Universal Crossword May 23, 2025 Answers
By Dylan Schiff
Editor: David Steinberg
This page contains the complete solution to the Universal Crossword crossword puzzle from May 23, 2025, with all 78 clues answered. Each answer links to a detailed breakdown showing alternative solutions, confidence ratings, and appearances in other crossword publications.
Across
1.
Name that's an anagram of "goal"
5.
Evil bear in "Toy Story 3"
10.
Tidbit from a color commentator
14.
Goes out with
15.
Sap-sucking garden pest
16.
Thereabouts
17.
Start of a link
18.
"Mad TV" alum Jordan
19.
Pinot ___ (wine)
20.
Mules' fathers
22.
"Science Guy" Bill
23.
Mesoamerican language family
24.
Stay the night
25.
Person cheering from the sidelines
26.
Oodles
27.
Soda in Kendall Jenner's "Live for Now" commercial
28.
Business name abbr.
29.
Grayish-brown shade
31.
Rap pioneers, for short
32.
What the sky does before a storm
35.
Largest union in the U.S.
36.
Structure to fish from
38.
___ bun (unkempt hairstyle)
39.
Mark for life
40.
Complete
42.
Broadway legend Bernadette
44.
Trap on all sides (In this answer, ignore letters 6-9)
48.
Grand old time
51.
Nat ___ Wild
52.
Start a pickleball volley
56.
Went first
57.
Piece of the pie? (... letters 5-6)
60.
Rower's need
61.
Assert
63.
Really bother
64.
Dance performed to a mele
65.
"Is this the right spot?"
66.
Like noble gases
67.
Grows older
68.
Iditarod vehicle
69.
Papa
70.
Dole (out)
Down
1.
Workplace watchdog org.
2.
"We should start!"
3.
Words before "Go!" (... letters 4-6)
4.
"Quaking" trees
5.
Once around the track
6.
Where to roast chestnuts
7.
Completely fails (... letters 2-4)
8.
Shushes
9.
Poem of homage
10.
Piece with multiple movements
11.
Defeat handily (... letters 4-5)
12.
Fruit used in bulgogi
13.
Conflicted
21.
Slip sideways
23.
Rolls in a yoga studio?
27.
Sovereign of the Holy See
30.
Corn units
33.
Capital One competitor, briefly
34.
Big Apple force
37.
Fare at a barbecue joint
39.
Eyelid woe
41.
Campus military org.
43.
It's right on the map!
45.
Large, herbivorous lizard
46.
Fit together like matryoshka dolls
47.
Give every last drop of effort
48.
The ___ (ennui)
49.
Like flat ground
50.
Worship
53.
Powdery cheek cosmetic
54.
Employee who works a lot?
55.
Wipe clean
58.
"Sharknado" actress Tara
59.
___-bitty
62.
Joined in matrimony
64.
Meat in a medianoche sandwich
Frequently Asked Questions
How many clues are in the Universal Crossword crossword from May 23, 2025?
The Universal Crossword crossword from May 23, 2025 contains 78 clues and answers.
The puzzle has 42 Across clues and 36 Down clues.
Where can I find the answers for the May 23, 2025 Universal Crossword crossword?
All 78 answers for the Universal Crossword crossword from May 23, 2025 are listed on this page. You can browse answers by Across and Down directions, or click on any clue to see a detailed breakdown with alternative solutions and appearances in other crossword puzzles.
Who created the May 23, 2025 Universal Crossword crossword?
The Universal Crossword crossword from May 23, 2025 was constructed by Dylan Schiff and edited by David Steinberg.
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