Universal Crossword September 26, 2025 Answers

1. Suboptimal effort in a sporting event 6. ___ and cheese 9. Terse confession 13. Municipal leader 14. More than 43-Across 16. Volcano shape 17. "Let's go along with it!" 19. If not 20. Capital of Greece? 21. Curse 22. Speak drunkenly 23. Jason's ship, or 2012's Best Picture 26. "Oh, that's too bad!" 29. Summons from a distance 31. Derisive expression 32. Name hidden in "face value" 33. Author Morrison 35. Birds' homes 38. Objectionable inquiry ... or what the statement at 17-, 26-, 50- or 59-Across has 42. Supplementary item 43. Not many 44. Engineered crop, for short 45. Inner turmoil 48. Fabric for certain stockings 50. "That figures!" 53. Yard sale stipulation 54. Human rights lawyer Clooney 55. Self-worth 56. Dutch banking giant 58. Purple boba flavor 59. "You're askin' for it!" 64. Opposite of ecto- 65. Wineglass feature 66. Not looking good 67. Gamble 68. Jrs.' dads 69. Casual goodbye

1. German luxury car brand 2. Cry of aggravation 3. Affirmative vote 4. Genghis Khan, for one 5. One of the Great Lakes 6. Besmirch 7. Hawaiian greeting 8. "Dirty snowballs" in space 9. Antarctic covering 10. Price indicators on Yelp 11. All together 12. Big name in tractors 15. Houston resident 18. Scientist widely credited with inventing calculus 23. North America's fastest train 24. Said great things 25. Honors given to "Will & Grace" seven times 27. ___ Kong 28. Taste and touch, for two 30. Like Scrooge 34. Mensa stats 36. "My Cousin Vinny" Oscar winner Marisa 37. Spoiled brats 39. Instruction before a surprise is revealed 40. Tucson school, for short 41. Actor Estevez 46. Ejects, as lava 47. Garment for a ballerina 49. Bargain over a price 50. Fan's opposite 51. Muscat resident 52. More flirtatiously shy 57. Worn-down crayons 60. Contacts on a PC 61. Giggle syllable 62. Swift, to Swifties 63. Wanted poster letters