Universal Crossword October 18, 2025 Answers

1. Impolite 5. Skosh 8. Certain antidepressant, in brief 12. Silver-colored, powered-up Nintendo character 15. "I'm an ___ book" 16. "Riiiiiight" 17. "We're like two ___ in a pod" 18. Prefix meaning "bad" 19. Guitarist's accessory 20. Puppy 21. Unsatisfying explanation from a parent 25. Egyptian viper 26. Most devious 27. Fine fabrics 30. Prominent parts of nasutoceratops dinosaurs 32. Vietnamese Lunar New Year 34. "Mm-hmm" 35. Worked with thread 36. First word in a letter to Santa 37. Device known as a cashpoint in the U.K. 38. Reacts to a monotonous voice that drones on, perhaps 39. Powerfully built 40. Academic distinctions 42. Big ___ (circus tent) 43. Head-to-toe denim "suit" thought to have originated in Vancouver 48. Heart parts 49. Praise highly 50. Prefix with "center" or "Pen" 52. Skateboarding trick spot 53. Method of looking for love that predates apps 56. Oscar winner Hathaway 57. The Packers, to the Bears 58. "Sweeney ___" 59. Vacay days 60. San Francisco and Chesapeake, for two

1. Post-op therapy 2. Scrabble piece that's nice to draw with a Q 3. Beaver's structure 4. Chicago trains 5. Peace deal 6. Smooches that go the distance? 7. Female deer 8. Turner who played Sansa Stark 9. Fast car 10. It's a bargain! 11. Insta hashtag for creative motivation 12. Aunt's sis, say 13. Attend to a spill 14. Take-it-or-leave-it condition 20. Methods 22. Wedding dessert 23. Donkey 24. Vehicle you may carry to a hill 27. "Elastic Heart" singer 28. "So ... thumbs-down on this one?" 29. Zest source 30. Heads-up that something's breaking? 31. "On My ___" ("Les Miz" number) 33. Make an attempt 35. Draped garment 36. Copy, informally 38. A wise Jedi he was 39. Cereal container 41. "You ___ it!" ("No notes!") 42. Royal house of Elizabeth I 43. Diamond unit 44. DEA agent, informally 45. Keister 46. Computer lag 47. Birthstones for some Libras 51. Birthday cards? 53. ___ smear 54. Pen tip 55. "Origin" director DuVernay