Universal Crossword November 22, 2025 Answers

1. Growl at, maybe 5. Regarding 9. Sacred Egyptian bird 13. "Food might sound good" 15. Onetime Target competitor 16. Grand cocktail spots? 17. Mamas' mamas 18. Rave genre, for short 19. Crunchy deli sandwiches 20. Soccer legend Rapinoe 21. What teasing might lead to? 22. Conservationist Bindi 23. Lentils in some vadas 25. Hues 27. Place to pick up a kitten 30. Fancifies, like a '90s kid might 32. Remote control inventor Nikola 33. "It's an ___ but a goodie" 34. Attorney's field 35. Map book 36. Severe 37. IMF agent who receives a self-destructing message before each mission 39. _tudents _gainst _estructive _ecisions 40. Make a complaining sound 41. Number on a birthday card 42. Trial versions 44. Lean 46. Hands (out) 47. Flat-topped landform 48. Big Aussie bird 51. Nasal cavity 52. Romantic messages that might be tucked inside a laptop 54. What ghosts do 55. Tired expression? 56. "What ___ is there?" 57. Cooking fat 58. "Ink"

1. ___ the slate clean 2. Low-pH substance 3. Wander around 4. "The Sound of Music" extra 5. Onslaught of commercials 6. People recruited to be in audiences 7. Covers with black goo 8. High-stress sports periods: Abbr. 9. "Who'da thunk it?!" 10. Gastropod that resembles a yellow fruit 11. Country home to Golestan Palace 12. Rds. 14. Basketball analyst Rebecca 15. Was acquainted with 20. ___ White (classic Clue character) 21. Debussy piece heard in "Ocean's Eleven" 22. "Can't say I care" 23. Triangular Greek letter 24. Something extra, redundantly 26. "Swell!" 28. Vehicle in the board game Sky Team 29. The right direction on a map? 30. Person conducting an annual review 31. School of Buddhism 32. Word after "spray" or "fake" 38. Sambuca flavoring 40. Makeup of Jupiter 43. Reason to study 45. What a joke might do 46. Radio knob 47. "___ Lisa" 48. Active Italian volcano 49. Pastrami, e.g. 50. Mail org. 51. "Thar ___ blows!" 52. Short, for short 53. Porridge bit