Universal Crossword February 25, 2026 Answers

1. Note before la 4. ___ browns 8. Model airplane wood 13. Second-tallest bird 14. State whose postal code is an exclamation 15. Medieval weapon with a long handle 16. Accepts defeat, in slang 18. Spin around 19. Cobra or mamba 20. Supergirl's birth name 22. DJ's opener? 24. Woolly females 25. Very frequently 27. Frequently 30. Baba who said "Open sesame" 33. Scaleless, slender fish 35. Long parts of neurons 37. ___-tac-toe 38. Joins forces 40. ___-mo 41. Stumbles on a banana peel, say 43. Shoe that makes you look sharp? 45. Astronomy, but not astrology: Abbr. 46. Something to skip 47. One of the Haim sisters 48. Type of insurance 50. Places known for robes and wraps 52. With 61-Across, wastes creative energy ... or what this puzzle does via the ends of 16-, 20-, 33-, 43- and 52-/61-Across 57. Map book 60. Think highly of 61. See 52-Across 63. Leading to something 64. Olden times 65. Distinctive time period 66. Like all glasses, initially 67. "The ___ of the Rings" 68. Sound from a champagne bottle

1. Opposite of rises 2. Country found in "no man's land" 3. Slovenian Lakers star 4. Watering can fillers 5. "I solved it!" 6. Opposite of rise 7. Greeting en espanol 8. Liquor 9. Charlie Parker's jazz instrument 10. King in a Shakespeare title 11. Make full 12. Skating jump 15. Big shrimp 17. ___ out a living (scraping by) 21. Lands on a lake? 23. Granny Smith's center 25. Play features that anagram to "cast" 26. Works tirelessly 28. Devour 29. Allegro is a fast one 31. Tosses and turns 32. Bay or sound 34. Beings who aren't Earthlings, for short 35. Tailless primate 36. Bottom of a foot 39. HI instruments 42. Musician who sits on a bench 44. Toffee bar brand 46. Stuff in a strong structure 49. Sunscreen target, informally 51. Felt with a furry foot 52. Sack ___ (picnic competition) 53. Cheese named for a Dutch town 54. Morning announcement 55. "Bye now," in a text 56. Cry to a fly 58. Prefix with "space" 59. A ___ in the face 62. Screw up