. Whether you're stuck on a tricky clue or want to check your completed grid, we've got every answer listed below with links to detailed clue breakdowns.
Across
1.
Knights' counterparts
6.
Columns' counterparts
10.
Actress Neuwirth
14.
Public relations concern
15.
Name that anagrams to "nose"
16.
Tablet with a mini variety
17.
*S-shaped hairstyle (In this clue's answer, note the first two and last two letters)
19.
TV host Gayle who went to space in 2025
20.
Old Hollywood dancer Fred
21.
___ eater
22.
Well-suited
24.
Other, in Spanish
25.
Novelist Fleming
26.
Thought-provoking
28.
*Intrinsically motivated (... the first two and last three letters)
33.
Dorky sort
35.
Onion relative
36.
Blvd. relative
37.
Certain Scout
40.
Pot brownies, e.g.
42.
Gorilla or chimpanzee
45.
Lounge around the house, say
47.
Mock
48.
*"Great job!" (... the first two and last two letters)
52.
Response to "Shall we?"
53.
Morning ___ (flowering plant)
54.
Boaster's retort, maybe
56.
Unexpected obstacles
58.
Figure skater Lipinski
59.
Decorative pond fish
62.
Singer/activist Yoko
63.
Miscellaneous things ... and what the indicated letters in the starred clues' answers are?
66.
Sleep cycle
67.
"Immediately!"
68.
"Come on ___" (Dexys Midnight Runners song)
69.
Weep
70.
Big brass instrument
71.
Most arid
Down
1.
"What's the ___?" ("So what?")
2.
French friend
3.
Dugong relative
4.
Omelet ingredients
5.
Deal with
6.
Update, as an electrical system
7.
Winning again and again
8.
Worked on a loom
9.
Opposite of NNW
10.
Two-piece swimsuit
11.
Massive in scale
12.
Place to deposit money
13.
Risque
18.
"Dang it!"
21.
"Sit down!"
22.
Tack on
23.
Church bench
25.
Carded
27.
Cribbage piece
29.
ATM ___
30.
Worth
31.
Occasion
32.
Tree houses?
34.
Nanny's partner on a farm
38.
Singer Orbison
39.
Young chaps
41.
Island near Java
42.
Director Lee
43.
Lager variety
44.
Class of seating on an airplane
46.
Place to get a pedicure
49.
Section of a timeline
50.
March Madness org.
51.
Raked in
55.
Lowest point
57.
SoCal school for the Aztecs
59.
Patella's joint
60.
Poems by Horace
61.
"That ___ funny ..."
62.
Tolkien menace
64.
Bit of lotion
65.
Director Roth
Frequently Asked Questions
How many clues are in the Universal Crossword crossword from December 2, 2025?
The Universal Crossword crossword from December 2, 2025 contains 80 clues and answers.
The puzzle has 38 Across clues and 42 Down clues.
Where can I find the answers for the December 2, 2025 Universal Crossword crossword?
All 80 answers for the Universal Crossword crossword from December 2, 2025 are listed on this page. You can browse answers by Across and Down directions, or click on any clue to see a detailed breakdown with alternative solutions and appearances in other crossword puzzles.
Who created the December 2, 2025 Universal Crossword crossword?
The Universal Crossword crossword from December 2, 2025 was constructed by Adam Simpson and edited by Taylor Johnson.
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