Universal Crossword October 12, 2025 Answers

1. Tolkien series, for short 5. Apple desktop 9. Decorative pillowcase 13. Lingering sound effect 14. Zilch 15. Silly 16. "This isn't fun at all!" 18. "Never ___ Give You Up" 19. "I'll need a reminder" 21. Ages and ages 22. California's is "Eureka" 23. "... but we don't have to" 25. Cab 26. Pistachio or cashew 29. Not false 30. Macbeth, by nationality 32. Macbeth's title 34. "Avatar: The Last Airbender" protagonist 35. Tolkien baddie 36. Haim sister who plays the bass 37. WordPress sites 39. Scientist who created a scale of hardness 41. Strap in a jockey's hand 42. XXX-XX-XXXX fig. 43. Digits in socks 45. "___ of cake!" 47. Grain with an Italian name 49. Painting, sculpture, etc. 50. Words after an embarrassing slipup 56. Jazz pianist ___ Jamal 57. Minnesota Lynx star who retired to fight for criminal justice reform 58. "My ___" (medieval address) 59. Mimicked 60. Puts into effect 61. Allow blocks to reach the top in "Tetris," e.g. 62. Badminton barriers 63. "ASAP!"

1. Obscene 2. Eight, in Spanish 3. Billie Eilish's "Happier ___ Ever" 4. "Last one in is a ___!" 5. Starts a new paragraph 6. Mini-___ (convenience stores) 7. Driver in "Ferrari" 8. Wrestling event that features a steel enclosure 9. Imitate a pig 10. "Give me one moment ..." 11. Name of two of Henry VIII's six wives 12. Veal or venison 15. "Let me catch this fly ball!" 17. Potatoes, in Indian dishes 20. A young one is called a kit 23. Unwritten exams 24. Keep going despite a lack of energy 25. Matadors' opponents 27. Loosen, like laces 28. Suffix for "four" or "six," but not "five" 29. Keep ___ on (monitor) 31. "Seriously, dude?!" 33. "We deserve a toast!" 38. Walk with long steps 40. Peanut butter and jelly, e.g. 44. Chicago airport code 46. Pair of tabloids? 48. Familiar saying 49. To date 50. Pronoun whose Pittsburghese equivalent is "yinz" 51. Oberlin College's state 52. Scotch ___ 53. Have people over 54. Square footage 55. Reason for a cram session