Universal Crossword September 20, 2025 Answers

1. Ancient item 6. Went over the limit, in a way 10. Used to be 14. "No time right now!" 16. Troy's bestie on "Community" 17. Dessert that's fashionable in France? 18. Tiny amount 19. Martians, e.g. 20. State of uncertainty 21. Reason to take shelter 22. McCann of country music 23. Like an old floorboard, maybe 25. Monastery VIPs 28. The backups 29. Phase for many insects 30. Bar's flashy draw 33. Unfamiliar 34. Hockey legend Bobby 35. No Turn ___ (road sign) 37. Surpasses 39. New, in Nicaragua 40. Ibis relative 41. "Are we there?" response, probably 42. "Oh, ___" (Winnie-the-Pooh) 44. Make a recording of 45. Chris who played Andy Dwyer on "Parks and Rec" 46. Jules of sci-fi 48. Spinning "Looney Tunes" toon 51. Word that sounds like its first and last letters 52. Categorize unfairly 54. "Never Have I ___" (Netflix series) 55. Warning to a young peekaboo player 56. A smaller amount 57. Half a suggestion? 58. Musical pauses

1. Ready to be picked 2. Let off 3. Stretches the truth 4. Celebrity chef Garten 5. Head to bed 6. Highest, on a diploma 7. "No ___!" ("Sure thing!") 8. Triage pros 9. Salon coloring 10. "That doesn't seem right ..." 11. Hardcover alternative 12. Attempt again 13. Cheese that's made up! 15. Comes (from) 21. Start of a series, perhaps 22. They may be full of X's and O's 24. Kylo ___ 25. Ga. neighbor 26. Bundle of pine straw or hay 27. ___-a-brac 28. French hat 30. What someone without shoes or a shirt can expect 31. Earl ___ tea 32. Actress Campbell of "Scream" 36. Period in a URL 38. Historic introduction? 41. Tiny iPods 42. Courageous 43. Green areas in deserts 44. Real Madrid's ___ Alexander-Arnold 45. Outside of an orange 47. Novelist Jennifer whose surname is hidden in "Talladega Nights" 48. Pogo sticks and yo-yos 49. Tons 50. Olympian leader 52. Photo 53. Chuckle syllable