Universal Crossword October 21, 2025 Answers

1. "Better safe ___ sorry" 5. Mickey Mouse's pet dog 10. Egg cells 13. Mumbai money 15. Younger Obama daughter 17. *Concisely 19. Before now 20. "If you say so" 21. "Dr." of hip-hop 22. Quickly digest some courses? 23. Word before "Luck" or "Liberty" 25. Cuisine with murukku and naan 27. *Meryl Streep is often regarded as one in the film industry 31. Victoria's Secret purchase 32. Designer Christian 33. It's faster than an e-bike 34. Island chain? 35. Dweeb 38. "Life of Pi" director Lee 39. Embrace something embarrassing 42. Red Sox manager Alex 44. Dude 45. *Some bistro furniture 49. Sentimental sort 50. Sticky mud 51. Nimble for one's age 52. Boxer's warning 54. Recaps 58. With 61-Across, some peaceful protests 59. Visual cliches in pizza commercials ... as seen in 17-, 27- and 45-Across? 61. See 58-Across 62. Lost, or sailing 63. Like someone represented by a pink, blue and white flag 64. "How I ___ Your Mother" 65. Sacred song 66. Whack, as a fly

2. Dreamboat 3. PD alerts 4. Interstellar cloud 5. Trident-shaped Greek letter 6. Placed down 7. Log-on name 8. Bedtime story's final words 9. Graceless person 10. Going berserk 11. Listings of dishes that might include beefsteak tomatoes but not beefsteak 12. It's split in nuclear fission 14. Chore to "run" 18. Site that held the recurring social experiment r/place 22. "Ta-ta!" 24. Cartoony cry of pain 26. River barrier 27. Became courageous 28. Temperate or tropical biome 29. Upright 30. Uptight 31. Voting coalition 36. Gad about 37. Gush about 40. Doubtful 41. Vietnamese celebration 43. Brusque 46. Numbers considered lucky in China 47. Mother ___ 48. Maurice, Mort and Clover in "Madagascar," e.g. 51. Like a fat chance, ironically 53. Bit of fishing gear 55. BBQ side 56. Arm bone 57. Whispered "Hey!" 59. Graduation hat 60. Adams who was in the beer biz