Universal Crossword September 8, 2025 Answers

1. Plane that may be private 4. Send raunchy messages 8. First, second or third 12. Ritualistic heap 14. Olympic sword 15. Side of a cut gem 16. *Canine that originated in Germany, despite its name 18. The sides of a stop sign, for one 19. Paperboy's shout, once 20. *Wrapper that you can't just throw away? 22. $$$ dispenser 24. Actress/country singer Kramer 25. *Hominid on evolutionary diagrams 31. Chiding syllable 34. How ballerinas spin 35. Oktoberfest quaff 36. Sixth month 37. Womb resident 38. What might be up in the air at an airport, briefly? 39. Movie roles 40. Actor McGregor 41. Southern contraction 42. Anticipate 43. Key in the corner 44. With 49- and 58-Across, some biotech products ... or the starred clues' answers? 46. Tie tightly 48. "Let me think ..." 53. ___ New Guinea 57. Fail at a crucial moment 58. See 44-Across 61. Rage 62. Pill seizer, informally 63. Nerdy type 64. Throw lightly 65. Raunchy writing 66. Double-helix molecule rearranged in the starred clues' answers

1. Picture file extension 2. Jane of fiction 3. Dino at many a museum 4. Knock out 5. Org. concerned with pollution 6. Warrior princess of old TV 7. First-time intern, say 8. Breakfast meat 9. Play it cool 10. Morsel on a bagel 11. Jazzy James 13. Enjoy some pastrami 15. ___ point (center of attention) 17. Exchanges 21. Slightly open 23. Mostly silent comic figure of old TV 25. Enticement in a credit card ad 26. Show with celebrity updates 27. Defenders on leashes 29. Sir or madam 30. What a Med Kit restores in "Fortnite" 32. Up to 33. On edge 36. "Star Wars" scavenger 39. He follows dotted lines 41. Mythical mountain monster 44. Errand runner 45. Asteroid strike, e.g. 47. Certain basketball shoes 49. Exam for a premed 50. "That's not good" 51. Billions of years 52. Small unit of fluid weight 54. Hog, for one 55. Like some cars and books 56. "Couldn't agree more!" 59. Anti-hero in "Despicable Me" 60. Cousin of reggae