Universal Crossword June 24, 2025 Answers

1. Squads of benchwarmers 7. "___ the season" 10. Geopolitical conflict 13. Brass band sound 14. Daddy, in Spanish 15. Green prefix 16. Overachievement for a college student, say 18. Apprehend 19. 25-Down occupants, allegedly 20. New Mexico art haven 21. Snow monsters 23. Poi ingredient 24. Visitor 26. In days of yore 28. "And that's that" 32. Made amends 34. Aussie hoppers 35. Media icon Charlamagne ___ God 36. Welcome, as a visitor 37. Distinguished individual, briefly 38. Onetime Apple laptop 40. Spanish aunt 41. Speed contest 43. NFL players in Cleveland 44. "This is our last chance" 47. Hermit's favorite number? 48. Centers of eggs 49. Totes or satchels 51. Emulate an angry bear 53. "A ___ coincidence!" 54. College app datum 57. Negative start? 58. What to do after entering a house ... and a hint to a sequence in 16-, 28- and 44-Across 62. Device outside a bank 63. Charged particles 64. In working order 65. Itty-bitty 66. Keanu in "The Matrix" 67. They'll make your wishes come true!

1. Portend 2. Sound from a train whistle 3. Flightless Australian birds 4. PD alert 5. Mediterranean island nation 6. Clipped wool off of 7. ___ Mahal 8. Wall St. debut 9. Private line? 10. Indulged oneself excessively 11. Purple smoothie berry 12. Steals from 14. Faux ___ (mistake) 17. Celestial night-light 22. Superlative ending 23. "Beloved" author Morrison 24. Slime, e.g. 25. Strange sight in the sky, for short 26. Took a spill 27. "I'm just learning" 29. Toweled (off) 30. French river 31. Talks and talks 32. Italian wine region 33. Signs up for, as a class 37. Pre-Roku devices 39. Jeers from the bleachers 42. Fine and dandy 43. Greeting between long-lost friends, say 45. ___ Jones average 46. "Su-u-ure" 50. Ganders' mates 51. Aggravate constantly, with "at" 52. Repetitive type of learning 53. Rockies or Alps: Abbr. 54. Cold Asian desert 55. Firefighter's way down 56. Militant Greek god 59. Tool for breaking up soil 60. Game with 108 cards 61. Funnyman Aykroyd