Universal Crossword March 8, 2025 Answers

1. Taunt 5. Way off 9. Small building blocks? 14. "I'm literally right here" 15. Fantasy draft? 17. Clothing line 18. Raccoon, humorously 19. Flair 21. Steamy 22. Beer barrel 23. Hindu honorific 24. California city whose name means "The 69-Across" in Spanish 27. ___ vu 29. Autocorrect target 30. Cookie cooker 34. "If we're being optimistic ..." 36. "Modern" prefix 37. Number of Great Lakes 38. "Hey yo" 40. Illuminated on a stage 42. "Golden" or "chocolate" dogs, for short 43. ___Geo Kids (wildlife publication) 45. Hexes and curses 46. Eyelid affliction 47. St. Louis landmark 49. Certain nest eggs, for short 50. Coffee-flavored dessert 53. Hoppyright Infringement, for one 55. Word before "hill" or "colony" 58. San Francisco's ___ Hill 59. Diabolical 61. "End of story" 64. Certain hair salon offering 65. Rhyming name for a theatrical person 66. One of the Great Lakes 67. "Flowers" singer Miley 68. "Preach!" 69. Purr-fect pets (for some)

1. Surprised sounds 2. "Umm, are you even trying to whisper?!" 3. Collectible toy of the 1990s 4. Jane Austen classic 5. Even if, casually 6. Black ___ gateau (chocolaty cake) 7. Principal on "Abbott Elementary" 8. Molds into a new form 9. Admit guilt in 10. "When should I expect u?" 11. Serving of sausage 12. Mine find 13. Minor hiccup 16. Events for snapping pics 20. Word before "act" or "clown" 25. OB-___ 26. Less rough 28. High-flying glitterati 31. Period for embracing your inner antihero 32. Malevolent supernatural entity 33. Tennis dividers 34. Leather piercers 35. Common sushi order 39. Geometric curve 41. Poppy product 44. Old-film channel 48. "Don't let them see where I am!" 51. Machu Picchu builders 52. Family car 54. Peaks 55. "Thunderstruck" group 56. ___ a soul (no one) 57. Bygone Russian ruler 60. Intl. oil group 62. Bird with eight-inch wings 63. "Stay With Me" singer Smith