Universal Crossword January 15, 2026 Answers

1. African snake 6. Cabbagey side dish 10. Soft-serve vessel 14. Opposite of rural 15. Part of the ozone layer that's shrinking 16. Enthusiastic 17. Film franchise that parodies the horror genre (In this answer, unscramble letters 3-6) 19. Big ___ theory 20. Ken Jennings, for "Jeopardy!" 21. "Thanks, I ___ you one" 22. California's San Fernando ___ 24. Winter hrs. in Pittsburgh 26. Ingenuous 28. "I'm gonna begin ... now!" (... letters 3-11 into a name that starts with "C") 33. Organ with a canal 34. "Drag Race" challenge filled with insults 35. They're waved by magicians 38. Guiding belief 40. Small earring 42. Lopsided victory 43. Websites like Brickipedia 45. Location of the radius 47. One-___ street 48. Grocery store section with greens (... letters 6-13 into a name that starts with "I") 51. Garment worn with a choli 52. Portuguese for "year" 53. Marry 54. Low-scoring shutout in soccer 56. Penultimate Greek letter 58. Sacred bird in ancient Egypt 62. Poet Limon 63. Leave without paying (... letters 3-6) 66. "Totally tubular!" 67. Simplifies 68. Wash off 69. Cunning 70. Ginger cookies 71. Lieu

1. Soft food 2. With the bow, in music 3. Execs' degrees 4. Trade without money 5. "___ luck?" 6. ___-and-tell 7. The apartment in "The Apartment," e.g. 8. "Beef" star Wong 9. Crop-destroying beetle 10. San Francisco vehicle 11. Track shape 12. Number of things in a nonet 13. Pushing the boundaries 18. New York's is "Excelsior" 23. Profess 25. Caress 27. Genuine 28. "Just a ___!" 29. MLB's Pine ___ Incident 30. "Is everyone all set?" 31. Maggie in the Senate 32. Has the answer 36. Two-purpose 37. Eyelid irritation 39. "Mangia!" 41. Attracted 44. Language of the clue at 39-Down 46. Comedian ___ Martin 48. Property destroyer 49. Shepherdess in a nursery rhyme 50. "Ta-da!" 51. Skyrockets 55. "Beware the ___ of March" 57. Back talk 59. The ___ of one's existence 60. "Barbie" actress Rae 61. Leave fur all over 64. Surveillance org. 65. Co-workers of RNs