Universal Crossword June 27, 2025 Answers

1. Like some readers 5. Choose 8. "Don't flatter me!" 14. Dalai ___ 15. Lament 16. Edible corkscrews 17. Stucco and gypsum, e.g. 19. Side chosen 20. *Arrogant person's "perch" 22. It's full of hot air! 23. "Rolling in the Deep" singer 24. Music genre related to reggae 26. *Unwelcoming 34. Plead 36. Middle-earth menace 37. Content of a whisper 38. Post-punk genre associated with a dark and gloomy style 39. Early rounds of a race 41. Mediterranean fast-casual chain 42. Piece of art that gets under your skin? 44. On the ___ (fleeing) 45. One: Prefix 46. *Minty quaffs 49. Overly 50. The world is in his hands, in mythology 54. Minimalistic fishing tool 58. *Apt place to hit the hay? 62. Small insect ... or eavesdrop, to a Brit 64. Reaction to "Say cheese!" 65. Each 66. Freddy Krueger's street 67. Antiquated outburst 68. Cry from a crow's nest, or a hint to the first 4-7 letters of each starred clue's answer 69. Vietnamese holiday that's a palindrome 70. Rackets

1. Generation after Z 2. Acceptable 3. Photograph 4. When they turn on, it is time to see a mechanic 5. Cookie in cookies and cream 6. Cat or engine sound 7. "___ of the D'Urbervilles" 8. Surgery sites, for short 9. Someone you may say 25-Down to 10. Constellation part 11. Itsy-bitsy 12. First word in many fairy tales 13. Docking station? 18. If's partner in logic 21. Psychic's "skill" 25. Words on a candy heart 27. Merry refrain 28. Unprocessed deposit? 29. Resell for an exorbitant price 30. Used (to) 31. Fibrous ingredient in some muffins 32. Jeans maker Strauss 33. GPS guess 34. Pig that doesn't live in a pen 35. "At Last" singer James 38. "ttyl" 40. Touch, as a touchscreen 43. Flightless bird with a powerful kick 47. "That's rough!" 48. Cheer syllables 51. Mario's brother 52. Narnia lion 53. Flax or chia morsels 54. Close tightly 55. Dad 56. "___ Brockovich" 57. Wowed 59. Help with a crime 60. Provoke, with "up" 61. "Electric Feel" band 63. Prefix with "thermal"