Universal Crossword December 26, 2025 Answers

1. Sea star's limb 4. French fashion inits. 7. Testing phase for an app 11. "___ am I to judge?" 12. Gave the green light 14. Noted fable writer 15. Pantomimed instrument 18. "Smiley face breakfast" lips, maybe 19. ___ coin here (words on an arcade game) 20. "There Will Come Soft Rains" poet Sara 22. Wobble 23. Classic Diana Ross hairstyle 24. Informational ad 25. Chili powder or coriander seeds 27. "If all ___ fails ..." 29. Have the rights to 32. Ivy in Philly 34. Cried "Foul," perhaps 37. Cozy, wrapped garments 39. Doctors Without Borders, e.g., briefly 40. "Just hear ___ sleigh bells jingling ..." 41. Seashore 42. "Uplifting Words," for this puzzle 44. ___ Jones 45. Prevent from succeeding 47. Sister's daughter 49. NPR host Shapiro 51. Intersection point 53. Seen 57. Like a thing of the distant past 59. Intertwine 60. NFL wide receiver Cooper 61. One might include some color commentary! 63. Ignited again 64. Appear 65. Explosive letters 66. Nearly all 67. Toothbrush approval org. 68. Dawn goddess

1. Anticipate 2. River through Cologne 3. Type of code with dits and dahs 4. "OK, that's over the line!" (In this clue's answer, note letters 8-4) 5. Winter excursion 6. ___ the chips fall where they may 7. Friendship bracelet piece 8. Sci-fi evacuation vessel (... letters 9-6) 9. Pliers and tweezers 10. Sleep disorder 13. Certain tech professionals (... letters 6-3) 14. "Best movie ever!" (... letters 11-8) 16. Understands 17. NFL official 21. "Where ___ we?" 26. Penny 28. Texter's "I'm disappointed" 29. Crystal ball, e.g. 30. Misery 31. Annual championship series held in May-June (... letters 4-2) 33. Formal denial 35. That, in Tijuana 36. Drops on the lawn 38. ___-friendly 43. Made equal 46. British lav 48. Snaky fish 49. What a snooze button pauses 50. One of Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers 52. Double-helix molecule 54. Squander 55. Budget-friendly prefix 56. Makes an impression? 58. Mental toughness 62. Oolong or rooibos